A Graduation Gift

For Cassandra, it was her worst fear no matter when Rufus said these vague jokes, even when others were around. She felt all her blood rushing to her cheeks as she blushed. It seemed like the temperature in the car went up because of what Rufus had just said.

"Rufus, why don't we stop by the supermarket later? Spring Festival is coming so I'm going to stock up on some items in case they raise the price during the holiday."

It suddenly occurred to her that the refrigerator at their home was empty. As a woman, Cassandra naturally wanted to take care of the household and the grocery shopping.

"Raise the price? Don't worry, your husband can afford the extra cost!"

It was very rare to see Rufus tell a joke as he always remained silent and cold. But it seemed he turned into a normal husband who would flirt with his wife whenever he was with Cassandra.

"Wait, don't you rush to call yourself my husband. I haven't authorized you yet,"

Cassandra snorted, pretending to be annoyed but deep inside she was giddy and happy.

It seemed that Cassandra was like a warm ray of sunshine pouring into Rufus's world, melting his ice-like exterior day by day. It surprised her a lot that he turned out to be an ordinary person of flesh and blood who'd joke and tease her, care for her, and help her even before she knew she needed it. At work, Rufus was a "get-things-done" type of boss, so it was easy to forget how considerate and caring he could be.

It seemed that... she got to know him better and better.

The self-proclaimed husband pulled up in front of the biggest supermarket in G City. Cassandra and Rufus walked inside with a shopping trolley.

This was the first time they shopped together. Rufus was in charge of the trolley and Cassandra walked beside him, looking around to spot the items they needed. She asked Rufus for advice from time to time.

It looked like they were a married couple, doing their regular shopping. Cassandra felt happy at that moment.

The two of them, both good-looking and seemingly a perfect match for each other, were eye candy to everyone else. There were people looking at them with envy all the time.

"Do you feel like having some hairtail? How about I cook fried hairtail for dinner?"

It seemed like Cassandra was asking Rufus for his advice, but the domineering wife had already tossed the pack of fish in their trolley before the husband could even answer.

"Stewed celery and lily bulbs is good. I'll get some."

She picked up another packet.

It wasn't until the trolley was almost full that the busy wife remembered to ask Rufus what he wanted to buy.

"What do you want for dinner? Well, forget it..."

Cassandra blushed when she saw the sly smile on Rufus's face.

Bending down, he whispered into Cassandra's ear. He was going to say the three words when she suddenly covered her ears and ran away.

She knew very well what he was going to say—"I want you."

before Rufus could and paid the bill. Rufus's face hardened upon seeing this.

to the car and everything was in the trunk, Rufus said, "I am going to pay the bills from now on. You don't have

the proud man to see his

You can

not yielding to his demands and stuck in her

I'll pay

to take over all future expenses. It seemed that Cassandra's

in agreement and didn't say anything else.

person, but to his

bought them things. And they used those gifts to show off how happy they were. But Cassandra was different, she wanted to show that she was equal to Rufus in all aspects. She wanted to become a tree next to him, not the one shadowed

prepare the food. Rufus leaned on the kitchen door with his arms folded and enjoyed the scene as Cassandra

moment. She wished that her

the mansion of

was still quite weak and Jill ordered

don't have to worry about me. I

and put on guilty look as if she felt like she was a huge burden

gone through a lot. It's my responsibility to take good care of

as she sat beside the bed

lowered her head and remained silent. A sad expression

a big sigh and began to

to get pregnant again. Get some rest so you can recover your strength. Besides, Lionel's hands are full

as she tried to sound causal. She

with anger for a

could successfully marry Lionel as soon as Cassandra was out of the picture. But now Jill said to talk

win this battle and succeeded as the other woman was nowhere to be seen in the Tang family. But, still, Jill wanted to discuss her wedding later. In

will get well as soon as possible,"

mind. As long as her biggest rival was

and was totally wasted, reeking of

you? Get

with a frown as she looked at the drunk Lionel with disgust.

Lionel took charge of two of them. So he probably had to socialize with

walked gingerly towards her.

"I... I love you..."

and murmured something under his breath.

to break free from his clutch but failed. She

When did I fell

he spoke, Ivy could still make out what he was talking about.

a lot and began to reminisce in the past, ' Ivy thought