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“The fuck you looking at?!” The guy spat out and pushed me hard, causing me to trip over my dress and fall into the wall. I winced as my elbow got scraped, feeling the cuts sting me immediately.
“Don’t touch her, you pig!” Cara stepped in front of me.
“What did you call me?” He hissed out and aimed his gun at her.
“Lower your gun.” Maso snapped. He stepped closer to him, and Cara made the move to cower behind Maso, pretending to seek comfort with him. Maso’s body tensed when her hand touched his back.
“That bitch -” I couldn’t see what was happening, but he never finished his sentence. He let out a scoff and kept his mouth shut.
“Leave. I will take care of it.” Maso ordered. The guy gave him a stare before turning around to leave.
I let out a breath, feeling the tension easing a bit now that it was only Maso. He turned to look at Cara and handed her something. Only now did I realize he was holding a box of tampons.
“Thank you.” Cara gave him a small smile, and he immediately looked away, as if he didn’t want to see her smile.
Maybe he does feel more for her than he lets on…
“Are you okay?” Cara asked me.
“Yeah, I’m fine.” I gave her a small, reassuring smile.
“Hurry up.” Maso once again ordered, having Cara roll her eyes.
“Calm down, will you? We will be back in that shit hole soon enough.” She snapped and grabbed my hand.
We continued down the hall, going through a door before we reached the restroom. I was the one to go in first, and I looked at Cara to make sure she would be okay by herself. She gave a small nod, and I swallowed hard before going.
He won’t hurt her, I reminded myself.
Shutting the door behind me, I let out a shaky breath. Now, all I had to do was to waste some time for Cara to work her charm on Maso.
I pulled out the accessory I had stuffed in between my breasts. It was a wide, pearly hairpin I had in my hair, and it would be my best shot as a weapon.
As quietly as I could, I broke the pearls off and sharpened the pin against the wall, all while I heard Cara trying to spark a conversation with Maso.
“Why exactly are you doing this to me? Was marrying me away not enough?” Cara was talking to him in a gentle tone, but he wasn’t replying. “I didn’t expect this from you. You were the only one who was nice to me… Did you ever care about me? Or was it all fake as well?”
“… It wasn’t.”
I stilled at his reply.
“Then why did you push me away?” Cara asked after a while. She talked quietly, as if she didn’t want me to hear. I knew she loved Lorenzo and was happy with him, but it sounded like she wanted some clarity on whatever happened between them.
“What happened shouldn’t have happened in the first place. It was my mistake, and I should have known better.” Maso replied, still in that tone that didn’t hold any emotions.
“Why was it a mistake? Was I too broken and bruised for you? Of course, I was. I was nobody.” Her voice was laced with sadness, and my heart dropped for her.
“Cara…” His tone went soft, and I anxiously waited for what he was going to say. “It was wrong of me to get involved with my boss’s daughter.” Maso said, his tone going back to being emotionless.
“That’s it? That’s your shitty excuse?” Her voice raised.
I jumped when there was a hard bang on the door.
“Time’s up! Get out.” Maso ordered loudly to me. I tried to compose myself and took a deep breath, holding the now-sharpened hairpin in my hand.
“Always go for the vital points.” I whispered to myself.
I took another deep breath before swinging the door open.
