A Graduation Gift

The lobby was full of commotion as anxious journalists were waiting. They were chatting and cleaning their equipment waiting for their target to appear. All of a sudden, a person wearing the same outfit as Lyndsy's came out of the building.

"Lyndsy... Lyndsy is here!"

Somebody from the crowd spotted the figure and screamed her name out of surprise and excitement.

In an instant, everyone turned their heads and rushed forward following the figure with their cameras.

The figure ran out of the office building and came to a halt about 200 meters away from it. Photographers and cameramen surged forward. Zooming and clicking on their devices to capture the figure's reaction as they began asking her questions.

"Lyndsy, what's your opinion about having two heroines in this movie?"

"Lyndsy, it's said you want to break up with the company. Is that true?"

"Lyndsy, you..."

Everyone was stunned when suddenly, the figure at the center of the crowd took off her mask with a grin.

"Have you guys mistaken me for someone else?"

Silence fell upon the group, those who bombarded the fake Lyndsy with questions stared at the petite girl, dumbfounded. They examined her features from head to foot, she was not Lyndsy.

"But the clothes..." a journalist exclaimed in disbelief.

"Please, could you excuse me?"

Cassandra elbowed her way through the crowd and hailed a taxi, swirling the mask by her finger.

It was not until the cab sped off did these gossip-providers understand what was going on.

"We have been fooled!"

Someone blurted it out and everyone present began to regret their carelessness. With their shoulders in a shudder and their heads low, the crowd dispersed gradually one by one.

Cassandra looked back in the cab and smiled as the crowd scattered.

Enjoying her victory, Cassandra was surprised that such a simple trick could fool the journalists. It seemed that they were so desperate to interview Lyndsy that they didn't notice the woman in Lyndsy's clothes was way shorter than her.

On the back of her mind, she recalled the moment when she pulled Lyndsy to the ladie's room with her. She suggested that they should exchange outfits.

Cassandra pointed at Lyndsy's coat and motioned her to took it off and give it to her so they could switch over.

brightly colored. They are

She was wearing a light blue dress matched with a rose red coat. The colors were both bright and in sharp contrast. While Cassandra was in a plain grey coat and a large scarf covered half of her face. It was easy to keep a low profile

are

petite. It was easy to tell

to attract their attention. They will follow me as long as

placed it around Lyndsy's neck. She made several loops

face wearing the scarf and besides she didn't

prepared

the mask and took a deep breath before she

journalist dashed after

drive forward. But I don't know

confused look. He was eyeing

driver to go to the newly opened Decoration Material Mall. She remembered that she needed to pick up

ago and was different from other markets selling furniture. The company running the mall didn't make profits from leasing to various shops but housing only quality and well-known brands

one of the affiliates of the TY Group. Cassandra was startled at how clean

a little tired, she sat on the bench at the center of the hall. She didn't notice that

going to hide it

Cassandra

"Hide it from her?"

red wine

around and saw Rufus enjoying the wine.

precious wine every time you come here? Why don't you tell her that you are the chairman of the TY Group? What

had said stirred up a flicker of fear

all her expenses, except for the accommodation and food. Her salary could cover

Unfortunately, now...

the company rented to pay off its liabilities. Now she even came this long way to the mall to pick up the items herself. She did all these to cut

burden of her father's company, Cassandra still insisted on paying the bills when they shopped together in the supermarket.

to be defined as the kind of sugar baby who depended on men for money. Cassandra even

it. I will definitely come to you when I have no other way to go. Trust me, I will take

steadiness coming from

see that such a vulnerable girl going through these on her own. Besides, she kept turning down his favor

Cassandra for her aloofness as he could understand it was

because her parents didn't care for her when she was a kid and left her to the granny. They didn't even want to watch TV with her during the Spring Festival which was supposed to be an occasion to have a happy family reunion.

definitely hard on her.

though she was kind and capable, Cassandra still felt insecure all this time. Thus, she didn't depend on him much and her self-esteem kept pushing

ability and independence on one side and wished her could lean and