His Real Wedded Bride

Chapter 1232 Apologize To Me And Get Lost

"Quill, Cassie just got here. How about we let her have some rest first?" Gamora piped in, noticing the

embarrassed look on her friend's face.

Quill raised his eyebrow and said in a slightly infuriated voice, "Cassie doesn't know our rules and we

can understand that. You have been with me for so long. How could you not know?"

Gamora was terrified by his harsh tone. Of course she detected the warning behind his words. 'There is

no such a rule. Quill just wants to get Cassie drunk and take advantage of her, ' she mused.

To avoid displeasing her boyfriend, Gamora closed her mouth and moved away from Cassie.

Cassie watched as Gamora walked up to the couch. Apparently, her friend intended to stay out of this

and she had predicted that. However, she was still disappointed in her friend's actions. She glanced at

the people in the booth discreetly.

She could tell by their attire and jewelry that those men were from rich or powerful families. And she

knew that she couldn't afford to mess with them. 'Gamora knows these people. Why did she invite me NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

here? How could she treat me this way?' she thought to herself.

Cassie instantly regretted accepting her friend's invitation; she wanted to compose herself and

somehow change the situation she was in.

She focused back on Quill. Biting her lip, she decided to play coy with him. "Quill, you'll not ask me to

drink more after I down this glass of wine, will you?" she asked.

Seeing her act cute, Quill became more fond of her and decided to let her go after she drank the wine.

Waving his hand, he replied, "Of course, I won't. Just drink."

Upon hearing his promise, Cassie was slightly relieved even though she was unsure whether he would

change his mind or not.

She picked up the glass and with a little raise of her chin, emptied the glass of wine with a swig.

"I'm impressed. I underestimated you. You are really good," Quill praised her, laughing and clapping.

The rest of the group complimented her as well. All of a sudden, the comfortable atmosphere filled the

booth.

One of the men got up from his seat and made his way to Cassie. Offering his hand, he greeted her,

"Nice to meet you, Cassie. I'm Shawn."

Noticing the confused look on Cassie's face, Quill smiled and said to her, "Cassie, this is my friend,

Shawn. He has heard about you and wanted to meet you. Say hello to him."

Cassie was eager to leave here to look for Nick. But considering Quill's hospitality, she found it

improper to excuse herself now. As requested, she nodded at Shawn and smiled at him. "Hello."

Shawn was internally filled with joy at her smile, mistaking her friendly smile as attraction. He grinned

wider and looked her up and down. "It's really good to meet you. How about we go sit over there and

chat for a bit?" he asked, turning to look past her.

Cassie followed his gaze over to the darker side of the booth.

Her face dimmed with fright. 'Obviously he wants to take advantage of me. If I accept his invitation, I

will fall into his trap and it will be difficult for me to leave here and find Nick.

No, I can't stay here. I have to find an excuse to leave. I can't watch them bully me, ' she pondered.

"I'm sorry, Shawn. How about we talk another time? I need to go meet my boyfriend. We have agreed

to meet here," Cassie replied, flashing Shawn a smile that showed her guilt.

Shawn's face darkened. "You disappoint me, Cassie. After Gamora invited you here, how could you

agree to meet with other people?" he whined.

"Shawn does you great honor of inviting you to have a chat with him. How dare you turn him down?"

"You stupid woman. Do you have any idea what you are doing?"

Suddenly, out of nowhere, the others in the group began to hurl disparaging, insulting remarks at

Cassie.

Cassie started to panic. 'These are not good guys. I can only ask Gamora for help, ' she thought.

She looked around and didn't see her friend. She pouted a little and whined, 'Gamora's so annoying;

she abandoned me when I needed her.'

Quill leaned over to Cassie and got a hold of her shoulder gently. "Listen to me, Cassie, just stay here

and we will have a good time. Shawn will take you home later. What do you say?"

When Quill breathed in her ear, Cassie shuddered and reared a bit with utter disgust and repulsion.

She felt really uncomfortable with the man's physical contact, and even though he was fully clothed,

she still felt strangely violated by him and Shawn.

Cassie shook his arm off from around her neck. Then she crossed her arms over her chest and looked

at the rest alertly. "My boyfriend's coming here to pick me up. I really got to go," she told him.

As soon as she finished speaking, a man's voice cut through the air with such ferocity that it shocked

her. "You bitch! How dare you embarrass me!" Then she got a slap in her face.

With a scream, Cassie covered her burning right cheek with her hand, and stared at the man who hit

her. It was Shawn.

"Come here!" Shawn demanded. He reached out his hand to hold her arm, but Cassie moved aside

and dodged his touch. She glared at him.

"How dare you look at me that way!" Shawn yelled, raising his hand for another slap. Before his hand

touched her face, someone grabbed his wrist.

"Dame it! Who the hell are you?" Shawn cursed as he looked up at the fearless chaperone.

Cassie had shut her eyes, anticipating the slap, but when it didn't come, she slowly opened her eyes

and stared up at the scene in front of her.

The sight of the one who had protected her shocked her.

'Nick? Why is he here?' Her eyes widened with thrill.

Then she frowned a bit. 'That's not good...Nick'll be bullied too if he stays here, ' she thought.

At this point, she wasn't worried about herself. She was worried about Nick.

'He is no match for them.'

"Who the hell are you? How dare you get in Shawn's business!" Quill barked menacingly, narrowing his

eyes at Nick.

Before Nick could respond, Cassie spoke up. "Who are you? Who give you permission to meddle with

my business?"

Nick was stunned to find that she was talking to him.

The rest of the group had no idea what was going on. 'Obviously she doesn't know him. Did this guy

come here to rescue a damsel in distress?' they wondered.

Nick didn't know why Cassie was pretending that she didn't know him especially when he did such a

noble thing and stopped the guy from slapping her a second time. He had been standing by when the

others were throwing hurtful comments at her and when the guy slapped her the first time, he tried hard

to control his anger. When the guy went to slap her again, he broke in and stopped him.

But Cassie was acting as if she was blaming him for getting in her business.

'Did I make a mistake? Does Cassie know these people? Is she closer to them than to me?' All of these

questions started to cloud his mind.

An indescribable feeling rose in him.

Nick lowered his arm and released his grip on Shawn's wrist.

Shawn decided to let him go because he hadn't done too much harm to him. "Apologize to me and get

lost!" he hissed at Cassie's rescuer.