Burn Me Once Burn With Me (Ruby Grayson) novel Chapter 655

The implication was clear: nothing else mattered to her.

Even if Garrison had been completely at fault and instigated the entire thing, she didn't care.

She had seen Cassian attack him, and she was here to demand accountability.

It felt as if a jagged blade was violently twisting inside Cassian's chest. Thick veins bulged on his forehead from the sheer, agonizing weight of it all.

"Fine."

After a long, suffocating silence, Cassian let out a laugh—a sound that teetered dangerously between total resignation and utter despair.

"My mistake. I'm sorry."

Throwing those words into the air, he abruptly turned on his heel and slammed the study door shut behind him with explosive force.

The deafening crack echoed through the room, yet Ruby didn't flinch. She sat perfectly straight on the sofa, her expression entirely unchanged.

Grandma rubbed her temples, feeling as though her head was about to split open.

A few agonizing seconds passed before a shrill, panicked scream pierced through the hallway.

"Cassian!"

Grandma shot up from her seat and rushed out the door. She immediately found Monica collapsed on the floor, her face streaked with tears and sheer panic. Right beside her, Cassian was crumpled on the ground, completely unconscious.

"Doctor! Get the doctor!"

The polished, unflappable composure of a high-society matriarch vanished instantly. Grandma braced herself against the wall, her eyes rolling back slightly as she nearly fainted from the shock.

The family physician, who had barely made it down the hall, was frantically dragged back by the terrified staff. Seeing the lifeless CEO on the floor, the doctor nearly had a heart attack himself before dropping to his knees to examine him.

After a swift, tense assessment, he let out a massive sigh of relief and looked up to reassure Grandma. "It's a severe stress-induced collapse. Emotional overload. He'll be fine."

"Help me get him to bed, quickly."

He directed the panicked staff, and together, they hastily lifted Cassian and carried him away.

Ruby stood casually near the study door, keeping a distinct, physical distance from the chaotic scene playing out in the hallway. It was as if the drama unfolding before her wasn't even worth her breath.

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