Chapter 1480 Nick''s Exnation


    "Cassie, Nick told me what happened between you," I said. "There has been some


    misunderstanding. You''ve got it all wrong, Cassie. All you saw that night was set up by Jordan."


    ''Misunderstanding? Jordan?''


    Cassie couldn''t believe her ears. She turned toward I with a surprised look.


    Cassie had been torn apart since that night. Even if her sanity led her to a disappointing conclusion,


    her heart always refused to believe what she witnessed. Cassie''s eyes were flickering with hope at


    I''s words, even though I wasn''t yet to tell her the whole story.


    "Let me tell you the whole story. Nick didn''t know the woman. They were not even friends. That night,


    the woman just happened to spend the night in his house, but nothing else happened. No matter what


    you saw, it was simply not true." I paused and looked at Cassie. "And then on your way back from


    Nick''s house, you met Jordan. Didn''t you find anything strange about that? Why did he happen to be


    around Nick''s house? Sote at that night!" Sheryl reasoned.


    Cassie gauged what I told her and reviewed the incidents that took ce that night again in her


    mind. With the version of I''s story, Cassie''s mind got instantly cleared up. She felt a little guilty of


    herself, and med herself inwardly, ''I felt that something was not right. I shouldn''t have been so


    suspicious. I was tricked by Jordan, but I had no idea. I didn''t see through the situation and thought it


    was all Nick''s fault…''


    Seeing the confused expression on Cassie''s face, Nick took a step forward to stand in front of her and


    looked into her eyes affectionately. He exined, "I and Sheryl are right. Cassie, I have nothing to


    do with the woman. I haven''t done anything intimate with her. Jordan was the one behind everything


    and tried to separate you from me."


    Cassie''s heart was brimming with conflicting emotions at the moment. "Then you could have exined


    it to me earlier, shortly after that night. Why didn''t you do it?" Cassie looked into Nick''s eyes and


    questioned, trying in vain to feign sternness. Her eyes had be two pools of tears as she spoke,


    betraying all her endeavor to act strong.


    "I wanted to, but you didn''t leave me any choice back then!" Nick sighed, his eyes still full of affection.


    He was intended to chase after Cassie outside and exin his innocence to her. But he dreaded that


    Cassie might be too disappointed with him and refuse to listen to any reason he put forth. Besides, it


    would be rude for him to leave the woman alone without a reasonable excuse.


    Cassie got emotional upon hearing Nick''s exnation. She almost believed Nick. Tears rolled down her


    cheeks. But suddenly Cassie shook her head and shouted at Nick, "Liar! You are lying to me!"


    Dumbfounded, Nick didn''t know how to respond. He didn''t anticipate Cassie would treat his words with


    disbelief.


    Why would Cassie allege that Nick was lying? And that too after he exined everything to her in


    explicit detail!


    Sheryl exchanged a look with I. Both of them were as startled as Nick himself.


    ''Has Nick changed into a dishonest man, and is it only Cassie who noticed it?''


    "I still remember the picture that you shared on your WeChat Moments. I saw a woman''s hand in the


    picture. That is why I thought you loved another woman…" Cassie paused and buried her face into her


    hands. Her mind was in a mess. Then she started to me herself for having been too paranoid. At the


    same time, she also felt happy to receive Nick''s apology and his sincere exnation before it was too


    "Ah, you mean that meal photo? That hand belongs to my client''s girlfriend. The three of us were


    having a meal that night. They took every chance to show off their love. If you still have doubts, I can


    call that client right now and prove it to you." Saying this, Nick took out the phone to dial the number.


    "No, Nick. I trust you." Cassie immediately gripped his hand to stop him. And her face turned bashful


    when she looked at Nick.


    Now Cassie regained her lost faith on Nick. No matter what Nick would tell her, she was not going to


    have any doubt in her mind.


    "Cassie, I have never lied to you! Never!" Nick almost raised his hand, ready to swear to God.


    Sheryl and I exchanged their looks again and smirked. In their eyes, Nick was an aspiring man with


    integrity. But God still didn''t spare him out of the trial of love.


    "But why didn''t you answer my calls? You haven''t spoken to me for so long. Did you decide not to see


    me ever again?" Countless questions rushed back to Cassie''s mind again. Now that Nick finally


    opened up in front of her, she felt it was the right moment to pour out all the grievance and depression


    she bottled up in her heart for such a long time.


