A Graduation Gift

For a while, he just stood there, shaking his head, contemplatively.

"Oh, by the way, do you remember the wife of Mr. Gary Zheng? Whitney?"

Jasper asked after a pause, suddenly remembering.

"Of course. She's one of our VIPs, and has put most of her assets under our management.

Why do you ask?"

Rufus raised an eyebrow, wondering why Jasper had mentioned her out of the blue.

He also thought about how Cassandra wouldn't be able to take control of the Qin Group if Whitney didn't offer her equity shares.

"I heard she's coming back to develop her career here, and has transferred large amount of funds to her domestic capital account recently. I think she's preparing for a big move soon,"

explained Jasper, looking down at the floor, lost in thought.

"Isn't it normal for our customers to transfer funds from one account to another? What's so strange about it?"

Rufus asked, doubtfully, bringing a pen to his lips. He couldn't place exactly why Jasper was worried or would even bring it up.

"Well...the thing is, she once mentioned to her subordinates she might bring her daughter here to G City as a permanent resident,"

Jasper said, shaking his head in bewilderment, getting to the point.

remember her saying she had no intention of coming back here and that her daughter liked living abroad. Don't you think there's a catch here? Why would she suddenly

doesn't feel right to

He was totally intrigued by this news, and didn't realize that he sounded very gossipy now. However, Rufus found it unnecessary. He stood up, walked to him and patted him

a pity you didn't choose to become some

torn between laughing and weeping. To tell the truth, he had somehow guessed

the sake of her daughter's illness, such that they

her daughter, the girl must have started doing a lot better, which would explain why Whitney wanted to come back

to

again. Keep a close watch on how things develop. And most importantly, don't worry,

before getting back

in a few seconds, his attention was somehow caught by a photo

out to take it up, and gently stroke the photo frame while staring at the picture, from where his mother smiled back at him. She was still in her prime when the picture was taken. Her little boy stood by her side, palpable and inexperienced.

fights with others his age and even elder when he was laughed at in school. At times, he would lose his temper and blame his poor mother for not having his father around. She endured

brought misery upon them was still leading a good and lavish life

alarmed right now, given that Dawn Star Group was getting bigger

has come," he murmured, looking at his mother in the picture.

the person who abandoned us won't just get away with it," he spoke in a manner of

shipshape. It got truly completed

placed such that she could look at it every night before going to bed, and every morning, as soon as she

often now, she found herself sitting at the edge of her bed, gently stroking it. It felt soft and looked pure and cute, like always. The very act of moving her fingers on its fur relaxed her. And yet, when

time, there was an aching void in her heart telling her this wasn't usual, wasn't something not to worry

days in their busy work lives, and because of which she was able to bear the solitude, no matter how much she missed him, how hard she ached for his touch. She had always believed Rufus loved her and that she had a permanent place in his heart. All this time, she felt as long as they loved each other, even his absence contained a kind of abstract presence of his being.