My Stubborn Mistress

Cassie's POV

Cassie's heartbeats racing inside her c.h.e.s.t every step she did. She's climbing the patio and the front door is wide open.

She looked at the two men in a black suit standing outside of the main door and the two men bow at her. She nodded as a way of answering the respect.

Cassie entered the house and saw another two men sitting comfortably on the long sofa; one is sipping a tea and the other is drinking beer. The two rose from the sofa then bow at her.

She was now completely in a daze of what's really going on there. Cassie then noticing a tall man coming down from the second floor of this house.

"Who are you? All of you? Where is aunt Lydia?" She demands an answer.

She began shivering fearing these men did something to them. Are they locked up in one of the room upstairs? Tied down and covered their mouth?

"Sit down," the guy ordered her.

Cassie stares at him for a moment and her knees become weak. Hesitant, she slowly took the closest couch and clasp her palm tightly on her l.a.p.

Are they going to murder us? Or maybe they will do--?

Cassie began panicking with all crazy imagination inside her head.

The man that looks like the boss sits across her. He looks very serious. The way he stared at her is like devouring her whole being. Sweat cold rushing her body, she really feels tense right now. She often makes glances at the two men behind him.

They may gaze blankly pass her, but their presence cannot ignore.

SHUN'S POV

Shun makes a stroll inside the villa. He opens every room he found to check them out. His mouth twitches after opening a huge room that shows so much luxury and another room full of unnecessary stuff that just scattered around.

He opens the sliding door in that small veranda. He inhaled the sea breeze. The ocean looks so blue now past noon.

Shun saw a family photo in an antique dresser. He picks it up and takes a closer look. They look very happy, even the boy in the middle of the couple smile purely while carrying a baby girl.

He feels his phone vibrating in his pocket, Shun takeout his phone then answered it.

"Boss, she's here," informed by one of his men outside.

"Okay," he answered and turn off his phone. He let his eyes wander in the room one more time before he went outside.

Shun observes her entering the house, he notices how tense she was, and their eyes meet. She then began asking questions.

"You have nothing to worry," he replied to calm her. "Your aunt and her daughter have now gone."

"They're dead already!?"

The young girl's made a hysterical reaction and so he held himself not to laughs. She amused him.

Rudolf and Daichi glance at each other and hold not to laugh either. "Ahem,"

"Cassie, finally you are here! Welcome back." Ling greeted her.

"Auntie Ling!?" Relief showed all over her face. "Why are you here? Isn't your daughter giving birth yesterday?"

"Yes, a healthy baby boy," the middle-aged woman smile. She looks proud and happy. "But your aunt Lydia called me this morning that a visitor is coming so she wants to prepare the food."

Shun makes a long sip of the tea the woman offered. "I have important things to discuss with you so I wanted you to listen very carefully," he told her.

"First, I-- or we did not kill your step-mom as what your imagination runs."

"What?" Ling laugh. "I actually wanted that to happen."

"Auntie Ling!?" Cassie knew she wasn't treated really well by her step-mom, but she doesn't think ill about them.

"Okay, it's none of my business so am going back in the kitchen. I'll get you some refreshment, Cassie." The woman exited the living room leave them to have a private talk.

"What's really going on here?" she asks again.

"Alright, I'll make it all straight. I already bought all your properties."

Shocked for the news Cassie stood up harshly. "And who allows you to do that!? Even if am just 17, but no one has the right to sell my family's property!"

Shun glance at Rudolf and nod. Rudolf then places down five folders in the coffee table. "These are the doc.u.ments of mortgages countless times and big loans in different banks. As collaterals, all the lands including this house is own by the banks, and my boss just bought them today."

Still in shocked, moreover, she can't believe it all.

"Did you know that this is all your aunt Lydia's doing? She manages to make legal papers and transactions. Most of the doc.u.ments were approved by your uncle Martin, your adopted father." Shun even took another bomb in front of her.

How could his uncle do this to her? Is this why her uncle keeps asking forgiveness until his last breath? He knew how much it means to her because it was something that very precious to her with all the memories she has of her parents.

That land, her parents gave their lives to plant those trees. She grew up witnessing how happy her parents were by taking care of those land. It is now a man-made forest and most of the fruit trees produce fruits abundantly.

Shun did not stop her when she suddenly runs upstairs.

"Oh, what happens?" Ling who carrying refreshment left in wonder. "Did she knew already?" she asked.

"I will go and talk to her," Ling volunteered.

"It's alright ma'am, she'll come down to ask more questions later," Shun is halted the middle-aged woman.

"Alright, lunch is almost done. I'll finish preparing them and this house has many bedrooms, just feel free to choose which room you all wanted to stay," she offers.

"Oh, I forgot," Ling slapped her forehead. "You are the owner of this house now, boss," she chuckles. "Let me know which rooms you wanted sir and I will clean it for you."

"It's okay ma'am, preparing our food is a big help already. We can take care of ourselves," Shun told the woman. Daichi gestured and salutes at her. Rodulf bows.

"If you say so, then I will not insists," the woman smiled warmly. "By the way, just called me auntie Ling. My husband will arrive soon, just request anything to him."

The three men nodded and felt warm like from a mother.