A Graduation Gift

Chapter 242 Hatred And Desire (Part Three)

In his office, Rufus found himself agitated. Every now and then, his eyes would flit to his phone, waiting for a reply from Cassandra. But whenever his screen would light up, it was with someone else's name.

It seemed that she had made up her mind to ignore him. He heard that she didn't return to the Garden Villa and stayed in her rented apartment in these past few days.

Why was she acting this way? Was it still because he went to take care of the sick Amanda?

Cassandra worked overtime. As she stepped out of the office building, the familiar Phantom came into view.

She had purposefully stayed in her office for as long as she could, but she knew she could hide no longer. Knowing that Rufus came for an explanation, she composed herself and then walked on unhurriedly.

However, the moment she saw Rufus's figure leaning against the car from far away, she felt herself crumbling.

His eyes zeroed in on her from afar.

She was wearing tight clothes that hugged her figure. A cool breeze blew and fluttered her skirt, exposing her slender legs.

Cassandra stood there, hesitating in her tracks, and so Rufus straightened up and closed the distance between them.

"What are you thinking?"

he asked when he was standing right in front of her. Cassandra wore an unreadable expression on her face.

He took in the sight of her and wanted to sigh at the relief. A few days seemed so long when he did not see her.

"Nothing,"

she replied stiffly.

speaking again, "Come

around her shoulder, but she

his arm hung at his side. He couldn't understand why she was being

go back to my apartment. I have to work early

tightened but she forced the words out. She could not even bear to look at Rufus.

you here tomorrow

been trying to appease her, but all she gave him back was rejection. His

need," she cut him off. "I don't want

bristled at her response.

the hell are you talking about?! You don't want others to see us together? Didn't you think about that when we started dating? Haven't you seen how hard I worked for you? You don't know half of the things I've done just to keep you by my

up. He was done playing the understanding, lovesick partner. He had spent the past few days on his knees,

woman. It was part of what drew him to her, and he had arranged everything

someone else to send her a priceless dress, because

about her being a divorced woman. He never mentioned the tit-for-tat confrontation between

her sake, he organized a charity dinner with the hopes of improving

nothing

them. You decided them yourself, just as how you decided to keep me by

how far they were from the truth. She knew they would hurt him, but

a cruel joke all this was. She loved him dearly, but she

loved her, but he was keeping another woman by his side.

was

to stay? Listen to yourself, Cassandra. For god's sake, is that really what you have

his ears. He never thought he would be hearing those words from Cassandra. Every word came to him like a blow,

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