A Graduation Gift

She looked up and saw Lionel standing in front of her desk, smiling genuinely. She got really confused and hurried to end the conversation.

"What are you doing here?"

Cassandra asked, quickly hanging up the call. She got up and kneaded the back of her waist. She had been sitting for hours now, her body was going numb.

Seeing how tired she was, Lionel couldn't help but ask in concern, "Cassandra, isn't it more tiring to work here than it was designing in Tang Group?"

It seemed like a casual question full of earnest concern. Cassandra only smiled at him, poured some water in a glass and handed it to him.

"I put my heart and soul in whatever job I do. It doesn't matter which one is more tiring. As long as I am passionate about my work, I can learn from every job and just get better,"

Cassandra said, not answering his question directly. She didn't want to answer it as she was no longer 'Manager Qin' in his design department now.

"Still...I think it's a shame you changed your job. You've learned architectural design abroad and accomplished so much in the field. All of that for what? Now you've completely abandoned your career as a designer!"

Lionel said, looking at Cassandra with a regretful look on his face. She didn't know how to respond to something like that. Why was he saying any of this to her?

was all due to the agreement she had signed when they got divorced.

in the industry. And now, he had the audacity of coming and saying it was a shame? What did

silence made Lionel's heart beat faster. He kept trying to figure what she was thinking but it

while, he snapped out of his thoughts and took a step forward. "Anyway, Cassandra, let me show you a design. It's done by the current design department at Tang Group. What do you think of it?" he said, laying the draft on her

back and forth, alternating between him and the drawing. The draft was seriously castigated by the client

in her own hands and started reading it closely.

A proposal

she turned the cover to read the name of the

the company. This design is definitely not

functionality in the building because of their previous interactions. No wonder he wasn't happy with something as sculptural as what Lionel had

know what he said?" Cassandra raised her eyebrows with curiosity. "He said

understand what he wanted, which was

Cassandra said, shaking her head. "I

out a helpless smile, shrugging. Then she folded the drawing, kept it neatly in the file, and handed it back to

the world. But there was no chance for that dream to come true now.