Nevaeh looked up and saw Cassius sitting up in bed, leaning against the headboard.
His face seemed calm, but his eyes were sharp and cold, like poison. Just looking at him gave her chills.
His eyes landed on her face, then slowly drifted down to the black card in her hand.
The look on his face changed instantly.
Realizing what he was looking at, Nevaeh quickly said, "This card isn't mine. It belongs to grandfather…"
Before she could finish, Cassius cut her off coldly, "Is that your goal?"
That black card had at least one hundred million on it. And she was already asking his grandfather for money?
This woman was really shameless.
No wonder she agreed to a marriage like this, it was all for the money.
Nevaeh's heart sank. He misunderstood.
She had planned to return the card to his grandfather later, but now that he said that, she might as well give it to him directly.
She stepped forward, placed the card on the bedside table, and said calmly, "Here. It's yours."
"Playing hard to get now?" Cassius's tone turned freezing. "A woman I don't want to marry will regret ever being born."
Nevaeh clutched the hem of her shirt, suddenly feeling uneasy.
She didn't expect Cassius to wake up and be this furious. His cold stare was so intense that she couldn't look him in the eyes.
He was a powerful figure in the business world, and she was just an ordinary girl. They were from completely different worlds.
Avoiding his stare, Nevaeh said, "Grandfather was the one who asked me to help with all this. As for those things, I didn't ask for them."
She paused for a second before continuing, "They were gifts from him. I didn't want to hurt his feelings, so I planned to return them later."
"Stop using grandfather as an excuse," Cassius snapped, throwing a document at her. "Sign it."
Nevaeh picked it up and was stunned. "You want a divorce right now?"
"I don't want to see you for another minute," Cassius said coldly.
As soon as he woke up and found out he was married, he'd ordered his assistant to get the divorce papers ready.
He didn't care if his grandfather was against it, he wasn't going to give in. That title, Mrs. Bennett, could only belong to her.
No one else deserved it.
Nevaeh stared at the big bold letters on the divorce agreement but didn't sign it. Instead, she looked up at Cassius.
"I can't sign it right now."
She needed time.
She had to keep pretending like this marriage was real so that Maria Thompson would be willing to share her grandmother's whereabouts with her.
"You want money?" Cassius asked, his voice low and cold. His handsome face looked even darker now. "Besides my grandfather's card, I can give you another hundred million."
Even though two hundred million was a lot, this wasn't about money.
"I can't sign it," Nevaeh said again. "Let's wait a few more days until you feel better, then we'll talk about it."
She couldn't say she'd sign after she saw her grandmother, so she just made up an excuse.
"A delay tactic?" Cassius's eyes narrowed. The cold, dangerous vibe around him got stronger, like he was a king looking down on her. "Fine. I'll have someone make you sign."
"Frank."
Cassius called out, and a good-looking guy wearing black-rimmed glasses stepped forward.
He walked over to Nevaeh and gave a polite bow. "Ms. Nevaeh, I'm sorry."
Then he clapped his hands.
Two tall, muscular men stepped out from behind him and walked straight toward Nevaeh.
Instinctively, she stepped back. "Cassius Bennett!"
But Cassius ignored her. His voice was firm and heavy. "Hold her down. Make her sign."
Nevaeh panicked as the two men grabbed her. She was so mad, her whole body trembled.
"Cassius Bennett, let me go! You can't do this! I saved your life!"