Chapter 5: Two Sisters, Two Roads
It had been a month since Cassidy divorced Zeke, and for the first time in years, her days passed in silence.
Peaceful. Unbothered.
Two weeks ago, she’d handed in her resignation from the family company. It wasn’t impulsive. She had thought about it for a long time. And she was done. Done pretending she cared about the empire her father obsessed over, done playing the obedient daughter.
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Flashback.
Cassidy stood in front of the tall glass doors to her eldest brother’s office. Her heels clicked softly as she stepped inside.
Alexandro Calista looked up from his laptop, brows raising as he saw the white envelope in her hand.
"Sandro," she greeted, placing the envelope gently on his desk.
He stared at it before picking it up. "What’s this?"
"My resignation."
He blinked once. Twice. "You’re serious?"