Chapter 1496: Decoy base
Meanwhile...
Jonathan stayed seated in the living area of his villa, his arms resting on his legs, his head hung low. His back trembled as he wiped his eyes.
But then, low and short chuckles escaped him, growing into a wave of laughter.
"Hahaha!" he laughed and laughed, wiping his eyes again. "Ah... that hurt my stomach — pfft—!"
Another round of laughter echoed through the villa. It filled the air, adding an eerie note considering two lovers had just broken up.
Jonathan leaned back comfortably on the couch, shaking his head as a lingering chuckle escaped him.
"Ahh... I could’ve made it in the acting industry." His mouth stretched into a smirk, his voice laced with pride.
"She really is so simple," he mused, thinking of the ever-smart and reserved Cassandra. "Did she really think after everything I’ve done, I’d just let her go that easily?"
Cassandra wasn’t easy to manipulate at first. She had her own issues—big ones. Gaining her trust had taken time, but it was all worth it. Once he broke down the barrier she’d built to protect herself, everything else had come easily.
A few carefully planted comments, a convincing act—just enough for her to pick up on and relate to her own traumas without him needing to spell anything out.
Helping her carry out her plans to drive away Nina, only to steer Finn right toward her...
All of it had been part of his plan.