The Don Tore Up Our Divorce (Gemma and Cassian) novel Chapter 264

Reyna’s POV

The sting of his words burns, almost making me wish that he had slapped me instead.

“If you go back abroad and resume your previous job, I’ll take out the time to see you off for old times‘ sake. Remember that this is the last time, though.”

Cassian says flatly, why can’t he stop repeating the same thing?

My smile dies instantly, why can’t he see that I don’t want to hear it!

I swallow hard, forcing my voice into something soft. “Cassian… are you still upset with me? If you’re angry, I can keep

apologizing to you. I’ll apologize to Gemma too if that helps. Just… don’t be so cold toward me.”

I search his eyes for even a flicker of the warmth I’ve leaned on for years, but he doesn’t look at me the way he used to.

Before he can answer, Liam taunts, his tone biting.

“We’re just regular friends, Reyna! Don’t you get it? And besides, he’s married. How much more do you expect from him? If he behaves with too much familiarity and informality, won’t he be qualified as a pervert!”

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My breath hitches. My pride burns, but I don’t retaliate, Not now. I turn back to Cassian, desperate, hopeful, waiting for him to contradict Liam and reassure the like before.

But nothing comes.

Cassian doesn’t even bother sparing me another glance. Instead, he checks his watch dismissively, as if I’ve already been written out of his life.

“If you really want to leave Blackwell Industries, Rhett,” he says, shifting his attention, “I won’t stop you. I’ll transfer your shares in full, and will continue to be friends.”

I blink at him, stunned. That’s it? After everything—after years of entanglement, after debts and sacrifices, after saving his damn life, he’s just… done?

Rhett lifts his head slowly, clearly caught off guard himself. “Ye–yeah. You’re right, Blackwell Industries won’t be affected by my decision anyway. Whether I’m there or not doesn’t matter.”

Cassian nods curtly, already rising to leave and refusing to take the bait at Rhett’s words. “Good! Then we don’t need to drag this out.”

Liam jumps to his feet to follow, still shooting me hateful

glances. But my eyes stay glued to Cassian until the door closes behind him.

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The silence that follows is deafening.

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Finally, I sink onto the sofa, exhaling shakily. “Rhett… you don’t have to resign from Blackwell Industries. I’ll feel horrible if you do this because of me.”

He moves closer and his hand finds mine, holding tight. “Reyna, I know you mean well, but I want this. I want to take care of you in the days to come.”

I stiffen at his words. Take care of me!? He doesn’t even have a job anymore. What could he possibly provide, his words?

His statement irritates me… sincerity doesn’t pay debts, and sincerity doesn’t buy security.

I open my mouth to brush him off, but he speaks again. “Even if I leave my job, I still have my father’s villa downtown. It’s worth at least eighty million on the market. It can hold us over for now, and I’m sure we’ll figure something out.”

Eighty million?

My dull, lifeless eyes flicker awake.

I sit up straighter, my mind racing… eighty million could change everything.

All my money went to pay off my mom’s gambling debts. I’ve got

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barely a hundred thousand left, and at the rate I spend, it’ll be gone in months.

But a villa like that… if he sells it, if I play this right…

A new plan forms quickly, almost too easily.

Cassian wants me to go abroad. He doesn’t want to see me again, fine! But what if I appear in front of him and Gemma, not as the discarded, desperate Reyna, but as Rhett’s girlfriend?

He might lower his guard and stop seeing me as a threat. And even if he doesn’t… he’ll still have to see me. He’ll still have to

remember.

I tighten my grip on Rhett’s hand, letting tears pool in my eyes.

“Rhett… these past years, I’ve been blinded by desperation. I didn’t see the people who truly cared for me. Actually… I do have feelings for you, but I just never dared say it. We’ve been friends for so long, I didn’t want to ruin it.”

His whole face lights up, disbelief and joy mixing in his eyes. “Reyna… are you serious?”

I nod, dropping my gaze shyly, letting him interpret it however he wishes. “But… they say love starts with flowers and a proper proposal…”

It’s the barest hint, but it’s all he needs.

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He grips my hand tighter, his voice bursting with promise. “I’ll prepare it! I’ll get everything ready. Trust me, Reyna, I’ll make it right.”

He’s trembling, overwhelmed with happiness, not even

questioning why today, of all days, I suddenly have confessed to him.

I’m already three steps ahead.

I rise on my toes, wrapping my arms around him. He stiffens, then wraps his arms around my back, his heartbeat pounding against mine.

The flowers, the ceremony… it’s not for me. It’s for Cassian to

see.

Why would I waste such an opportunity?

Let Rhett believe he’s finally won, and as for me, I’ll make sure Cassian is watching. And then we’ll see whose heart really

wavers.

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