A Graduation Gift

Lionel's words echoed through the large bedroom, ringing in Cassandra's ears. Cassandra looked around, irritated. 'Doesn't Lionel dislike me? Why would he come to my bedroom at such a time?' she wondered.

'Unless…Unless he saw me in Rufus' bedroom just now!' The thought made Cassandra nervous.

"Cassandra, you haven't answered my question! Where were you just now? It's late." Lionel's question broke through Cassandra's thoughts and snapped her back to attention.

Lionel gripped Cassandra's chin harder, forcing her to look into his eyes and answer him. Cassandra shifted uncomfortably, trying not to whimper from the pain. She returned Lionel's gaze, raising her chin in angry defiance, then took a deep breath.

"I had a meeting with my friend tonight,"

she spoke slowly, trying to calm herself down.

Cassandra knew that she couldn't tell Lionel the truth right now. After all, she knew that what she had done was wrong.

"Your friend? Funny...After all those years you spent in Rome, I'm surprised that you still have friends in G City."

Lionel raised his eyebrows and snorted sarcastically. Clearly, he didn't believe Cassandra. The calmer she stood before him, never breaking his gaze, the more she could see his anger rising.

Cassandra had always been good at hiding her feelings. And cunning women angered him the most.

"Can you please let go of me? You're hurting me!"

could change the topic. The truth was that she was actually overwhelmed by the pain in her chin. This infuriated her. How dare he treated her, or any woman, in this aggressive manner! She was determined to show him that she

what to do. He unfurled his grip and released her face. Breaking free from his grip, Cassandra breathed a sigh of relief. She turned immediately

Mr. Tang still going

asked cooly as she walked inside to the bedroom. Once again she could tell that her indifference made his blood

long strides he caught up with her.

into Cassandra. She turned to

say a word, Lionel had lifted her roughly into the air and thrown her onto the bed.

are

with fear. She could feel her heart almost jumping out of her chest. The thought of being touched by this man filled her with horror, and she looked around to see

were a married couple in name only. There had never been any physical contact between them. This was the first time.

sardonic smile crept across Lionel's face.

married me? Huh? Why pretend

skin. Cassandra instinctively bit her lips. Then

come back to the family? Could it be something to do with

asking around, and it turned out that his brother had

wondered about the interesting reaction that Rufus and Cassandra had towards each other when they

would that man care about

bed. Pale