A Graduation Gift

"You mean, it was Joel who sent someone to blackmail Vernon into taking the blame?"

Rufus asked with his back turned to Victor. His words did not give away any of his thoughts. Standing in front of the huge window of his personal office, he projected a very dangerous vibe.

"Yes. Also, he is Ivy's brother,"

Victor replied calmly. His face showed no emotion.

"Right, then. Find a way to come up with evidence that Joel was the one who stole Cassandra's works, and do it fast,"

Rufus ordered as he turned to face Victor. His eyes were stone cold and menacing.

Victor nodded obediently and quickly left the room. Now alone, Rufus threw a hard punch on his heavy wooden desk.

He was frustrated with himself. Why didn't he act on this sooner? He turned a blind eye the first time Joel set Cassandra up. He did not expect it to happen again. Now, Joel was back causing them even more trouble. He should have ended it the first time, and he regretted now that he did not.

He must get rid of Joel. This man was too dangerous with his vile ideas. He almost killed Vernon with his stint.

Finding proof of his plagiarism would be a good leverage to get rid of him once and for all. Then, all this would end.

Rufus swore that he would make him pay for hurting Cassandra, and he was determined to get it done no matter what it took.

"Mom, I need your bank account number so I can transfer Cloris's tuition fee to you,"

Cassandra said. Even she scolded Cloris, she was still her sister, after all. Cassandra was determined to help her out in spite of anything.

"What? Cloris told me that she already got the money. Was that not from you?"

Edith asked, surprised. When Cloris told her that her tuition fee was covered, she assumed that the money was from Cassandra. Now that Cassandra was requesting for her account number, she realized that she was wrong.

"She already got it? How is that possible? I borrowed money from my friend just now!"

Cassandra was confused. She borrowed money from her friend, Stella. She also sold her car to come up with Cloris's tuition fee, even if it meant that she would need to go to work using the Tang family's car or taking a cab.

"I got a scholarship so I don't need her money anymore,"

Cloris, who had her face covered with a face mask, told her mother after overhearing the conversation. She looked at Edith with a trace of smugness in her eyes.

"Oh, Cloris said that she managed to get a scholarship so she doesn't need your money now,"

Edith relayed the message to Cassandra joyfully. She was very proud that Cloris was resourceful enough to solve her own problem. She had always been very proud of her daughters. They always had good grades and were growing up to be very responsible and independent young ladies.

A proud smile spread on her face. It also made her proud to see that her

face mask, proceeded to do her make up and change

out? It's

Cloris was a girl, it was dangerous to go

to graduate so

casually. Then, she walked out of the house with her limited edition bag

outside. Behind the steering wheel

we going,

she hopped in. She gave him a very

surprise. You will know when

a cryptic tone. He gently smiled

a high-end club. Arthur got off the car and opened the door for Cloris. Then,

they arrived. They all seemed surprised that Arthur brought a

never told us? You are quite good

them teased Arthur with a glint of envy on his face. Throughout the night, he could not help stealing glances at Cloris, who, in turn, pretended to be oblivious. In reality, it flattered

"Where are we, Arthur?"

asked, batting her eyelashes.

beautifully decorated, stylish and modern. It had hints of both eastern and western influences. One could easily tell

just where my friends and I like to hang out in the North District. I come here

gentle smile on his face. His eyes, on the other hand, gave a knowing glint. As to what it meant,

a box. As soon as they sat down, the men started talking about business. They excitedly discussed the real estate industry in G

Cloris at all, but she knew she couldn't show that in front of Arthur's friends. Pretending to be more interested than she was, she concentrated on listening intently. In truth, a part of her regretted coming.

businessmen and it bored her so much. Cloris expected Arthur to take her somewhere fun with his friends, but all they talked about was business. Pretty soon, she found herself starting to get sleepy. It took so much effort for her to concentrate.

Union is about to start voting to decide who the new director will be. You're one of

one of Arthur's friends. He had a very

I am not very interested in that position. I think that it's more practical

He pretended that the position did not interest him, but in reality, there's

promised Jasper that he would give up on the position. Because of this, he had

projects, did you know that there's

man said, pushing his spectacles up

not totally new. They are just going to renovate it, that's

his tea on

an American design competition. What's more, she is the first Chinese designer to manage to

man added. He seemed to know a lot of

shone when she heard his words. They were finally talking about

she is really talented. I've actually