A Graduation Gift

"Mr. Luo should be at the construction site. It's the theatre construction project in the tourist area."

Victor saw no reason to hide the whereabouts of his boss to Cassandra.

"Thank you, Victor!"

After hanging up the phone, Cassandra went straight to where Rufus was supposed to be, without thinking twice. The eagerness to divulge was overwhelming and she felt like she could not make through another minute without telling Rufus that she was pregnant.

Meanwhile, Rufus confirmed it with multiple reliable sources that it was Charlie who had invested money in the Qin Group. He also came to learn that Charlie had spoken to Cassandra earlier. It was only recently that Charlie provided her with substantial financial support, helping her repay the bank loan and securing her a larger amount of another loan. All of this made Rufus uneasy all day.

The more he thought about, the less well it sat with him. Motivated by concern, he couldn't help calling Cassandra's phone. However, fearing that what he had guessed all along could be true, in the end, he cut the call as he didn't feel like talking to her about this matter anymore.

At noon, there was no sunshine, only a wan and ashen light that suffused the sky. ?Amanda gracefully pushed open?the door of the office and glanced within. With a distinctive blend of airy nonchalance, she stepped in with a box of home-made lunch, as if she had forgotten about everything that had happened between them last night.

"Rufus, I made salmon sushi today. Quick, have a taste!"

With a happy smile on her lips, she completely disregarded his cold face and started setting the plates in front of him one by one.

"Amanda, please stop this. You don't need to bring me lunch in the future."

stretched out her dainty finger and pressed it on

not like Cassandra. I won't leave you just because you can't see how much I care about you. Nothing can stop me from feeling the way I do about you, not even lures from the outside world. Even if you don't love me now,

canine into

difficult to deal with her, Rufus sighed in resignation. Knowing Amanda well enough, he realized the easiest way to get rid of her was to play along and let her do whatever she wanted to do. Glancing down at the plate, he picked up a sushi with his chopsticks

mean when you said lures from the outside

her words. In an instant, he put down the sushi and scanned every inch

by his sudden mood change and shifted in the

didn't mean it

scrambled around the room, trying

"Amanda, look at me!"

voice, sending forth a terrifying aura all over his

me. Did your father mention any additional conditions with Cassandra

his eyes darkened, as if the glimmer of light that used to inhabit them had faded irredeemably.

I... I don't

her father had spoken to Cassandra. In fact, this was the first time she had heard of it. Later she was lost in deep contemplation, 'Cassandra must have told Rufus that I called her and cursed at her yesterday. That's probably why he wants to talk to me about it. What a spineless bitch! But then why would Rufus ask me about my father? I feel like something's not right here. Could it be something else

to me

the subtle changes of expression on her face.

know anything about that, Rufus. Why do you always blame me for your suspicions. That's not fair to