A Graduation Gift

Surely, this was a case of sense over sensibility.

Cassandra was still weak which was why Rufus reminded himself to treat her better, thinking anything less than normal behavior would hurt both her health and her heart.

Neither did he want to be bitten again so he decided not annoy her anymore.

As he stepped outside the bathroom after a long bath, Rufus saw the her lying on the sofa, fast asleep already.

He stared at her sweet face, looking so serene in her sleep it made him smile.

Perhaps, she was dreaming. What could she be dreaming of? Maybe, him? He couldn't help wondering like a teenager.

Gently, he picked her up in his arms and put her to bed. He kept his arms wrapped around her waist and held her against his warm body.

She purred comfortably, and turned on her side, snuggling into his chest.

If only she could remain this way...

Soon, Rufus closed his eyes, enjoying the calm he felt.

With the first rays of the sun, the sky was clearing up after the heavy rain.

Sunlight shone brilliantly, reflecting off the ground, making its way into the room. Cassandra got woken by a single dazzling ray that fell right into her eyes, peeking from behind the curtains.

Her sleepy eyes cracked open and caught sight of Rufus's gentle gaze stuck on her face.

"Good morning, Sleeping Beauty!" he said, softly.

He'd been watching her for a long time, eyes filled with adoration. To him, she looked beautiful even while she drooled like a kid in her sleep.

He'd even taken a picture of her sneakily, snickering at the photo for a while afterwards.

Even in his dreams, he couldn't imagine himself to treat another woman so gently and patiently.

Cassandra was still drowsy and groggy. She had no memory of what had happened last night in the rain.

"What? Don't you remember anything? The passion with which you attacked me last night? Has your memory drifted away with the rain?

He teased her, amused at her panicked expression.

She racked her brains to recall what had happened and it didn't take long for her to realise she was being pranked.

meeting his gentle and affectionate gaze, her own anger melted. She didn't know in what manner was she supposed

my clothes, leaving me no choice but to wear no clothes and had me fighting the temptation to touch you the whole night.

the hand he had on her jokingly

his right hand, wrapped in gauze. Her face changed immediately, overcome with

totally forgot about your hand." she murmured apologetically.

occurred to her she was the one being joked upon this entire time. Her defence was justifiable

it dawned upon her how she

who made her feel so small about herself, Cassandra got up and rushed into the bathroom to change.

hair and put

Remembering something, she wiped all of it and mussed her hair deliberately.

watched her buzzing around in

walked to the bathroom and pushed the door open, catching her off guard. "You want to look a

at Rufus's

It has to look like

glossy paper at her.

about it! Also, I have fixed

The name of the patient on it was 'Cassandra Qin'. She couldn't believe it. And it was issued by

you

had made yesterday. It seemed those words were a

appeared to have been more thoughtful than she was. All she had thought of was feigning illness to make Lionel change his baby

take at least a year and a half to get cured of this ailment.

about pulling off this charade in front of Jenks Tong.

reluctant but kept

certificate for a real patient and she just happens to have the same name as you, besides having a

relief, also amused at the coincidence. Rufus, sure enough, handled affairs more thoroughly

why on earth does he go out of his way to help me?' she couldn't

cheeks flushed at the thought of this improper, unnecessary affection he showed

what mattered was she had managed to get rid of Lionel's pressurizing temporarily. And she expected Jill to find faults

When Cassandra showed the certificate to everyone, Jill lost her temper, breaking out

her better when Lionel had a baby. To her bitter disappointment, the certificate dashed

much at first, simply frowning. As he prevented Jill

is curable. I will ask Jenks to arrange the best doctors and prescribe the best medicines for you! From now on, nursing your health should be your priority. Don't worry about any other trifles. Also, you'd better quit your design work for the branch

Cassandra interrupted Horace. She could never allow herself to let go of a project that would teach her so much simply because of a disease that she didn't even have!

the branch hospital. If it was not a private hospital and she didn't have Jenks's trust, she knew well her fortune wouldn't have turned out to be

okay, I can still work. I can balance between my work and health. I promise my work won't affect

then agreed, looking

alright. Just let Rufus know if you have any difficulty. He