Chapter 220
"The air was thick with fury.
""Unhand me!"" Cassie snarled, her teeth sinking into Richard's flesh in the throes of her anger.
Richard let out a hiss of pain and loosened his grip, a spiteful chuckle escaping his lips. ""You're just my kind of woman.""
""Have you lost your senses?"" Cassie retorted, her words dripping with disgust. ""The Hernandez family is the crown jewel of Madison, and you're nothing more than a vile lowlife!""
""Keep the insults coming, the harsher they are, the more you'll rue them,"" Richard sneered back, a wicked glint in his eyes. ""The board holds me in high regard. Robert's already suggested he wants me in the chairman's seat by tomorrow. One word from me, and you could find yourself jobless. But, if you play nice tonight, I might just reconsider.""
Cassie feigned a look of terror, her voice trembling. ""Are you serious?""
""Absolutely,"" Richard replied, his lips curling into a smirk, well aware of how desperate women could become.
""Mr. Hernandez, then you must assist me,"" Cassie implored, her voice laced with a pitiable earnestness. ""I’ll do whatever you ask.""
""Good girl, you’re getting the hang of it. Come here,"" Richard beckoned, his arms outstretched.
Cassie moved closer, her intoxicating fragrance enveloping him as her figure, even more enticing than Olivia's, pressed against him.
A wave of desire washed over Richard, but as he went to pull her close, a powerful blow struck him.
Grunting in pain, he doubled over as Cassie whipped out a stun gun from her purse and zapped him with it.
Vibrating with electric shock, Richard crumpled to the floor, immobilized.
Cassie then removed her high heels and pummeled his stunned body, leaving him sprawled out like a ragdoll.
After her onslaught, she looked at Richard's swollen, red face, hesitated for a moment, then went all in, stripping him of his clothes.
""What are you doing?"" Richard groaned in pain, shocked that his prerogative to undress a woman had been reversed.
His eyes blazed with a venomous hatred, wishing he could tear Cassie apart, but his body was too wracked with shock to offer any resistance.
Cassie was past caring now. She snapped a dozen high-definition photos of him from every conceivable angle with her phone and threatened, ""Make one move against me after tonight, and I'll publish these indecent photos. Let's see how the Hernandez family deals with that.""
""You..."" Richard gasped, a cocktail of shock and rage choking his words. Never in his twenty-some years had a woman dared to speak to him in such a manner. ""Alright, Cassie, you've made your mark.""
""I'll remember you too, with a figure as repugnant as yours. It's my first revolting sight of such,"" Cassie sneered, flipping him off and hurling his cell phone out the window before making her swift exit.
Lying naked on the cold floor of the ladies' room, Richard's cries for help echoed in vain, his voice weak and ignored.
It took half an hour before strength began to seep back into his limbs, and he shivered as he staggered to his feet, kicking the door in desperation.
Startled by the commotion, Olivia cautiously approached and unlocked the door. She let out a shrill scream at the sight of Richard's battered face. ""What happened to you...?""
""Shut up, you fool!"" Richard slapped her across the face before kicking her repeatedly, his fury still raging. ""I was calling out for ages! Are you deaf? Achoo!""
""Please, stop hitting me! I didn't realize... I didn't want to intrude, stood a little too far away..."" Olivia's whimpers filled the air as she knelt, pleading for mercy from this terrifying man.
""Get lost, you're worthless!"" Richard swayed on unsteady feet, his roar slicing through the air. ""Cassie, I swear, you’ll regret this if it's the last thing I do. I won't carry the Hernandez name if not.""