His bodyguard stopped me and escorted me back in front of them. Damn it! These people were both our men and yet they were only loyal to him. Now, I regretted giving him all the power in both our families and companies. He even honed them to be a sword pointing at my neck.
Alexander sat there, legs crossed, observing me with a detached air. The pressure in the room was palpable.
"Apologize to Cassandra," he repeated.
Cassandra flashed me a challenging smile before turning to my husband. "It’s okay. Natalie didn’t mean it."
When she uttered those words, Alexander looked at her with pity. "You’re too soft-hearted. You treat her well, but she’ll never see you as her sister."
He then turned a steely glare at me. "Anyone who hurts Cassandra will pay double."
I recalled a time from elementary school, just a year after I saved him when I had been cornered by older students who stole my money. Alexander had suddenly appeared, fiercely beating up the one who had kicked me. The boy who once protected me was now defending someone else.