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."

committing to memory the lines of his face, even as his eyes looked at

eyebrows, his starry eyes, his prominent and good-looking nose and his angry lips at the

for good.

his eyebrows and her gaze lingered on his

colder and

apartment, crossing her arms over her chest. There were no other

was as numbness spread all

wants to leave after she takes what

won't let her have

apartment, her steps trailing one over another. Suddenly, the Phantom was beside her. Rufus got off and grabbed her arm. Without saying a word, he opened the car door and pushed her into the front-passenger

She had never expected him to act this way. Rufus had revved the

car! Drop me

was set in harsh lines. He grabbed Cassandra's arm hard. Fear came over her as she felt

with him to get rid of his control, but Rufus tightened his grip on her. He was so

"If you want

car. If an accident happened

his words, remembering his

wanted him to go through that

and shook off her wrist

into the courtyard

"Get off.

the tight corners of his

back to

and she didn't want to show her weakness

car, opened the door, hoisted her on his shoulder roughly and walked

before she could even register what

down!" she

grasp, kicking her legs and throwing her fists

it!" he

"Rufus, you demon!"

two of

her directly into the bedroom and threw her down on the