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!"

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

a few seconds, as if considering 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 and headed

now. Is Mr. Tang still going to stay

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

he caught up

sound of his steps falling struck fear into Cassandra. She turned to look at him, afraid to ask what

her roughly into the air and thrown her

What are you

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

had never been any

familiar sardonic smile crept across Lionel's face. He sneered down at

you married me? Huh? Why pretend to be so

skin. Cassandra instinctively bit her lips. Then she gathered all her strength to push

that when he had first come back to the family? Could it be something to do with the time he spent in Rome? Did the two of you perhaps...know each other

lips together defiantly, causing Lionel to become angrier and angrier. Lionel had been asking around, and it turned out that his brother had been to Rome just before he came back here.

Rufus and Cassandra had towards

tell me the truth, Cassandra. Why would that man care about you so much? Could it

from the bed. Pale and silent, she regarded her husband