CASSANDRA'S POV~
The world around me fell silent, the afternoon air heavy with tension. I could practically feel the disdainful stares of the wealthy residents, watching this scene unfold with curiosity and disdain.
My uncle was blind, a madman. How could he not see that this luxury was beyond me?
"You need to leave," I said, my voice shaking. "We can talk about this another time, but you need to go now."
He sneered at me, disgust coloring his face. "You think I'm a fool? I'm not leaving until I get what's mine!"
He turned to the thugs, barking orders like a rabid dog. "Tear down that gate! Get inside that villa and take everything that's not nailed down!"
Horror coursed through me as the men obeyed without question, their blows shaking the gate with each strike. My mother had locked
