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 of relief

speak with Cassandra in her excitement. She took over the phone and said, "Cassandra, I reported today to the Tang Group. Leo showed me around the

continued, lowering her voice to a whisper, "It turns out that employees in the company don't know about

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

wasn't listening. She was nearing a breakdown. She wondered why Lionel was

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

her fears as the car arrived at the

had arrived. The trees had shed their leaves and turned

chilly wind blew up,

kept holding Cassandra's hand as they got out of the car. She tried to pull out, but he only gripped her harder.

Otherwise, I'm not sure what's gonna happen tonight. You'll

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

do you

with anger. She was visibly hating him and her displeasure at

just grabbed Cassandra's hand

as usual. Servants were bringing dishes to the table. The long dining table, covered in bright red

Rufus was standing near a window next to

when he saw what was happening between Lionel and Cassandra. She blushed when Lionel whispered

Lionel's words when

lover's prattle could make a woman blush like that.

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

everyone in the company,

the plainest member in the family. A woman who

Tang family, her own family could not recover and gain the place of esteem they once had. They kept going

catch Rufus' attention at all initially. He wouldn't take

resume was from her high school graduation.

childish, very different

that time was very different with the Cassandra he

really got to know Cassandra,

previously in

loved turned out

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 had not just himself,

grip on the wine

carpet was a mess with red patches of wine and

the medical kit, but Lionel grabbed