Goodbye Scumbag, Hello True Love novel Chapter 16

Aidan was surprised when he heard Cassandra's remark. Was that her impression of him? He was once the most important person to her.

"Cassandra, don't forget that you rely on me to pay for your grandma's medical bills. No other man will be as generous in doing that if you leave me!"

Cassandra remained aloof in the face of his harsh words.

"I used my bonus from F&W Jewelry to pay for my grandma's medical bills. You've never paid me a cent in the past few years. How about we sort it out now?"

He was shameless for bringing up money matters, she thought.

Caught by surprise, Aidan felt both embarrassed and angered. "That's ridiculous!"

He slammed the door shut and left.

She stood there with the same flat expression on her face. Then, she chuckled. She wondered if she was blind in the past for dating a jerk like Aidan.

She had thought she married for love, but love was insufficient against the cruel reality and the thrill of meeting someone new.

When she was deep in thought, her phone rang. She picked it up.

"Cassie, did you see the trending topics? Check them out!" Victoria's excited voice came through the phone.

"What trending topics?"

"It's about the incident at the business dinner last night! Clara blamed you for pushing her into the pool, but the security footage was leaked today. Everyone could see that she had pulled you into the water. What a shameless bitch she is!

"The truth has topped the trending topics. Everyone knows Clara's true colors now."

Cassandra was surprised at the speed at which the truth was exposed.

Aidan and Clara were a perfect match in terms of their shamelessness.

"Cassie, is this the work of your man?" Victoria couldn't think of another man who was capable of pulling this off except Tristan.

The thought of a rich man like Tristan standing up for his beloved wife was super romantic.

Cassandra felt touched when she recalled how Tristan had given out instructions to Liam last night. Holding her phone, she unknowingly smiled. She replied in a whisper, "I guess it was him."

"Oh my God! Tristan Freeman is so cool! He's a Mr. McDreamy who defends his wife! Cassie, you're so lucky!" Victoria yapped on happily.

Her excitement brought warmth to Cassandra. Cassandra felt herself melting when she remembered the tenderness under Tristan's cold facade yesterday.

Although their marriage happened by chance, she felt a sense of security like never before under Tristan's protection and care.

"Victoria, stop the nonsense," she replied, feigning calmness, but her voice was tinged with sweetness.

"It's not nonsense! You gotta appreciate Tristan. He's so nice to you!" Victoria said with mirth.

"Anyway, Clara really deserves it! I bet she won't bully you again in the future!"

Cassandra's eyes became cold. Indeed, Clara deserved it.

After hanging up, Cassandra checked her phone. As expected, the headline topping the trending topics read, "Clara Callum Framed Cassandra in Drowning Drama—Leaked Footage Reveals the Shocking Truth!"

She clicked into the topic. Most of the comments were bashing Clara. Reading them felt cathartic for Cassandra.

Her phone rang again when she was absorbed in reading the comments. She checked it out. It was a call from Tristan.

"Oh, it's you!" She answered the call, her voice softening instantly.

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