    Nick''s face hardened at Cassie''s query. He was clueless about how to convey his feelings properly. He


    had always loved Cassie and waited for a moment to exin to Cassie in person since that night. The


    truth, however, was that Nick felt insecure to see Cassie getting along with Jordan. He felt heartbroken.


    The realization that Cassie had someone else with her who wasn''t him almost crushed him. That was


    why he eventually chose to take a long business trip to pull himself out of his sorrow and forget Cassie


    forever.


    "That''s because…because…" Nick failed to find words to exin the situation. At this point, he couldn''t


    confess to Cassie what was actually going on in his mind. It would make him look like a coward in her


    eyes. Even he felt ridiculous when he thought of it. He refused to pick up her calls because he was


    afraid that he would be crushed. Atst, Nick gave up exining, with a flushing face.


    Sheryl felt anxious for Nick. In fact, she wanted to take Nick''s ce and talk to Cassie on his behalf, if


    she could. Wisely, she gave I a gentle nudge, to ask her to keep helping Nick.


    As the two lovers began to resolve their issues, I had actually forgotten her identity as a mediator.


    She was taken by surprise when she felt the push from Sheryl. Turning a confused look toward Sheryl,


    she blurted out, "Sheryl, why do you nudge me?"


    At once, Nick and Cassie stopped gazing at each other. Both of them turned their heads away, with


    their faces crimson. Cassie regained herposure and realized that I was still unwell. She felt


    embarrassed to have argued with Nick in front of I.


    "I, do you feelfortable now? Let me check on your health." Moving away from Nick, Cassie


    hurriedly approached I to check her physical condition.


    I waved her hands in quick response, and smiled, "I am fine. I feel good. You don''t have to keep


    yourself busy with me. You can carry on."


    Cassie felt unwilling to leave. She had waited to speak to Nick for so long. And the opportunity finally


    came in this way. Besides all thoseints, she had so much more in her heart to share with Nick.


    Sheryl read Cassie''s mind. She nudged Nick and whispered, "Cassie is about to leave. It''s a rare


    opportunity for you. You should show her out."


    Even Nick had the same thought in his mind. He nodded his head with agreement and turned to


    Cassie, asking, "Cassie, let me show you out."


    With no response, she stood still for a while. Then she dropped her head, pressed her lips and hurried


    out.


    Without hesitation, Nick followed her.


    After Nick and Cassie left, Sheryl pat I and teased, "Thanks to your illness. It helped to repair the


    rtionship between Nick and Cassie."


    I rolled her eyes and smirked, "How can you feel happy when I am ill? Do you wish me to be sick


    forever? You are so vicious!" Finishing her words, I pounced on Sheryl and gestured to tickle her.


    Sheryl gave a scared look and dodged. I was aware that tickling was Sheryl''s biggest scare.


    Suddenly, the sickroom was filled withughter and giggles between the two of them that was so unlike


    a sickroom.


    Outside, Cassie was heading to the office, and Nick was walking beside her.


    In the middle of the hallway, a female colleague greeted Cassie and stopped her to talk. Nick quickly


    stopped and waited aside.


    The colleague noticed Nick. With a secret nce on Nick, she asked Cassie in a whisper, "Cassie,


    your boyfriend?"


    Cassie felt shy. She turned and nced at Nick, but she hesitated to respond.


    "Hello, I am Nick. You are right, I am Cassie''s boyfriend. Nice to meet you," Nick offered to introduce


    himself, as he waved a greeting toward Cassie''s colleague.


    "Wow, congrattions! Cassie, you really are a lucky woman," her colleague praised, giving Cassie the


    thumbs-up.


    Cassie''s face turned red and she could feel the blood rushing to her face. She dropped her head and


    tried to find a hole on the ground to bury her face.


    Knowing Cassie was embarrassed, Nick decided to bundle the colleague off. He added, "Thanks for


    taking care of my girlfriend. I would be happy to invite you to dinner any time when you are avable."


    Cassie was amazed by what Nick had said. She kept gazing at Nick with a strange look. No doubt, to


    Cassie, Nick''s words sounded glib,pletely not remotely habitual of the man she used to know.


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    ''Nick must have learned those unusual pleasantries from the business world, '' she thought.


    Nick had always been honest and genuine toward his love for Cassie, so he never showed such


    diplomatic traits in his character to Cassie. As a result, Cassie felt rather surprised.


    However, this did not end with just one colleague. Cassie was greeted by her colleagues who


    happened to meet her one after the other all across the hallway till she reached her office. She felt


    being under a lot of pressure trying to exin Nick to them all the way.