A Graduation Gift

The clock that hung on the wall of the hospital room tickled 7 o' clock, and it was a cold evening. The spring rain kept falling outside while Cassandra was busy with peeling an apple for Rufus. Enticed by the look of the fresh fruits, she added some oranges and bananas, placed them on a plate and handed it to Rufus.

"Can you help me eat these fruits?"

Rufus popped out a request as he lovingly looked at her.

Hesitant at first, Cassandra opened her mouth to refuse but was held silent on second thought. After all, he was a patient and she should take care of him. Carefully, she cut the fruits into smaller pieces with her fruit knife, picked a small piece and lifted it gently to his mouth.

"No, I want you to feed me using your mouth!" Rufus blurted a silly request and refused to take the apple on the toothpick.

With an intimidating expression in his eyes, Rufus smiled a little and looked at Cassandra.

"Alright, I bet you don't want to eat any fruit for now!"

With a heavy hand, Cassandra put the fruit plate on the table and decided not to bear with him again. The more she yearned to him, the eager he was in teasing her.

'What a greedy man you are, Rufus, ' Cassandra cursed silently.

Seeing that she was pissed off, Rufus reached out for her hands to give her a hug. But Cassandra was so annoyed that she didn't want any body contact with him. She struggled with all her might to free herself from Rufus's grasp. When all of a sudden, Rufus let out an alarming gasp, "Ouch! My leg!"

Showing a miserable expression on his face, Rufus knitted his eyebrows and puckered his lips. Cassandra relaxed her body and stopped struggling in his arms. She held her breath because she was so nervous at what might cause the pain in Rufus.

Rufus chuckled silently and heaved a sigh of content. Realizing that he was joking with her, Cassandra stared at him with eyes in a huff.

"Why are you staring at me that way, my little frog?"

Feeling silly like a child, Rufus lifted the corner of his mouth and cracked a charming smile at her. He was trying to calm her down using his charm. But for Cassandra, his efforts were futile and his words still sounded ironic.

"Hmm, to see where you can go, big fly!" Cassandra contradicted immediately.

Still annoyed by his prank, Cassandra kept fixing her stony stare at Rufus, blaming him for his unreasonableness and unusual behavior. She stayed with him almost twenty-four hours a day; because of his injuries, Cassandra couldn't leave him alone and had to do everything he asked her to do.

These past few days, she was always late to work in the morning and left her office early in the afternoon. With her performance, she believed that her image of being an excellent boss had been ruined. Despite all these, she didn't regret a thing, because Rufus was more important than anything else.

"Well, the big fly wants meat…"

Carelessly, Rufus never minded what she said. He gazed at her bare neck and ran his eyes down her chest.

"No way!" Cassandra shouted straightaway.

turned crimson red as she put her hands around her neck hurriedly and glared at him as if

was ridiculous of him to run his eyes like that when he was still lying on the

however, was disturbed when they heard a knock on the door. Cassandra jumped out of his arms in a shock and

hand, Rufus just lay comfortably on the bed and

shouted towards the door.

a little to have a clear view

in with his usual poker face and walked directly to Rufus, not minding Cassandra as if

missed many projects that were supposed to be in the bag. The worst was that the Dawn Star Group got them all. The entire board of directors was shaken and they're waiting for you to take over,

he was reporting to Rufus, there was

surprised by this news—he

Group would make some big movements and that they needed to get ready, but it seems that things are not developing

to the company, Rufus raised his eyebrow and spoke with an expression of understanding.

than alive under his management while the Dawn Star Group had grown

the board,

emotionless as he naturally was, Victor looked at Rufus and waited for his

to the

Cassandra interrupted him and

need at least a month

she glanced at

take it easy and I

if telling her to relax and then

be better if Lionel will be there tomorrow as well, and I want him to explain why things have gone out

Victor nodded to him and left the room without any more words. Rufus loosened up on the bed after Victor disappeared from the door and shut off the business from his mind.

don't you feel I smell

have a bath since he broke his leg in the accident. Although Cassandra wiped him with warm towers every day, it was a torture for him because he

It's okay with me and I didn't smell anything except for the

no attention to the implication in his words. She was annoyed that he didn't take his own injury to heart.

reluctant; if only he could manage to walk, he would be clean and fresh all

help me to take

not to see the expression on her face and finally spoke out his request. Then with his dark

how to respond, Cassandra blushed as red as a cherry immediately. She had never expected that he would ask her to help him to

in with the smell. Please put some waterproof bandage on my leg and

she should do, after realizing that his request left her blank and surprised.

his broken leg, Cassandra helped him to the bathroom and turned around to face the door. The next moment, she was curious

you start showering?" she