Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 910

Chapter 910: Can you... erase her from my mind?

Meanwhile...

Not making it to the fan club reunion wasn’t in Cassandra’s plan. She wanted to go simply because she longed to see some old friends she hadn’t seen in a while. Although she could always meet up with them, it was difficult to coordinate schedules when everyone was available.

But alas... something came up.

What came up was something Cassandra, or rather, no one else, expected.

Seated in the chair beside the bed in a private ward half an hour away from the Summit School of Excellence, Cassandra stared at the man lying on the bed.

"Finn," she called quietly, watching his eyelashes flutter weakly, slowly opening. "Why are you doing this to me?"

Finn still had an oxygen mask covering his nose and mouth. He blinked weakly, turning his head in her direction. It wasn’t that he hadn’t regained consciousness, but he was resting a bit, as no words had been exchanged between them.

Ever since Cassandra was called to this place, told about Finn’s condition and current situation, she hadn’t thought twice about rushing to his side. Yet, even after hearing the doctor’s reminders and "good news," nothing had been said between Finn and Cassandra.

It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that for over an hour, they hadn’t spoken. She hadn’t spoken.

"I am not... engaged to you anymore," Cassandra breathed out. "I don’t even know if I should say that. We’ve never been engaged in our hearts or souls. However, in the eyes of others, we were once engaged."

She paused, pressing her lips tightly. "What I’m saying is, aren’t you afraid Nina would misunderstand this? From what I heard, she’s been taking care of you. What do you think she would think or even feel if she learns that the first person you called, the first person you thought of, is me and not her?"

Cassandra wasn’t perfect, and sometimes, she had questionable traits that gave the impression that she wasn’t all that she seemed to be. She was aware of that—not that she was proud of it, but she had long accepted her flaws. However, being the cause of another woman’s pain wasn’t one of them.

"Finn, I know what happened is bad, and it was unfortunate. However, you can’t keep doing this," she continued, shaking her head and reaching out to hold his hand. "Dear, this is not how it’s supposed to be. I know Nina broke off your engagement, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t care anymore. Her actions..."

She trailed off, watching a tear suddenly roll down his temple. Cassandra pursed her lips, telling herself that this wasn’t the time to lecture him about how to treat his woman right.

"I know... hurting her isn’t your intention," she whispered, her voice gentle now. "But you should’ve called her here instead of me, Finn."

A wry smile formed on her face as she looked into Finn’s shaky, teary eyes. "You love her, I know."

Because if Finn didn’t have the slightest feeling for Nina, he wouldn’t be crying like this. If Finn didn’t love Nina, he wouldn’t look so scared right now. And if Finn didn’t care about her, these tears Cassandra was seeing for the first time wouldn’t be there.

"I’ll call her," she proposed with a smile, nodding at him. "Although I’m not sure if I should be the one making this call instead of you or anyone else, she has to know. Okay?"