Ice and Fire

Chapter 786 It's Not Him (Part One)

Out of curiosity, Cassie rose from her seat and walked towards the desk. She picked up Francis' phone

and read the message.

Her face grew red with anger when she found that it was from Violet.

It read, "I'll be there by 7:00 pm. See you later."

Staring at the phone screen, Cassie started thinking, '7:00 pm? Where are they meeting? What are

they going to do?'

The more she surmised, the more curious she got. She decided to figure out what was going on.

Cassie held her cousin's phone and texted back.

She typed, 'Don't go to the wrong place. Text me the address and I'll see if you have the right place.'

Cassie impatiently waited for Violet's reply. Once she knew where Violet and Francis were going to

meet, she could think of a plan to handle the pregnant Violet. She couldn't allow Violet to give birth to

Greg's child. Once Violet had a miscarriage, she assumed that she could find a way to split them apart.

Soon the cell phone's vibrations resounded again.

Cassie browsed through the message with a malicious smile.

It read, "The Cantonese restaurant in the South District. I'll be there."

Cassie continued to text, "Correct. How about we meet half an hour earlier? I'll be there by 6:30 pm.

See you there."

Cassie got Violet's okay soon after sending the message. Everything was going according to her plans.

To prevent Francis from destroying her meeting, she deleted all the messages except the first one.

After placing her cousin's phone back on the desk, Cassie turned around and left the office. This is property © NôvelDrama.Org.

At 6:00 pm, Violet put on her coat. She came down the stairs and found Bill waiting in the living room.

"Bill, I'm ready. We can leave now," she said.

"Okay," Bill nodded.

Lily came forward, held Violet's hand and they walked towards the gate.

"Don't forget to come back home frequently, Violet. If you have time, you should pay a visit to your

grandparents. I'm sure they must miss you very much," Lily said as they stood at the gate.

"I will, Lily. It has been quite a while since I saw them. I've started missing Grandma too," Violet replied.

She had intended to visit Elsa and Jacob in a couple of days. It had been a long time since their last

meeting. She couldn't wait to see them.

"When you're done with your friend, remember to call Greg and ask him to pick you up," Lily urged.

She looked upset for she couldn't bear to see Violet leave.

"I will. Don't worry, I will call him. If I let my friend take me home, Greg will be mad at me," Violet said.

Ever since she had learned about her pregnancy, she had tried to think a lot more about her husband.

She didn't want to cause any misunderstandings between her and Greg, for the sake of her unborn

baby.

Lily nodded at her without saying anything else.

Violet arrived at the rendezvous point at 6:20 pm.

After biding farewell to Bill, she got out of the vehicle. She watched Bill drive away and then headed

towards the restaurant.

The instant she stepped in, the manager made his way to her.

"Excuse me, are you Miss Violet?" he asked courteously. He spotted Violet immediately because

Cassie had already shown him her photo in the private room on the second floor.

"Yes, I am," Violet replied with a slight nod. She assumed that Francis had already arrived and had

arranged for the manager to escort her to the table.

"Your friend is waiting for you in the private room on the second floor. This way, please," the man

continued politely.

"Thank you," Violet replied, and then followed the manager upstairs.

The manager stopped in front of a room. With a diplomatic smile, he said to Violet, "Here we are."

Violet noticed that the room was at a separate area from the other tables.

"Thank you," Violet said with a smile, even though she felt a little odd.

"I'll leave now. The room is equipped with a telephone. Please call the front desk if you need anything,"

the manager said and then took his leave.

Once the man had walked away, Violet pushed the door open and entered the room.

She closed the door gently behind her. Her expression changed when she noticed that the person

seated in front of her was Cassie, and not Francis.

Violet stood motionless, not knowing what to do. As Cassie was seated inside, she didn't want to go in.

But she couldn't swiftly turn around and leave since she had closed the door already.

Cassie looked down at her wristwatch, and then rested her eyes on Violet. "6:28 pm. What a punctual

girl you are!" she said scornfully.

"Where is Francis?" Violet asked with furrowed brows. Her mind raced, 'I came here to have dinner

with Francis. He had called me in person and had invited me to dine with him. Why is Cassie here?'

"Are you disappointed that my cousin isn't here? Do you miss him that much?" Cassie asked with a

sneer. She walked forward and stopped in front of Violet. "Does Greg know that you are here to meet

Francis?" she asked with a smirk.

Bombarded with multiple questions at once, Violet didn't know what to say. Besides, she had no

intention of talking to Cassie. She just wanted to figure out what was going on.

The two stood there, silently facing each other. Violet's indifferent attitude and her silence irritated

Cassie. She fixed her eyes on the woman's belly, brooding. 'She is carrying Greg's child. I can't believe

this.'