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.

with Lionel. Horace answered and breathed a sigh

took over the phone and said, "Cassandra, I

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

a reassuring wave of her hand

She wondered why Lionel was torturing her

she tried her best to forget, she had slept with Rufus on the cruise after the graduation. If Lionel persisted, he

as the car arrived at

had arrived. The trees had shed their leaves and turned into bare

wind blew up, making

as they got out of the car. She tried to pull out,

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

Lionel's argument seemed like a sultry

do you want from

was visibly hating him and her displeasure

remained silent. He just grabbed Cassandra's hand and kept walking.

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 everywhere under the

undisturbed at one place, though. Rufus was standing

Rufus' mind when he saw what was happening between Lionel and Cassandra. She

Lionel's words when he saw

make a woman blush like that.

returned to destroy the Tang family. Everything was going according to his plans until Cassandra made her appearance. She upsetted his plans completely.

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

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

the place of esteem they once had. They kept going downhill. They were neither a help nor a threat to

didn't catch Rufus' attention at all initially.

on her resume was from her high school

childish, very different from how

Cassandra at that time was very different with the Cassandra

ordinary and vulnerable. But when he really got to know Cassandra,

information from the investigation he got previously

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

from him. Rufus fell in love with her anyway but he didn't know whether to confess to her.

his plan. Every time he made a decision, he had to think hard. He had not just himself, but

the wine glass. It crushed into pieces.

mess with

but