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.

the time. Her parents cherished her so much that they would fulfill all her wishes. She was

was pretty and honey-lipped. Vernon liked

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

you reach out to him yet? He is a teaching assistant in that university now. He can help you a lot if

switched to another topic,

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

him sincerely. She was touched by all the things he

had no money and her plan to study abroad was

side and stopped the car. He turned

need not

stroking her hair.

hair was lush and silky. He

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

said gently, comforting her.

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

"Arthur... I..."

a finger over her lips and whispered in her ear,

words and helping hands as her family was in financial difficulties. As he had expected,

her lips with his finger, and then his hands started

was in college, there were many boys who

brave man who she could lean on no matter what, a man who

had hoped that Rufus was her Mr. Right. But gradually, she found out that Rufus did not have feelings for her at all. Instead, he was

love another man again.

"Arthur..."

like an apple that was

her eyes to enjoy his kiss. She missed the cunning smile on

won't be any problems. I think. Mr. Tong

reporting progress to Rufus. Her hatchet face had a relieved

her several nights

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

the designs and looked satisfied.

to speak but stopped on second thoughts.

Tell me.