A Graduation Gift

Cassandra felt someone tapping her on the shoulder as she got lost in her own thoughts. She was surprised to find Michelle when she turned around.

"Come in. He wants to see you," Michelle said.

Cassandra was startled—Rufus wanted to see her? Why?

Wasn't he staying with Amanda?

Michelle had already seen her hiding by the balcony earlier but she chose to ignore her. However, Rufus insisted on seeing her and Michelle really couldn't do anything about that so she did as he wished.

How difficult all of this was!

"Amanda's gone. It's just going to be you and him. Communicate and talk everything over, okay? Fix this."

As soon as Michelle finished speaking, she turned around and walked towards Jasper who was waiting for her in the corridor.

Both Michelle and Jasper turned around to look at Cassandra. Looking helpless, they both shook their heads and left.

Cassandra remained frozen and was unable to gather her thoughts. Was she really going to finally see him?

When Rufus was still in comatose, she took care of him all throughout hoping that she would be the first face he would see when he woke up. But now, she was afraid to see him, and even talk to him.

Cassandra took a deep breath to calm herself down. Then she pushed the door open and walked in. She didn't want to see him right away so she kept her eyes fixed on the floor and her mouth tightly shut.

"Come here,"

Rufus said in a placid tone. Cassandra slowly walked towards his bed.

Rufus felt something break inside him when he saw how hesitant Cassandra was to even look him in the eye. He reached out his hand and patted the edge of the bed.

"Come and sit,"

he softly suggested.

Cassandra sat on the edge of the bed—careful with her every move. When she finally raised her head to look at him, she found him staring at her deeply. It was difficult to read him.

"Say something."

Rufus frowned at her silence.

Cassandra wanted to tell him so many things but she couldn't make her mouth move as if her throat had been sealed shut.

She wanted so bad to ask him about Amanda and if he'd already chosen her. She wanted to ask him why he couldn't let her go.

She wanted to tell him how bad she was hurting and she wanted to ask him how he could treat her this way.

when she saw Rufus's ashen face and broken legs, she bit

"Are you feeling better?"

long period of loaded silence. It was a simple question and anyone could have asked it. She didn't know

on your

first time that Rufus and Cassandra would be talking peacefully so he wanted to go straight to the point.

utter a word, for she didn't even know what was on her mind.

love her and commit to it; she wanted a quiet life; she wanted to have a family—of all people, she thought Rufus should be the one to know all of this. However, now that he was

from you? Was I too greedy? Are we where we are now because

twisted into

too much; it only bothers me when you

his eyes on her. The last thing he wanted to happen was for Cassandra to leave

didn't respond, instead she hung her head low and fidgeted with

out for Cassandra's

"Don't leave me, okay?"

soft voice, squeezing her hand. The familiar

I thought I heard you speaking to me. I wasn't sure if it

his gaze

woke up. I was so

that Cassandra wasn't by his side—until now, he could still feel

leave me and don't be mad anymore. Come back, please, and we can live together again. We can

were welling

Rufus right. 'Did he just say he wanted to get married? And

mentioned getting married. Could it be that he really did love

I know I've proposed before and it was nowhere near perfect. Remember? You even got mad at me. So I'm going to propose again. You're going to have everything—the engagement, the wedding, everything. Just don't get mad,

felt his heart twist whenever he saw Cassandra

out and held her in his arms. It had been a while since he held her

just kept

owned

CEO office of Dawn Star Group, a handsome man sat

eyes were curved upwards which only

had thin lips that formed a light, dazzling

was Arthur standing humbly as if he revered and respected the

really is generous. They invested so much money in your company

smile had a sort of chilling vibe to

TY the interest from their investment because well, we're all business

careful smile on

pretty easy to take down the Tang Group.

narrowed his eyes

still wouldn't give a dime back to