A Graduation Gift

"No way! I'm not interested in hearing your side of the story," Cassandra said defiantly.

Immediately and with such determination, she laid down her case. Cassandra felt herself gaining strength and boldness, each day of her separation from this man she detested.

She hated to admit that this man had caused a lot of damage. Cassandra was so innocent when she met Lionel. During their arranged marriage, they just could not seem to get along with each other. His hatred and her resistance drifted the two further and further away. She had never been afraid of Lionel's threats before, and would never allow them to affect her in the future.

"You don't want to know what's happened, do you?" Lionel said, with a smirk on his arrogant face.

He was quite surprised, as he looked for that familiar curiosity in her eyes. Casandra no longer fell for his mind games. Sitting like a blueprint in front of her. He had become so obvious. The years of reading his every action had made her extremely perceptive. The repulsiveness sat in her throat when she looked at him.

"I do, but I trust Rufus more and will believe what he has told me. Your information is normally fragmented in lies and concealment," Cassandra said coldly.

Cassandra took a deep breath and looked at Lionel calmly. She no longer felt anxiety and had no pit in her stomach. How wonderful it was to be free of his bondage.

She wondered why Rufus hasn't told her everything. As she pondered, she realized, he was protecting her. He was a caring man, always putting her well being first. These two brothers couldn't have been any more different, even if they tried. Lionel was just a critically hard man. He could not commit, and had no loyalty.

relationship. If he couldn't have her, neither could his brother. He always believed he was better. Thinking he had to prove his point, in everything he did. 'We

'Did she ever trust and

on earth has Rufus done to win over her trust? Could he have promised her shares in the company? Is he after her company. I don't know, but I'm going to find out. How dare he just walk in here and take over. He must have been manipulating her heart. He is so smooth, yet arrogant as hell. How can that self-righteous prig think he's better than

should believe in a man, who seduces the wife of his

look crept

don't have to listen to you anymore. I need nothing from you. You have lost nothing here. I don't mind you slandering me, in fact I'm used to it. Not Rufus, he has always picked up and fixed your mistakes. I'm no exclusion. Without him, the Tang Group would definitely not be what it is today and would have been overshadowed by the Dawn Star Group, I am not exaggerating. What he has achieved is astounding. If you were half the man he was, you would go a long way. I don't care what you say, or what your intentions are. You never took into account how I felt before. Rufus and I are together. We respect each other, we

share a meaningful life with. Did Lionel ever have any of those

finally became too much. Ivy confronted Cassandra, and toyed with

She tried to put up with them in respect for Rufus. Cassandra just hoped the Tangs would unite. The Qins were segmented

a distance with his father as well. And Jill, was

tough and strong. In her days of sickness,

complete family, he won't admit it though." Thinking of what Michelle said, Cassandra felt like been torn apart. Although she had yet been told much about Rufus's past, she knew that her beloved man had suffered and lived a hard