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

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

a story trying to hide the truth from Cassandra. Judging from the

what exactly happened, but he was sure that Rufus was not telling the truth. He could easily tell that David was not a good guy, and Cloris had something to do with what had happened. Rufus rebuked her

she then turned her eyes to Lionel

her company that afternoon and made trouble out of nothing. Cassandra was overwhelmed at how conceited he was to show

for Rufus to go home

he himself was surprised at this answer. He didn't know why his brain would

of expression on his face. She knew the two brothers very well and they had always lived a dog-and-cat life. But now they were about to go home together. How could their relationship improve all

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

I have recovered my strength. Let's go,"

get up and walk out, Rufus pulled her back into his arm and looked at her with his deep black eyes full of concern.

needed at home. Don't wait for me. You can

his intimacy with Cassandra from Lionel, which meant that he didn't

wait for you and then

a provocative

at the two men and sensed a sort of conflict. She frowned, pushed Rufus away, stood up

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.

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

edgy and in

said casually, shrugging his shoulders.

Cassandra persuaded gently, "Rufus, go back home. I'm fine. I can go home myself. I'll give

Rufus to displease

Rufus stood up and said, "Well, let me walk you out

he held Cassandra by the waist and they walked

followed behind them silently, jealous

in such an intimate way instead 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 long time ago that Cassandra and Rufus were having

perhaps there was actually something

so much, who actually didn't deserve that. Suddenly, an evil idea

Rufus when you know that he has

for them in the dining hall. Their father, Horace, gave them both a reproving look

of you to have our dear guest Miss Ke wait for

family, Jill scolded with an air of importance. Of course, she was referring to Rufus, whom she expected would not say anything against her at the presence of a

we 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.

to act like a gentleman. "Never mind. It's no

under the table to

that nothing had happened and continued with his casual conversation with Amanda.