A Graduation Gift

It had been a month since Rufus finally got discharged from the hospital. His injuries had surprisingly recovered faster than what was usual. Even the doctors were impressed by how fast he recovered.

The entire month, Cassandra had stayed in Garden Villa to take care of him. No one from the Tang family cared enough to check up on him. They didn't even know he was discharged and back to the villa. Sometimes, Horace would call him to ask him whether he could visit him. However, Rufus always refused, saying he didn't want anyone to bother him in the hospital.

"Why don't you bring back all your stuff here?"

Rufus furrowed his eyebrows and looked at Cassandra. She had only gotten some change clothes back to the villa.

"These clothes are enough. I will bring back other stuff later."

Considering Rufus was still recovering, Cassandra didn't want to risk annoying him. Actually, she had no intention of coming back to Garden Villa.

They could live together for the time being, but moving back here would mean accepting Rufus's proposal. And she didn't want to be in a marriage that wasn't blessed.

She could accept the wedding celebration to be low-key but it still had to be warm and sweet. How could she marry him without the blessings and support of their families?

"If you think moving back would be inconvenient and tiring, I can ask someone to help you,"

Rufus said. He was confused as to why she was putting it off further.

"It's fine. Let's wait until you completely recover."

Cassandra had decided to put her cards on the table and speak with complete honesty only after he got better.

Rufus, however, had mixed feelings about what was on Cassandra's mind. On one hand, she took so much care of him and did all the housework, and on the other, she rejected him.

And yet, Rufus could do nothing about it.

Wasn't it fascinating? The day had finally come. A man like Rufus didn't know how to handle a woman, anymore. He had never imagined there would come a day when he would feel so helpless.

"I heard you joined the Union of Real Estate?"

Victor had told Rufus about it. He was slightly hurt, since he had gotten to know this from someone other than her. She used to share everything with him.

The contract Cassandra signed to join the Union was drafted by Arthur. Even Arthur got to know it before Rufus. He felt disappointed and betrayed.

Group

Rufus to bring this up. She found it strange and kept looking at him with a

should confront her or not. "Why

asking for all the trivial details of her life. But Cassandra was the one who had estranged herself from him in the first place. He could feel she was keeping herself distant on purpose. She was with him here in person, yet it felt like she was far away. But the truth was, he missed her and

thought you would soon find out after I handed in the

Rufus. He was the director of the Union of Real Estate and the president of the Tang Group. Of course, he would have found

didn't want others to think she had become a part of the

know I am resting these days. Isn't it obvious I wouldn't be checking on any

at her face and trying to find the natural sense of sharing there once was between them. Were they really strangers now?

do you want to eat?

argue about any of this with him anymore. He asked her things and she avoided him. The pattern

"You,"

said with that

all the time, yet he couldn't touch her

at him with her eyes crinkling. She didn't utter a single word

her walk away, Rufus's face turned gloomy again.

everyday, which was understandable, given that all his power was taken away from him so

mother, Jill, had taken Horace away from Rufus many years ago, at the same time robbing him of all his resources and making his mother stay in a hospital for years. All Rufus

was going according to his plan but the red car. That was no where to

dinner, Cassandra helped Rufus walk to the bedroom to put him to sleep. She found it more difficult than she had imagined—the

She didn't find him

her teeth and made it to the temporary bedroom on the

Why don't you take off some

off some clothes.

her forehead and put

hot," said Rufus, lifting

cover yourself. You haven't recovered yet. It's a very bad time for you to catch a

the quilt again, disappointed at

Rufus really didn't know how to take care of himself. If he caught a cold sleeping through the night, it would do his

the fact that Rufus had already recovered enough. He was simply putting up

"No, it's really hot."

lifted the quilt again, ignoring