A Graduation Gift

"You'd better keep your mouth shut if you have no proof at all,"

Rufus said as he casually settled himself on the couch. With his legs crossed, he looked calmly at Lionel who was desperately furious.

Thankfully, Cassandra was now awake. The sharp quarrel just outside her room baffled her and began to hurt her ears.

Looking around, she realized that she was lying in a bed of a completely unknown room. She didn't know what was going on and why she was here.

Managing to sit herself up, Cassandra massaged her temples to help herself recall what had happened.

She remembered that she was talking about her design with David. Her memory, however, was quite limited that she failed to recollect what happened next.

Where was she? Why was she sleeping here? She had no idea about that.

Cassandra forced herself to stand up and walked unsteadily toward the door.

As she opened the door, she saw Rufus sitting on the couch as calm as he had always been, and beside him was the already red-faced Lionel who was staring at Rufus with eyes full of rage. Apparently, the argument that she had heard when she woke up was from them. Cassandra was wondering when the two unfriendly brothers had got together.

Seeing Cassandra approaching, the two men unanimously turned their eyes towards her.

"You're awake?"

Rufus asked as he stood up quickly and walked toward Cassandra to support her. He held Cassandra by the arm and walked her to the couch.

Cassandra sat by Rufus's side on the couch and gently rested her head on Rufus's shoulder. Lionel disdained the scene and looked at them with a feeling of discomfort rising in his heart.

Cassandra was his former wife. Despite the fact that it was he who divorced her on his own initiative by signing the divorce agreement with her, it still felt awkward seeing her acting that way with Rufus.

Their relationship was clearly evident and they were showing it openly in front of Lionel. His temper rose at the thought that she was having an affair with Rufus, his half-brother!

"It seems that I fainted. What happened? And where is David? I remember I was talking with him,"

Cassandra inquired, noticing the papers on the table.

"You fainted from having a low blood sugar. David is quite satisfied with your design, but he was so careless that he left the papers here. I'll arrange for someone to send it to him,"

Rufus answered her questions calmly without taking his eyes off from her.

"Then why are you here? And why is Lionel here too?"

Cassandra continued asking because her doubts were not completely cleared yet. Rufus and Lionel were both here, which gave her an assumption that there could be something wrong and it could not be that simple.

happened to call you at that time. David answered the phone and told me what happened,"

replied. He had expected that Cassandra would ask so, therefore he made a call to her phone before she could gain consciousness again. He believed that the call log would support

made up such a story trying to hide the truth from Cassandra. Judging from the expressions on her face, Lionel's

to do with what had happened. Rufus rebuked her seriously. What on earth did Cloris do to Cassandra that made

no further. With an awkward tone, she then turned her eyes to Lionel and asked coldly, "Then why are you

was overwhelmed at how conceited he was to show

for Rufus to go home with

Lionel immediately. Even he himself was surprised at this answer. He didn't know why

his face. She knew the two brothers very well and they had always lived a

said, Cassandra chose to believe Lionel. Anyhow, they were brothers with a common father. If they could

recovered my strength. Let's go,"

she was about to get up and walk out, Rufus pulled her back

are needed at home. Don't wait for me. You can go home first,"

Cassandra from Lionel, which meant that he didn't put

I can wait for you

casting a provocative glance at Rufus.

of conflict. She frowned, pushed Rufus away, stood up and said, "You can go, both

of Lionel, because she was worried that he might lose control of himself and forced her to have sex with him, which she couldn't even reject because of their marital relationship. With their marriage null and void, she feared him no more. Cassandra knew

walking out when Rufus's phone rang. He took it out from his pocket, glanced at it and hesitated to take

all edgy and in haste to get us back home,"

shrugging his shoulders.

Rufus's unwillingness to obey his father, Cassandra persuaded gently, "Rufus, go back home. I'm fine. I can go home myself.

want Rufus to displease his

at Cassandra's pale face, Rufus stood up and said, "Well, let

Cassandra by the waist and they walked

silently, jealous as

of Rufus. Lionel wanted to give himself a big slap. He regretted that he divorced her on the spur of the moment. He had doubted a

actually

so much, who actually didn't deserve that. Suddenly, an evil idea came into Lionel's head.

still love Rufus when you know that he has cheated you?' Lionel said to

Cassandra, Rufus and Lionel drove together back to the Tang family mansion. The whole family was waiting for them in the dining hall. Their father, Horace, gave them both a reproving look and motioned them

rude of you to have our

course, she was referring to Rufus, whom she expected would

had an emergency in the company. We've tried to deal with it as soon as possible so we can come back home in time. I'm so sorry, Miss Ke. Please

as he sat down beside Ivy. At Amanda's presence, he tried to act like a gentleman. "Never mind. It's no big deal," Amanda

the table to punish him for not receiving her

and continued with his