mouth is wide open in shock as I stare at the marriage contract in front of me, I can't believe the Kimberlys can stoop so low to forge my signature on a marriage contract so that their company will remain merged with ours.

"They decide to use your memory loss against you to make it seem as if you already accepted to get married to Cassie before your accident." Mr. Calvin explains.

"Wow," I shouldn't be that surprised but I am. "Why are they so desperate to keep this merger?"

"Isn't it obvious?"

"Yeah. The profit." I rack my fingers through my already disheveled hair in frustration.

"What are you going to do about this?"

"I am going to sue them... after getting rid of the fucking merger," I mutter through gritted teeth. "But first, I need to discuss this with dad." I grip the edge of the file in front of me till my knuckles became white.

I will make sure that family pays for all the stress I have been going through because of this fake marriage contract.

After I got discharged from the hospital last week, Jace brought me to his penthouse which he told me was gifted to him by his maternal grandparents when he clocked twenty-one and I'm really grateful for that. I didn't think I could tolerate going back to his family house, especially being with Madam Emily and at the same time, I was scared of going back to my apartment even though Bryan has been arrested. Turns out he is really mentally unstable.

The tantalizing aroma of fresh coffee fills my nose as I sit up on the bed, I look around the room and spot a cup of coffee on the bedside table. I pick up the cup of coffee with a smile and take a sip, it's exactly the way I like it.

"You're really spoiling me, Jace." I moan in satisfaction while taking another sip.

"Really?" The voice came out of nowhere.

My alarmed eyes met with Jace's and I jump back in surprise thereby causing me to spill some of the lukewarm coffee on myself.

"You startled me." I stare at the mess I made in front of Jace's shirt which I am wearing with a deep blush on my face.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." He apologizes as he drops a tray I didn't notice he was carrying before on the table beside me.

I try to get up from the bed but Jace grabs my wrist refusing to let go.

"What?"

"Where are you going?"

I point at my stained shirt. "To change." Isn't it obvious?

I gasp as he tugs me towards him all of a sudden and I fall on his lap.

"Jace!" I squeal with surprise. "You-" Whatever I was about to say dies in my throat when he gazed at me with a look so intense I couldn't help but stare back.

So lost in his mesmerizing blue eyes, I don't know who started first but all I know is that his lip is now on mine as we both kiss passionately. Jace pushes me on the bed till he's straddling me with his knees on either side of my legs, he gave me soft bites on the lips which had me squirming beneath him. He tries to break the kiss and instinctively, I quickly yank his head back towards mine and wrap my legs around his waist refusing to let him go as I kiss him boldly. It takes me a few seconds to realize what I just did and when I eventually did, I remove my leg from his waist, turn my head

to the other side and cover my face in embarrassment.

Jace chuckles slightly as he places a finger under my chin and turns my head till I'm facing him again. "Awwwn, my Princess is shy."

A shy smile takes over my face as Jace continues to tease me.

"And by the way, that was hot."

"Stop it, Jace." I bite my lips nervously while looking everywhere but him.

A soft gasps left my lips when I felt Jace's lips on my neck, trailing kisses down to my collarbone. It's impossible to keep my hands to myself, I trail them over his chiseled chest down to his abs and before I know it, Jace's hand is already making its way under my shirt. I squeal in surprise when Jace suddenly roll over till I'm straddling him instead and he starts unbuttoning my shirt with urgency.

The sound of Jace's ringing phone suddenly fills the air but we are both far too gone to stop right now.

Jace removes my shirt and flings them over my shoulder, I'm now in my white bra and panties. His eyes darkens as his fingers make their way to the back of my bra, the phone starts to ring again. It has been ringing for a while now so it must be an important call, I almost burst out laughing at the look on Jace's face as he pull away from me and rack his fingers through his hair clearly frustrated.

"This better be important." I mutter under my breath as I pick up the phone furiously, Sasha try to climb away from me but I draw her back on my laps with my hand on her hip. I watch in amusement as she picks up her shirt which I discarded earlier and tries to wear it but I snatch it away from her. My phone is still ringing, I check the caller and it turns out to be my mom. I groan in frustration while contemplating whether to pick it up or not, I eventually decided to pick it up to hear what she has to say. I meant it when I told her I'm never speaking to her again but trust Sasha to always try to make things right, she made me promise to start talking to her but that doesn't mean I forgive her yet.

I pick up the call and place the phone on my ear while smirking at Sasha who is pouting at me. She looks so cute looking at me like that and I wonder for the umpteenth time what the heck have I done to deserve an angel like her.

"Jace." My mother's voice booms into the phone.

"Hmm." I hum distractedly with my eyes is still glued on Sasha.

"Are you still mad at me?" She asks sadly but I don't have to reply her, she already knows that I am still mad at her. "How's Sasha?"

"Fine."

"Where are you? When are you coming back home?" Her voice cracks like she's about to break down in tears.

Here she goes again with her emotional blackmail. "Can we talk about this some other time?" I hang up before she could reply and drop the phone back on the table.

I turn to Sasha who is wriggling uncomfortably on my laps.

"Where were we? Oh! Yeah." My fingers make way to her bra hook teasingly.

My phone starts ringing again and I see Sasha trying to stifle a laughter from the corner if my eyes. I pick up the damn phone to switch it off but when I saw the caller, I quickly detach from Sasha to pick up the call.

"Hello."

"Yes?" This better be good.

"We found out the person who disfigured Ash's face but the person is on the run as we speak."

I sit up quickly while gripping the phone angrily. Very good, all I need now is the person's name.

"Who?" I held my breath as I wait for him to give me a name. I will so fucking deal with whosoever the bastard is.

"It's quite unbelievable..."

"Who?" I feel Sasha tense beside me as I growl into the phone furiously.

"Miss Cassandra Kimberly."

I gasp in shock as my phone drops on the floor with a loud thud, my eyes widen in shock and my hand tremble as I suck in a deep breath.

"C-Cassie?" It feels as if the earth is spinning on its axis as the voice of the officer keeps on ringing in my head.

Miss Cassandra Kimberly. Miss Cassandra Kimberly. Miss Cassandra Kimberly.