A Graduation Gift

Rufus explained to Charlie and promised that he would not date Amanda again. He knew Charlie loved his daughter very much so that he would prefer keeping her around instead of developing her own career in G City. It was too far away from home and him.

"No, I'm not stopping you from seeing her. Instead, I actually want you to help me take care of her,"

Charlie said with a wave of his hand. His words completely surprised Rufus.

Then Charlie sighed and explained when he saw how surprised Rufus was, "As you know, Rufus, I didn't allow your relationship with Amanda when you were in Dark Night Group. It was not because I disliked you. The only reason was because you were both too young at that time. Besides, I knew why you came to the Dark Night Group. You entered into the group because you hated your father and you wanted to train yourself to be a strong man to take avenge on him. I didn't want my daughter to stay with a man who had so much hatred in his heart."

There was nothing Charlie could do now about the past. What's done cannot be undone. 'It's no use lamenting about all of that now, ' he thought as he sighed out loud.

When Rufus joined the Dark Night Group, he was far more mature than his peers at the time, even though they were all the same age. It was probably because he never had a childhood. Rufus had to make it on his own and had to grow up way too fast for his liking.

He barely socialized and communicated with others. He concentrated only on intensive training in his mind and body.

Rufus was still a student at that time. Charlie was a sophisticate. He recognized that Rufus was clever, and believed that he would have a promising future. So he took care of him. He even invited Rufus home to treat him. Then unexpectedly and completely unbeknown to him, Rufus and his beloved daughter fell in love.

Charlie remembered back to the day when he asked a question to all the students before they started training.

"Why do you all want to be a part of the Dark Night Group? I would like you all to individually tell me your reasons and elaborate on the importance of this in your life."

Charlie stood with his feet slightly apart and his hands clasped behind his back. The young faces looked back at him with great respect. Then one after another, they began to report their reasons and goals.

"I want to develop the most powerful physique, muscular arms, strong fists and legs!"

"I want to become focused and evolve into one of the most talented business geniuses!"

"I want to be the wealthiest man in my country!"

Every young man was ambitious. They had the most important quality of excellence, which was their confidence.

When it came to Rufus's turn, he stated in a low voice, "I want to make someone regret his choice."

At that moment he showed no emotion at all.

The training field went silent upon his words. Everyone turned their heads and looked at this handsome, well structured young man with curious eyes.

they all wondered what he meant by this. They exchanged looks at one another, having

me, who would that

eyes

father,"

his face stayed expressionless. He would never stand down out

pledge war against his father and

show any surprise or emotion in front of these

of all the new recruits. This was the

from others' and the determination in his eyes left Charlie deep

He endured the hardship and pushed through, showing the most stamina during training. He never complained about his pain or being tired.

the day. He knew what it would take to reach his goal, and step by step, he

gradually. Later, he understood why Rufus hated his father so much. How could a man do that to his family? It was inhuman. He treated Rufus's mother with such malice, and then threw her into a dingy hole of a place, leaving Rufus as a young boy to care for himself. That was where the inner strength had developed, unfortunately at a terrible price though. Charlie had

from his mother. But what Charlie had

coming from as well. In the end, Amanda broke up with him as Charlie wished. But he didn't blame Charlie. Instead, he understood him. He was a good father

had no place for anything else. If Amanda had stayed with him, Charlie would have been constantly worried about her, and for good reason. His heart was filled with too much hatred to have a place

romance he shared with Amanda was over, a long time ago. This mention of their past

makes me feel worthwhile. I'm proud of you, Rufus. You

out and patted Rufus's shoulder. He continued applauding Rufus, "How far you have come is outstanding.

of her for me in G City. Could you give her stability and protection when she needs it? She's a woman, after all. It's not so easy for a woman

living her life alone. There were too many terrible things going on in the world. He felt such relief at the thought

was speechless for a moment as he felt quite lightheaded. He wondered

That is not going to happen. I'll never let it go, ' thought Rufus to

couldn't allow himself to feel pain, even when he was hit so badly that wounds engulfed his body. He knew that he would lose the chance of staying in Dark Night Group if he lost the fight.

time when he gritted his teeth while applying rubbing alcohol to sterilize his wounds. It hurt so much that he wasn't able to fall asleep. The pain spread over his entire body,

field. He risked his life and struggled for survival. Finally, he established and developed TY Group,

this, thanks to his hatred towards Horace

to get even with his father in a mild way. But as a matter of fact, that

in hell. He had experienced hell as well in hardship and torment. Rufus felt hopeless at one point and could do nothing about the situation to help his mother. He could barely look after himself as a child. He had lived with such guilt and no one to turn to. Life hadn't been fair to him.

capable and independent young man, Rufus planned the establishment and development of TY Group. His great accuracy in planning and management made it all happened. He had big plans for the TY Group, intending to make it a huge company, even though it had come so far in such a short time. He still had a way to go,

order to make that man whom he called