A Graduation Gift

Lionel put his arms around Cassandra tightly all of a sudden. Her first instinct was to push him away.

But Lionel had already thought of it. He pulled her closer to himself, making escape impossible.

Rufus marked this in his deep eyes.

Victor had reported to Rufus that Lionel and Ivy seemed to be planning something in the past few days. They were having serious talks for hours. Rufus had no idea what the plan was so all he could do was to wait and figure it out.

Cassandra was his woman. No one could change that. Yes, Lionel was her husband and so what?

"There is no need to display affection in public,"

Rufus mocked Lionel, with a look of disdain.

Just one hour ago, Lionel was kissing Ivy. Now, he was hugging Cassandra.

Rufus knew that Lionel was just using these women. He didn't take his relationship with Cassandra seriously. But he still felt jealous when he saw Lionel hugging Cassandra.

Cassandra was very embarrassed by Lionel's hug. She hated Lionel's touch. Lionel was not comforting or reassuring as Rufus.

Suddenly, Lionel lowered his head and kissed Cassandra's face. Cassandra got goosebumps.

"Honey, let's go now. Father and mother are waiting for us at home. And I have good news to announce when we're back home!"

'Good news?' Cassandra worried. If the news was good to Lionel, it probably would not be good for her.

Lionel dragged her to the car as she screamed.

"What is this dirty game?"

Lionel smirked, as if he had conquered Cassandra.

True, he didn't like Cassandra. But he didn't want Rufus to get the love of his life. His original plan was to divorce Cassandra and kick her out of the family. Now he had a change in mind.

Rufus loved Cassandra. Instead of divorcing her, Lionel decided to torture her and make her life hell.

"Be patient, sweetie. You'll know when we get home!"

Lionel said with an evil laugh.

she was coming home with Lionel. Horace answered and breathed a sigh of relief over the

and said, "Cassandra, I reported today to the Tang Group. Leo showed

employees in the company don't know about your true relationship with Lionel. You can rest assured. I will help you keep it a

reassuring wave of her hand even her sister couldn't see.

nearing a breakdown. She wondered why Lionel was torturing her mentally.

spine when she thought of what happened between her and Rufus in Rome. Although she tried her best to forget, she had slept with Rufus on the cruise

lost in her fears as the car arrived

shed their leaves and turned

blew up, making her shiver.

as they got out of the car. She tried to pull out, but he only gripped

not sure what's gonna happen tonight. You'll feel

people, Cassandra and Lionel's argument seemed like a sultry joke between

do you want from

was visibly hating him and her displeasure

He just grabbed Cassandra's

was lively and busy as usual. Servants were bringing dishes to the table. The long dining table, covered in bright red cloth was topped with dishes of delicacies. Luxury was

was standing near a window next

what was happening between Lionel and Cassandra. She blushed when Lionel whispered in her

when

could make

of confidence when he returned to destroy the Tang family. Everything was going according to his plans until

had checked the resumes of everyone in the company, including Cassandra's.

was supposedly the plainest member in the family. A woman who had married Lionel in a

could not recover and gain the place of esteem they once had. They kept going downhill. They were neither a help

at all initially.

was from

very different from how she looked now.

at that time was very

when he really got to know Cassandra, he found

got previously in

fooled Rufus. The woman he loved turned out to be Lionel's puppet

in front of him and run away from him. Rufus fell in love with her anyway but he didn't know whether to confess to

Every time he made a decision, he had to think hard. He

grip on the wine glass. It crushed

was a mess with red patches

kit, but