Pointing at him, the leader commanded, "Arrest him! Take him to the police station. We will interrogate him there." Several policemen nodded and walked towards Shawn's direction. They grabbed his hands and yanked them behind his back. The policemen cuffed his hands tightly, making them turn blue. They pushed Shawn forward and forced him to walk out of the room with them.
Quill attempted to stop the policemen from taking Shawn away and shouted, "He is innocent. He didn't do anything wrong!" The police had no mercy and took Quill as well.
Everyone that was in the room with them became frightened when they saw the two men getting arrested and fled immediately.
When they left, Cassie stood up from the sofa and let out a sigh of relief.
Shawn forcefully embraced her and urged her to drink more wine. He threatened her that if she didn't drink, he would kill Nick. Cassie didn't like alcohol and she knew very well that it made her do things that she regretted later on. She was in a dangerous position and she couldn't do anything about it. Cassie had no choice but to keep drinking, Shawn just kept handing her glass after glass. She began to feel discomfort and her head started turning.
Cassie was unaware of how the police arrived here or who tipped them off. Right now that didn't matter to her. she was just grateful that her virginity was still in tack. If the police hadn't arrived, Shawn would have taken advantage of her. She would have been too drunk to defend herself.
"Cassie!" A woman called out her name in anger from behind her.
Cassie turned around to find herself staring right at Gamora, whose eyebrows were arched.
"Gamora? What's wrong with you? Why are you so angry?" Gamora was once her classmate in college and that they were pretty close. After what happened today, she could never trust her again. She put her in harm's way and from this day on, Cassie would never accept an invitation from her ever again.
Cassie realized that money meant more to Gamora than years of friendship.
Gamora responded in anger, "Did you call the police?"
Amazed, Cassie chuckled and said in a sarcastic tone, "Oh, do you think I called the police?"
She gave Gamora a bitter smile and said, "You knew I was in danger and you did nothing about it. You invited me here for your own selfish needs, didn't you? This was your plan all along. You sold me to those men, like I meant nothing to you. You were just using me to flirt with them and give them what they wanted, so they could give you what you want. Am I right?"
Gamora remained silent, her face emotionless.
Cassie looked at her in disgust and continued, "I actually thought you called the police when you saw I was in trouble. That's what a classmate, friend or even a proper human being would do. I was in danger Gamora! You don't care about anyone else but yourself. I always thought highly of you, but I was wrong. You are not only coldhearted but malicious too! You wouldn't have cared if I got raped by those jerks. You are heartless Gamora! The wheel turns and one day it will land on you. The most wicked thing of all is that you are upset that the police came to my rescue, right?"
Gamora looked down at the floor in shame and attempted to defend herself. "No, I'm not. Cassie, I didn't think like that." Gamora averted her eyes away to avoid her angry face.
Cassie sneered and added, "You didn't? Don't lie to me, you know better about what you have done than anyone else does. In fact, I don't want to see your face anymore or hear from you. Bye, I hope what you have done to me eats you up inside."
Upon saying those words, Cassie turned around and headed for the door.
Gamora fell on the couch and watched Cassie slowly fade into the distance. There was nothing she could do now. She was exhausted and in shame. She felt all her energy drain out of her body.
'What do I do now?' she thought helplessly.
Quill would lose his temper with her when he got back from the police station. It was all her fault. She was the one that showed Quill the photo of Cassie. If she never did that, this would have never happened.
Therefore, she blamed Cassie for all the trouble caused.
The more she thought about it, the more she hated Cassie. This would have never happened if Cassie wasn't so beautiful. In a sense, Gamora was jealous of her.
Outside the room, Cassie stopped to think about everything. Her mind was such a mess. She tried to think but it was just a blur.
Before she left the room, her mind was clear and she could talk. She suddenly became dizzy and disorientated. Cassie couldn't even remember her own name.
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