His Real Wedded Bride

Chapter 1242 Did She Take Me For An Idiot

At the hospital

Cassie sat in her office taking a break. Suddenly she got a call from Gamora, who told her that she was

coming over to see a doctor.

Suspecting that her collegue friend might set her up again like the day before, Cassie lied to her, telling

her that she wasn't on duty and that she should go to a different hospital.

She hung up the phone hastily and soon forgot about the call. But what she didn't expect was that

Gamora appeared at her office within half an hour.

Cassie was frightened at the sight of her; Gamora wore a pair of black sunglasses that covered half her

face as well as a black mask. Cassie didn't recognize her until Gamora called out her name.

'Only poplular celebrities dress that way to avoid being followed by the fanatic fans. Gamora isn't a star.

Why is she dressed like that?' she wondered.

Cassie was still lost in thought when Gamora pulled her to a corner where nobody could bother them.

Making sure that they were alone, Gamora took off her sunglasses and her mask, revealing her face to

Cassie.

'Oh my God!' Cassie almost screamed when she saw Gamora's face, but remembering that she was at

the hospital, she quickly slapped her hand over her mouth.

"What...what happened to you?" Cassie asked, pointing at Gamora's face.

Her friend's face, once pretty and delicate, was swollen. Her big eyes were also swollen, looking like

she had been beat up.

Suddenly, Cassie understood why her friend was dressed the way she was. 'If I were in her shoes, I

would do the same as she did. People would stare at her if she hadn't disguised herself that way, ' she

thought to herself.

She had been boiling with anger at Shawn's and Quill's insulting remarks and actions and at Gamora's

setting her up, but now, when she saw her friend's face, some of her anger sizzled off. Now she was

worried about her friend.

"Cassie, please help me!" Gamora pleaded, looking at Cassie with tearful eyes. She took a hold of

Cassie's hand.

At her friend's request, Cassie thought of her job. 'I am a nurse and my job is to help the patient. She is

a patient, and she is crying and asking me for help. If I refused to help her, I would not be a qualified

nurse.'

Cassie sighed, rose from her seat and got the medical kit. As she went back to her injured friend, she

started to take care of the bruises on her face.

Gamora hissed the moment Cassie touched her face with the alcohol swab. "It hurts. Be gentle,

please!" Gamora demanded.

It took Cassie a while to handle all the wounds. When Cassie thought that her task was finished,

Gamora rolled the sleeves up on her shirt, and there were black and blue marks all over her arms.

Cassie's eyes widened; she stared at the brusies with a rattled expression. 'Oh jeez. How did she get

so many wounds? Who did this to her? Someone must have abused her, ' she screeched in her head.

"Did those guys hit you?" Cassie blurted out without much thought.

Gamora nodded and with sadness etched on her face, she said, "Yes, they did. They blamed me for

what happened yesterday... After they left the police station, they beat me and..." And there she

stopped. She lowered her head and burst into a fit of loud crying.

Cassie felt bad for what had happened to her even though it wasn't her fault for what those rascals had

done to her. Gamora was her former classmate after all. Now that she had learnt about her being

mistreated, she didn't know how to comfort her.

"Those people... are beasts..." After Gamora uttered those words, she cried even more.

"You can sue them. You can bring them to justice. Why didn't you call the police?" Cassie looked at her

friend.

"Call the police?" Gamora let out a wry laugh, and with a bitter smirk, she responded, "Their parents

are influential people and know the head of the police. Some of them get away with killing people. If I

called the police, they might kill me."

Cassie's heart missed a beat. She was a law-abiding citizen and all the people she knew were also

law-abiding citizens. She had never gotten involved with police officers or the people in the underworld.

If it weren't for Gamora, she wouldn't have met Quill and Shawn.

"What are you going to do now?" Cassie asked.

"I will play it by ear," Gamora replied. With a sigh, she continued, "Now that I can't leave them, I have to

resign myself to my fate."

"Are you still planning to go back to those bad guys?" Cassie asked in disbelief. She didn't understand

why Gamora would want to be with those bad people especially after what they had done to her.

Raising her head, Gamora focused her gaze on Cassie as she replied, "I have no other choice. I'm not

good at anything and I don't have a high education background. I can't find a good job. I want to lead a NôvelDrama.Org © content.

comfortable life. I want to live in a big house, eat delicious food and wear designer clothes and carry

designer handbags. I have to rely on them to live the life I want."

"What if they get upset and kill you? You're not safe with those guys." Cassie's voice increased in

volume; she clenched her fists. 'Gamora doesn't deserve this. She deserves better.

She is young and beautiful. Why did she choose to live such a life?' she thought.

Gamora looked at Cassie and there was a tinge of embarrassment flashing through her eyes. Giving

her a small smile, she assured her, "Don't worry about me. As long as I please them, they will not beat

me."

Realizing that she couldn't make Gamora change her mind, Cassie decided not to continue trying to

dissuade her from them; she dropped the subject and switched onto another topic. Several minutes

later, Gamora stood up from her seat and headed straight for the office door.

When she reached the door, Gamora turned to look at Cassie and said, "I'm sorry for getting you

involved in this. But since you're already in it, please take care of yourself."

Cassie stared at Gamora with bemusement written all over her face. She felt like it would be their last

meeting 'It seems like Gamora and I are not close enough for her to say those words to me, ' she

muttered silently after Gamora had gone out of sight.

Cassie shook off her head. Soon enough, she forgot about Gamora's visit and continued on with her

work.

In Holley's apartment

No sooner had Holley got out of the bathroom than she heard her phone buzzing.

Seeing Rachel's name, she let out a sneer. 'She's called me more times yesterday than she's ever

called me last year.

It looks like she has no one else to help her out. Otherwise I wouldn't be her last hope and she wouldn't

be calling me. I can't push this stupid woman too hard. She is still useful to me, ' she brooded.

Holley waited another minute, and when her phone stopped ringing, she strolled over to her table in no

rush, and then picked up her phone to unlock it.

The very next second, her phone rang again like she expected.

This time Holley wasn't in a hurry to pick up the phone as well. Her phone kept buzzing, and after

several minutes, she answered the phone as if she had foreseen that Rachel had run out of her

patience and would end the call the next minute.

"Hello, is this Ms. Bai calling? I'm flattered. What can I do for you?" Holley said as if she was talking

about the weather.

Anger fermented within Rachel as she sensed the sarcastic tone in Holley's voice. Considering that she

was in a helpless situation, plus she needed her help, she suppressed her fury.

"Holley, I know you always want to put Sheryl down. Last time, we had an arguement, so you stopped

your plan. Don't you think it was a pity to put your plan aside? Without my help, you can't win over

Sheryl. Now we're in the same boat. If I lost everything, it wouldn't be good for you," Rachel said

matter-of-factly. Even though she was calling to turn to Holley for help, she still stressed how important

the role she played in the game to defeat Sheryl.

Her remark made Holley sneer inwardly. 'Rachel is out of options, but she still put on airs in front of me.

Does she take me for an idiot? It's so funny.'