A Graduation Gift

Seeing Horace gasping for breath, Jill felt anxiety course through her body. Immediately, she stood up and started to stagger towards him. She intended to comfort him in the manner she had often done in the past.

Watching her proceed closer, Horace croaked, "Stay there! Don't come close to me. Stay where you are if you do not want to get kicked out!"

Even in this condition, he wanted to berate her. His face turned livid with anger.

Once she heard his words, Jill started to feel dejected. Her eyes blurred with tears. She couldn't stand to watch such pure hatred coming from her husband.

"I don't want to talk to you nor do I want to see your face. I am tired of listening to your lame excuses. Feed your nonsense to someone else because it won't work here anymore. Lastly, I am willing to take you back only if Rufus forgives you. Otherwise, just sign the divorce statements and get the hell out of my house!"

As he spat out these heart-wrenching words, Horace meant each and every word of it. He was genuinely angry now. He felt like he was going insane every time he thought about Rufus and the TY Group he had.

Horace had never regretted a decision this much. 'Why did I trust Lionel and Jill? Why did I make Lionel the president of Tang Group? I must've been crazy when I did that!' Horace cursed himself, internally.

He turned his rage-filled eyes to a different direction and staggered into the study. With quivering hands, he took his pills and then lay on the chaise lounge. He knew he had to calm himself down.

Thoughts of the man who had promised to invest in Tang Group entered his mind.

The man had assured Horace that as long as Amanda and Rufus were engaged, he would invest a large amount of money in Tang Group. But now Horace couldn't do anything. This business had no chance of happening.

If it wasn't for Lionel then Rufus would never have left the Tang Group. Now he couldn't even turn to Rufus for help. And he was certain that nothing he said would bring Rufus back.

Horace got chagrined by the current situation. On the other hand, the mother and the son were drowning in misery.

"Lionel, sooner or later, your father is going to kill us!"

Jill spat out anxiously. Not once had she thought her marriage would come down to this. They had lived together for more than twenty years. Yet he didn't hesitate before asking for a divorce. She couldn't be more heartbroken.

"Calm down, Mother. Take it easy and don't fret. I'll see what I can do about this. I'll try to talk to Rufus. I am sure he will be of some help," Lionel reasoned calmly.

At the moment, he had to maintain his composure. He wasn't crying like he had done earlier in his father's presence. In this dire situation, he knew he had the responsibility to comfort his mother. However, in truth, he felt as clueless as his mother.

can he do for us? When he lived here, we weren't on good terms with him. We made no attempts to be nice to him nor did he make an effort to be nice to us. I'm afraid he

and began to sob.

sadness crept onto Lionel's heart. He knew his father wouldn't hesitate before kicking them out. Suddenly, his mind went back to Ivy. He held her responsible for all that happened today. With determination, he made up his mind to go after her. 'She is the root cause of all the

situation. Just stay away from him until he calms

had subsided. Now there was a target in his mind

relished the place which Lionel had given to her. In her large living room, she was swaying to the music while sipping

"Ivy! You bitch!"

was distorted in anger. Before Ivy could comprehend what was happening, he extended his hands and seized her by her neck.

The wine spilled on the floor leaving scarlet stains on the expensive carpet.

a demon. His fierce eyes

you repay me? You broke our agreement. Now my father is mad at me! Why don't

it. The sight of this woman repelled him. She had been with him for many years. She had always taken advantage of him. His money was lavished by her. Besides, she smartly extorted a villa and a large amount of money from

Lionel tightened his grip on her neck. Ivy struggled and stretched her hands forward to push Lionel away. Her long nails dug into his neck and it nearly bled. But Lionel was numb to all the pain. He wasn't willing to let go of

red and were brimming with indignation. He continued on squeezing

fight. Her

when this was happening, a man walked in. He screamed at this scene in front of him,

his sister writhing like a dying animal, he immediately ran to her rescue.

When Joel gave

back into Ivy's

turned red. Then she glared at Lionel as if he was her enemy. Indeed, now their earlier relationship

hadn't been for Joel's arrival, he would have

lunatic, Lionel? How dare you come to her house without her

red mark present on Ivy's neck scared Joel

time, his sister would probably be turning into

Maybe your sister didn't tell you this, but this is my house! It's natural for me to enter my own house. Don't

began to straighten his suit elegantly. Now his manner had changed completely. He held no resemblance to the man who had attacked Ivy

house to her. So now this has become her house! Come on, Lionel. Don't think too highly of yourself just because you have money. There

jungle for many years and was particularly good at disguising himself. He was always a low-profile employee in the company. No one would consider him to be a

my mistress! Your sister is a wretched and ungrateful woman. Do you know how did she repay me for everything I have given her? She