A Graduation Gift

Both Jill's and Lionel's hearts sank when they saw Cassandra.

Still, Jill managed to collect herself. With a condescending look, she snorted as she looked at Cassandra. Then, she turned and got into the car.

"Why are you here?"

It had been a long time since they last saw each other. Lionel was curious about what Cassandra was doing in front of Rufus's house.

"I live next door," she replied with an indifferent look, pointing at the villa next to it.

Lionel, however, assumed that the next house was still Rufus's property. Like his mom, he snorted and remarked, "Are you still with him? He's already engaged to Amanda. Why would you rather be his mistress than be my wife?"

Lionel said spitefully. Cassandra, however, only looked at him with a light frown but no longer bothered to reply.

"Find a time. We need to talk,"

she managed to say calmly, hiding her anger caused by what Lionel said. She had to ignore his abrasive words.

"Lionel, what are you doing out there? Get in the car! Don't talk to such a whore!"

Jill said as she stuck her head out of the window and looked at Cassandra with contempt.

The relationship between Cassandra, Rufus, and Lionel had turned into such a huge scandal in G City before. Because of this, Jill disliked her. Now, seeing that she still had contact with Rufus disgusted her even more.

"I am working in Lyndsy's studio now. Come and talk to me when you have time. We need to talk about Rufus,"

Cassandra said in a low voice to avoid being heard by Jill. She preferred to talk to Lionel about it than Jill who hated her so much.

Lionel raised his head and saw her face. She was still as beautiful as before. But somehow, she was different now.

Was it because she was calmer? No, that was not the reason. She was always calm but distant.

Lionel assessed Cassandra's sincerity with furrowed brows. Despite her alluring beauty, she still felt very distant.

She had grown more and more mature. Not to mention, it made her...sexier. With her new aura, he felt very drawn to her.

Seeing that his mother was present, Lionel merely got to reply with a nod. He knew that there would be more problems if she saw him still talking with Cassandra. So, he turned around, got into the car, and ordered the driver to go their way.

distance, Cassandra looked back at Rufus's villa once

father and the Tang family as a whole while all these were happening gave

how people looked at it. She did not want Rufus to be seen as an ungrateful and obnoxious son. That

and Lionel would

leave. Rufus, on the other hand, who had been standing behind the curtains, squinted his eyes and watched her walk into the next house.

a redeemer, Cassandra? Have you already forgotten what the Tang family did to you in the past? Why are you still defending them?

stupid you're being?' asked Rufus in his

work, Lionel

you want

This woman once belonged to him. She had been his wife. He felt his desire to get

and found that there were many people and cars on the street because it

find a quieter place,"

want to talk with Lionel on the street openly. It was important that their exchange would remain private.

the car,"

still, she complied. She pulled the door open and

Through the rearview mirror, he saw Cassandra looking outside with a serious look. What was she thinking

quiet cafe and found a table in a corner. Lionel ordered two cups of coffee, one for each.

the best thing to do to

was pregnant. Honestly, that was indeed inappropriate. His mother lived a hard life while your mother lived

said with creased eyebrows while stirring her

the Tang family. My father visited him to ask for his forgiveness and beg him to come back. He gave him a sincere apology! But Rufus, look at what

argued back. He could not help but be defensive after Cassandra criticized his parents.

here to argue with you. I'm here to offer you a suggestion. It would be perfectly okay with me if you accept it. But if you choose to refuse it,

had not changed. Even at this crucial moment, he still

okay! Go on,

when he heard that Cassandra was offering

a deep breath to calm herself down. Both Lionel and his mother were experts on driving people mad. If it were not for Rufus, she would not even

parents did to his mother. He has organized a charity gala to gather funds to help reconstruct A City after the massive earthquake. He helped people! I'm pretty sure that makes him a kind person. That said, I suggest you convince your parents to apologize to him sincerely.

her before she could finish

father came and talked to him in a nice manner. And you saw what happened. He ended

them that easily. Was Cassandra suggesting that a simple

you and

denied her suggestion before she could even finish