A Graduation Gift

Rufus's face remained emotionless even after the maid had told him all the details.

Was Jill merely behaving this way because she thought of Horace as a grumpy, old, arrogant man? It couldn't be denied, though, that Horace's health had deteriorated day after day—he was getting old and therefore, grumpy and arrogant as many men had come to be.

Rufus had no other thought in his mind but to make sure he executed his plan right away. Horace was, after all, old enough now—he might die before experiencing what it was like to be betrayed by his own son and at the same time, lose his own company. Horace deserved no less after all he'd done to Rufus and his mother. He did not deserve to die a peaceful death.

Meanwhile, in the ward, Jill still hadn't stopped sobbing and Lionel was starting to become impatient. He kept bugging the nurse, asking what time his father was going to wake up. In fact, he did it so much that the nurse had started to avoid him.

Rufus waited outside the ward the whole night. Before dawn, Horace finally woke up.

"Horace, Horace, how are you feeling now?"

Jill rushed towards Horace the moment he opened his eyes.

Rufus was also wide awake and alert outside the ward—he was calm and so sure of what he was going to do.

The doctor came in to check all of Horace's vitals and was seemingly satisfied. He spoke in a cool tone, "Everything looks good here. He doesn't need as many people to stay with him—one is enough. The rest of you can go home and rest. Mr. Tang needs quiet too."

The ward was so crowded that the doctor advised them to leave in order to give Horace some peace and quiet.

Rufus scanned the room with his eyes before he offered to stay, "I will stay here and look after him. You can all go home first and come relieve me later."

Rufus's tone was calm and somewhat matter-of-fact. Jill glanced at him from the side and murmured, "Such a hypocrite," before yawning and leaving the room with Ivy.

"Father, I have to go and attend to a few appointments. I'll be right back after I'm done,"

Lionel said as a goodbye to his father. When he left, only Rufus and Horace were in the room.

Although he had already woken up from his coma, Horace still looked pallid and weak.

He tilted his head as he looked at Rufus with a confused look on his face, as if his mind was buzzing about something.

Rufus didn't make a sound, instead he just gazed blankly back at his father.

"Rufus, I had a dream. I dreamt of your mother,"

Horace said in a weak but yearning tone.

"She stopped talking to me. I'd lost all contact with her for years. I had no other way to find out you were my son," he continued.

eye lids together as if he was deep in

stoic but inside, he

to call Victor so he

what

and Dylon went to Dylon's apartment. Victor would've stopped it if something was really going on between them.

Qin spent the night at

reported in a

if he had already expected this, Rufus still couldn't help but heave a sigh

to the company now and get me the files I need to deal

hung up the call, Rufus immediately pulled up a photo saved

young then, sporting a huge smile. Her hair was roughly tied with

the coming years after that photo was taken, she became sick. Hellen was practically a vegetable—couldn't talk or move. She had been merely staring into nothingness, unmoving.

ten years later.

married Jill and they had Lionel. Horace had this whole new and happy

day in and day out.

the burden of supporting Rufus,

caught up with all the money and power Tang Group

phone and raised his eyes. Once again, never had he been more sure of anything in his life.

collapse into a million pieces then your family's going to abandon you. Soon, you'll know what it feels like to lose your loved ones!' Rufus

apartment. When she woke up, she was surprised to

started preparing for the day. When she got to work, she

quiet and from a considerably near area, she could hear someone crying.

"What happened?"

to the sound of the crying—it was an employee who was wiping

in front of Cassandra, but couldn't handle it because she bursted into tears and was unable to get a word

is in A City. She can't contact him

piped in, his tone

wasn't so surprised at how

go to my office," Cassandra said

young lady

she started speaking, Cassandra used a comforting tone, "Don't cry, we don't know anything yet. The situation might be a bit complicated in A City right now, but that's pretty normal. Don't get

piece of tissue and handed it to the

treated me like their own. I've tried calling them but I can't reach

stream down her face.

few days off? You can rest and spend some time