SWNOVELS Chapter 8
“What the heck is going on here?” Heston’s face darkened as soon as the guests left. “Larry, find out who switched the birthday video. They messed with Cassie’s coming-of-age ceremony, and they’re going to regret it.”
“Yes, Mr. Murphy. A tall, muscular man with a fierce look immediately responded.
He was Larry Gideon, someone Heston brought back from the Black market over twenty years ago. He had been trained as an assassin since childhood. After Heston bought him, he became like a son to him
Growing up in a ruthless world made Larry cold and ruthless, and he only listened to Heston and was fiercely loyal to him.
Cassie didn’t know how Larry had fit into her past life, but if he were still alive, he definitely wouldn’t have let Heston suffer so much.
After Larry hurried out, Heston turned back to see Cassie’s sad expression. He instinctively thought she was worried about Julia.
“Don’t worry, sweetheart. I will find out who hurt Julia and make sure she gets justice, Heston said, touching Cassie’s head gently. “Things are really chaotic now. Starting tomorrow, I’ll assign more bodyguards to keep you safe
Heston felt a knot of anxiety in his stomach. Cassie and Julia were practically inseparable, and now Julia had gone through something so terrible….
“Okay” Cassie nodded obediently.
“Let’s go check on Julia and see exactly what happened,” Heston said, his expression darkening again.
Just then, a serva*urphy.” “What?” Heston exploded at the mention of Marcus’ name. “What kind of garbage does *he think he can send to Cassie? Who does he think he is? Throw it out
Cassie was momentarily stunned. In her past life, on this very night, it felt like she had stepped into hell, completely unaware that Marcus had sent a birthday gift.
The ser**nt turned pale at Heston’s outburst, Cassie shot her a comforting look and signaled her to set the velvet box aside. Then, she took Heston’s arm and said gently, “Grandpa, please don’t get so angry. It’s not good for your health”
“I just can’t stand that brat,” Heston said, looking annoyed. “By the way, why is he sending you a gift? Is all this chaos tonight his way of trying to mess with me?”
Heston was a well-known player in the business world and full of himself. When Marcus suddenly tried to acquire Murphy Group, it nearly wrecked Heston
At that time, Marcus had just turned twenty-most people his age hadn’t even finished college yet. Heston took that as a personal offense and had kept Marcus on his m*e*al blacklist ever since.
Cassie felt helpless and couldn’t help but wonder, Why did Marcus want to acquire Murphy Group then?”
Soon, they arrived outside Julia’s room, and Cassie pushed her thoughts of Marcus aside for now.
As soon as the door opened, Cassie saw Julia clutching Anne, crying desperately, “Anne, you have to believe me, that video
“Don’t cry, Julia, Cassie said as she walked over. “I’ve already sent the video for analysis. As soon as we get the results, I’ll prove your innocence to everyone.”
Julia, who had been sobbing, suddenly fell silent. Anne frowned and glanced at Ca**ic.
“No, you can’t do that. Even if it’s not me, that face is still mine. I don’t want anyone to see those images again. Anne, you promised you wouldn’t let anyone touch that video. I’ll find someone I trust to analyze it,” Julia said, panic rising in her voice.
She knew exactly the video was real, which was why she had asked Anne to let herself find someone to verify it. That way, she could create a false report. But now, Cassie stepped in, derailing her plan completely.
“What should I do now? I was so worried about Julia that I sent the video directly to Grandpa’s tech team.” Cassie turned to Heston helplessly, acting innocent as Julia always did.
Julia looked at Cassie, hatred stirring within her. Since last night, all her carefully made plans had started to unravel.
It should have been Cassie getting dragged off by those thugs, but instead, it was Julia. The edited photos she had paid for the party were replaced by the video of her being violated. She land hoped to turn things around, but now Cassie had messed everything up.