A Graduation Gift

Clark had rushed back after spending time overseas and was now delighted to be reunited with Cassandra.

Cassandra, however, was far from happy. She was in no state to go for a walk with him; instead, she feigned having a headache by cradling her head in her hands.

"I'm tired. Maybe some other time."

She didn't even wait for Clark's response before she strode towards her room. After shutting the door behind her, she breathed a sigh of relief. Her eyes darted to the window subconsciously.

'Since Clark is here today, Rufus may not come, ' Cassandra thought.

She drew the curtains over the window making the room feel claustrophobic.

'Why has Rufus not shared such an important matter?' He was the founder and the chairman of TY Group, but he still fabricated a portfolio to conceal his identity from the Tang family.

'Why did he do this? Was he just keeping a profile low, or did he deliberately hide it?'

She kept awake, tossing in her bed all night because, in her heart, she knew Rufus wouldn't come. And he didn't.

Stella had become the right hand of Cassandra. Being a pro at public relations, she had swiftly, and efficiently, helped her arrange everything. With everything in order, Cassandra felt much more relaxed.

The only thing that bothered her was that she hadn't seen Rufus for quite some days. A dark shadow was cast by murky clouds in her heart. The gloom was so burdensome, that she found it difficult to breathe.

Meanwhile, Stella would intermittently speak negatively about Rufus which added further pressure onto Cassandra.

"Cassandra, Rufus is not your type! Why can't you ever consider Clark? I really don't understand the appeal of a man who is engaged to another woman!"

Stella kept nagging Cassandra in the hope that she would marry Clark at the earliest and finally become settled in life.

All Cassandra could do was listen in silence. There was no way she could argue back.

If a relationship could be dictated rationally, there was no reason for her to suffer through such trials and tribulations.

In the meantime, in a secret room, Arthur looked at Clark in shock.

"Mr. Ji, you mean, to create hostility between the Tang family and Rufus, so that they will both crumble?"

Arthur's eyes lit up—he had waited so long for this moment!

that had crippled a young Arthur and his father's failure to defeat the Tang Group would finally

Group as well?

they were still frigid and

Group was investigating him undercover. He suspected that Charlie and Rufus had

to take the next step. His first move would be

Ji, then,

to get a mouthful of the

the public about Rufus's role as the chairman

smile was plastered on Clark's

in

is the head of TY Group?

total chaos. The TY Group had been investing in his Dawn Star

Rufus has

nodded and stared

I'm really confused. Isn't Rufus the son of Horace? Why would

true intention was indeed hard to decipher. The mere thought of him being chaperoned by Rufus, his business rival, gave him

Dawn Star Group's rapid expansion. By then, Arthur

given time and destroyed him. He could never have been able to obtain another significant investment that soon. Without the cash flow, he would

But, Rufus didn't!

but they are still working together on the surface. This time, I plan to exploit that carefully-maintained peace between them. Taking Tang Group down will be

intervention. Furthermore, 'that man' also wanted the Tang Group to maintain distance

and Tang family, then Rufus would no longer

the sadistic outcome of his plan, the smile on Clark's face became

spread the information as fast as

It seemed that, finally, he would be able to mount

room, despite being small and dingy, was brewing

of the Tang family, Horace was anxiously pacing back and

will Lionel be

track of how many times he had questioned Jill. Gradually, her patience subsided.

now the CEO of the

quite understand Horace's behavior today. He had asked after Lionel several times

some urgent matters to discuss with him, but he is

raise his voice with agitation.