A Graduation Gift

All eyes were on Cloris, examining her.

Everyone was surprised to learn she was Cassandra's sister.

"Are you Cassandra's sister? Is she really the daughter-in-law of the Tang family? How come none of us knew it?"

The round-faced man impatiently blurted out the questions without thinking twice.

Cloris was shocked. She had never expected that Arthur would expose her. But she could not show her anger. She just smiled.

Everyone in the field knew the news about Vernon. He got the project by bribing the government officials and did a shoddy job afterwards. A John Doe exposed this affair on the Internet. Since then, he, along with the project was shamed and derided to no end.

People knew that Vernon had a daughter. But no one was aware that Cassandra was another daughter of his. What was more, Vernon's daughter had married the son of the Tangs!

"Hey! You scared her. Cassandra and she are different. Don't say bad things to her!"

Arthur reached out and wrapped his arm around Cloris in an intimate manner as if he was protecting her.

Cloris felt warm in her heart by Arthur's act, completely forgetting that it was Arthur who had first brought up this awkward topic.

"Yes. Cassandra Qin is my sister and the daughter-in-law of the Tangs. There is nothing to hide. She just prefers to stay low-profile. That's all,"

Cloris said, trying to get away from their questioning looks.

The crowd exchanged looks and moved on to talk about other topics. However, many thoughts were surging in their minds.

Arthur realized that everyone was lost in their thoughts. So he suddenly announced that he had urgent work and suggested calling it a day. After everyone left, he went out with Cloris to his car and drove her back home.

In the car on the way back, he frowned and explained to her, "I just wanted to introduce you to my friends. I didn't expect that they would talk about your sister."

He sounded quite sincere to Cloris.

"Oh...Never mind..."

Cloris was hurt and felt bitter although she herself had no idea why.

Cassandra being highly praised made her unhappy.

Her parents cherished her so much that they would fulfill all her wishes. She was the most precious person in the

pretty and honey-lipped. Vernon liked and treasured her

also seemed to have special feelings for her. Now, even Arthur's

is a teaching

to another

to help me to apply for the scholarship and arrange everything for my studying abroad. I really have no idea what I could

was touched by all the

plan to study abroad was a dream without Arthur's

He turned around

than happy to help you. You need not worry about repaying me. I only

stroking her hair.

lush and silky. He

to hide it from me. That doesn't change anything between you and

gently, comforting

soul on the street. Cloris looked at Arthur with loving eyes. Her thick and long lashes

"Arthur... I..."

finger over her lips

women. With Cloris, he used friendly words and helping hands as her family was in financial difficulties. As

traced her lips with his finger, and then his hands started caressing her

was in college, there were many boys

all of them. She wanted a brave man who she could lean on no

But gradually, she found out that Rufus did not have feelings for her at all. Instead, he was interested in

she would never love another man again. But Arthur's touch felt so loving

"Arthur..."

like an apple

his kiss. She missed the cunning

home has already been submitted. There won't be any problems. I

reporting progress to Rufus. Her hatchet face had

too many things to take care of. The designing alone costed her several nights to complete. Fortunately, she met the deadline and delivered the

for that, please. I'll allow the design department to take a few days' leave at the end of this month so that you

the designs

but stopped on

did you want to say? Tell me. We are