A Graduation Gift

It's not what I think. I don't care about what other people think. They mean nothing to me, as long as I can be with you, ' she screamed in her head.

However, reality was cruel. She had to leave him. Then he wouldn't need to choose between two women and be pulled apart from both directions.

'The pain is only temporary, ' Cassandra comforted herself silently. 'We would only hurt each other more if we stay together. If I leave now, both of us would have more time to heal. It's for the best.'

"Cassandra, I never thought that you would be like this."

Rufus had never hated a woman so much as he did now. Even when Amanda left him, he had never felt this much pain.

He was trying hard to rein in his anger, clenching his fists and cracking his finger joints.

"This is who I am," Cassandra lifted her chin and tried her best to appear cruel. "You treated me well from the very beginning, so choosing you was the logical choice. I'm a realistic person, or I wouldn't have divorced Lionel. I know he's not as good as you."

Cassandra projected an air of vanity.

The blood had all but drained from Rufus's face.

He had never felt so defeated, even before his business reached a plateau.

It seemed that he was twice the fool this time, and the pain brought by the betrayal was also two-fold.

Cassandra had never loved him. His heart broke at the thoughts that crashed over him.

"You're right," he managed to answer. "He's not as capable as I am, but I'm not as vicious as you are," he spat.

How to break two hearts that were in love?

Cassandra thought they were the best example. They were deeply in love, but now, they were only hurting each other.

Although the words that she said were the complete opposite of her true feelings, she had already hurt Rufus, and he was ready to snap back.

The tears were threatening to fall from her face, but she blinked against them, gritting her teeth and clenching her fists to gain control.

"Well, now that you know what I've thinking, I don't think you have any more questions, and I have nothing left to say to you either. We no longer have any reason to be together. Let's stop this before things get even uglier."

him for the last time, committing to memory the lines of his face, even as his eyes looked at her in disgust and

starry eyes, his prominent and good-looking nose

herself one last glance, and leave for good.

over his eyebrows and her gaze lingered on his

was so much colder and she felt

wind-up toy, she headed mechanically for her apartment, crossing her arms over her chest. There

was as numbness spread

this? She wants to leave after she takes

let her have

Phantom was beside her. Rufus got off and grabbed her arm. Without saying a

him to act this way.

are you doing? Stop the car!

He grabbed Cassandra's arm hard. Fear came over her as

with him to get rid of his control, but Rufus tightened his grip on her. He was so strong that Cassandra felt as if

"If you want me to have another car accident, then

both in the car. If an accident happened now, neither of them could

strength at his words, remembering his state in the last car

him to go through that

felt Cassandra stop struggling, Rufus scoffed and shook off her wrist none too gently.

toward Garden Villa, into the courtyard which Cassandra was all too familiar

"Get off. Wait for

but the tight corners of

me back

house, and she didn't want to show her weakness to

out of the car, opened the door,

the house before she could even register what

down!"

in his grasp, kicking her legs and throwing

it!" he

"Rufus, you demon!"

two of

her cries. He carried her directly into the bedroom and threw her down