Chapter 205

What was supposed to be a nice family dinner ended up ruined because Jack showed up and caused a scene. Cassandra barely said a word for the rest of the night. Instead, she just kept pouring herself glass after glass of wine until she was completely drunk. When it was time to leave, Eleanor looked at Cassandra in concern. Tristan reassured Eleanor, "Don't worry, Eleanor. I'll take good care of her." Eleanor nodded. "If the guest room hadn't been unused for so long, I'd insist you two stay here tonight." Actually, the guest room was always kept clean. Eleanor made sure of it, just in case Cassandra ever wanted to come back for a night when she was feeling down. But deep down, she figured that someone with Tristan's background probably wouldn't be comfortable staying in an old, noisy house like this, so she didn't ask them to stay. Tristan helped Cassandra outside the apartment building to wait for the car. Since the neighborhood was so old and parking was limited, they'd had to l