Cassidy returned to the Monroe Villa this time mainly to handle the property her mother left for her.
She had already chosen her bodyguards, but Easton was still worried about her safety. In the end, he replaced all her accompanying bodyguards with some more skilled ones.
Seeing Easton carefully select bodyguards for her, she felt a strange feeling in her heart.
When Cassidy returned to the Monroe Villa, her family was already waiting at the door to welcome her.
Even when she got out of the car, her father, Gabeiel Monroe, rushed to open the car door for her before the bodyguards could.
Her stepmother, Aubree, smiled and welcomed her, "Cassidy, are you tired from the journey? We've been waiting for you!"
Cassidy certainly didn't believe they were genuinely welcoming her. They were trying to please her only because she was now the current head of the Cooper family.
Gabeiel had married her off to Ashton for wealth, and every time they met, he tried to get money from her.
This time, judging by his eagerness, he might wanted a lot of money from her.
Compared to her stepparents' enthusiasm, Cassidy seemed much calmer. She watched them take her things without any intention of stopping them.
Aubree pulled her towards the house. "Alina misses you! She kept asking me when you would come back!"
Alina Monroe was the daughter of Gabeiel and Aubree after their remarriage, and she was Cassidy's sister.
But Cassidy didn't believe Aubree's words; her relationship with Alina had always been bad.
When she was young, she always treated Aubree as her biological mother.
Even though Aubree always favored Alina, Cassidy would comfort herself by thinking it was because Alina was her sister.
Later, when she grew older, she was told that her biological mother had long passed away.
And Gabeiel had married Aubree the year her mother died.
This news shocked her as a child, and she finally understood why Aubree was biased. She wasn't Aubree's daughter at all.
After Alina found out about this, she often insulted her and tried to drive her out.
When she learned that Cassidy had to marry Ashton, she even came to mock her.
If Alina really missed her, it must be because she wanted to mock her!
Aubree didn't know what Cassidy was thinking and kept asking how she was doing, sounding like a loving mother.
But Cassidy's expression remained calm, and it was always Aubree talking, with Cassidy not even in the mood to respond.
Entering the living room, Alina was sitting on the sofa and only turned her head when she heard the noise.
Seeing her behavior, Aubree immediately scolded her, "Alina, come here and greet your sister Cassidy."
"You all went to the door to greet her, isn't that enough? Cassidy, do you need me to sing a song to welcome you?" Alina looked at Cassidy provocatively, her words full of sarcasm.
Aubree's face immediately changed. "Alina, what nonsense are you talking about! Apologize to Cassidy right now!"
Alina refused, "I didn't say anything wrong, why should I apologize?"
Aubree kept an eye on Cassidy's expression, seeing no change in her face, she couldn't tell Cassidy's mood, which made her very anxious.
The Monroe family business had recently encountered problems and urgently needed a sum of money to tide over. So when they learned Cassidy was coming back, they just wanted to seize the opportunity to get her to provide the money.
Therefore, Aubree couldn't let Alina's immaturity ruin their plan. "Alina! I'm telling you again, you must apologize now!"
Alina didn't understand why her always doting mother was so strict with her after seeing Cassidy.
The more Aubree forced her, the angrier she became. "No! I didn't do anything wrong!"
Alina's attitude made Cassidy frown. "So, you don't want to see me, right? Then there's no need for me to come back."
She said this calmly, but her words made Aubree nervous.
Aubree immediately explained, "Cassidy, please forgive Alina, she's just a spoiled child."
Aubree explained to Cassidy while giving Alina a warning look, telling her to behave. "I apologize on her behalf, please don't mind what she said."
Alina still wanted to say something, but under Aubree's warning look, she shut her mouth.
Cassidy knew very well whether Alina had any malice.
But she wasn't in the mood to argue about it, and her words before was just to make Aubree nervous and worried.
Before her mother died, she left her a sum of money. To escape the fate of an arranged marriage, she had asked Gabeiel for it, but he withheld it for various reasons.
Now that she had the ability, she wanted to take back what her mother left her. "I came back today to..."
"Cassidy." Before she could finish, Gabeiel suddenly called her.
Cassidy looked at him in confusion, waiting for him to speak.
Gabeiel continued, "Come to the study with me, I have something to discuss with you."
Cassidy nodded and obediently followed Gabeiel.
Although she didn't know what Gabeiel wanted to talk about, she couldn't help but hope that maybe Gabeiel had changed.
He knew how dangerous the Cooper family was, maybe his eagerness for her today was out of guilt.
"Cassidy, how much property do you have now?" Without any preamble, Gabeiel asked about her financial situation as soon as he closed the study door.
Cassidy couldn't help but laugh. "So this is still about money, right?"
Before entering the study, she thought Gabeiel might be concerned about her situation in the Cooper family.
Back then, with Ashton's protection, she didn't encounter any danger.
But now that Ashton was dead, as his wife, her situation was actually very dangerous.
She thought Gabeiel would care about her safety, but it turned out the only thing he cared about was her money.
He hadn't changed at all; he still saw her as a tool for making money.
She was delusional, thinking he would become a loving father.
Gabeiel didn't hear the sarcasm in her tone and said, "I heard Ashton left you a large sum of money before he died, is that true?"
Hearing this, Cassidy almost laughed out loud.
So his eagerness today was because he thought she had Ashton's inheritance, and everything he did was just to get her money.
"Just get to your point." Cassidy understood his intention and didn't want to waste time talking nonsense.
"My family business has some small problems, I hope you can provide me some money," Gabeiel said bluntly.
As expected, it was about money, Cassidy couldn't help but sneer in her heart. "How much do you want?"
Hearing her question, Gabeiel thought she had agreed and immediately smiled. "Not much, just fifty million dollars."
"Fifty million dollars?" Cassidy couldn't believe her ears and was so angry she laughed. "Impossible!"