Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

Chapter 1316: Stalking leveling up

Meanwhile...

Dean sat in a swivel chair, biting the tip of his thumb in deep thought. Despite the piles of unneeded papers flooding his office, he wasn't working. Narrowing his eyes, the corner of his mouth curled into a crazed smirk, his eyes gleaming with interest.

"Haha..." A shallow laugh escaped him as he shook his head. "Ahh. This is getting interesting."

Leaning back, he bounced slightly in the chair and ran his tongue across his cheek.

"That bastard," he muttered, laughing under his breath. "He and she are a crazy match."

His eyes continued to glow with amusement as he shook his head.

Last night... he was there.

At the same club where Cassandra had been drinking.

Since hearing about Cassandra and Jonathan's engagement, Dean knew he had to act. He couldn't just wait for Cassandra to respond to his emails-she was clearly avoiding him.

Dean had assumed Cassandra saw through his ploys, that she was determined to be loyal to Jonathan. Or perhaps she had simply fallen madly in love with him, blind to his schemes. But it seemed he was wrong all along.

After all, while Dean was drinking at a different table, contemplating an excuse to approach her, Max showed up. Dean couldn't hear their conversation, so he bribed the bartender for details. What he learned intrigued him, making him stay.

Who would have thought things would get even more interesting when Lily dragged Max away by the ear?

With the bartender's phone -- which was connected in a call with him -- hidden under the counter, Dean eavesdropped on Cassandra's conversation. Then, not long after, she called Finn. And what was even more amusing? After the call, she deliberately ordered hard liquor to get drunk.

When Finn arrived, Dean followed, wondering if he would cheat on Nina- because clearly, Cassandra was up to something. But alas, Finn left the hotel in under five minutes.

do anything... or he finished very

care. What mattered to him was Cassandra and how

head. "I thought

open a drawer, retrieving a calling card. A smirk tugged at his lips,

contact number into his suit

CEO's office. Though he wanted to act alone, he needed Zoren's blessing. After all, this was a family matter. With that in mind, he didn't even acknowledge William as they

throw at William were absent, which

lackeys muttered as the lift

if we don't want to," another lackey added, confused. "But he

looks before turning to

looked just

everyone's nerves. Since he had seemingly lost interest in

to..." William muttered,

was their job. But since William said so, they nodded, already considering hiring

the CEO's floor, he stepped out and headed straight for the CEO's office. As usual, Benjamin was idling at the reception desk. "Good morning," Dean greeted, watching the smile fade

"He can't meet anyone right now, Director Dean. The CEO has a guest, and they're discussing

those words left Benjamin's mouth, the CEO's

stormed out, making both Benjamin

raising a brow as Finn ignored them

brows knitting tighter

dwell on it. Smacking his lips, he turned back to Benjamin. "So, the CEO is free

soured

the CEO still has a lot of work

Bel.n

anywhere near Zoren. "I'm