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 won't do anything for us. We can beg all

and began to sob.

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 trouble, ' he thought

rest, Mother. Don't talk to Father and worsen the situation. Just stay away from him until he calms down. Right now, I am going out to

emotions had subsided. Now there was a target in his mind to focus.

her. In her large living room, she was swaying

"Ivy! You bitch!"

could comprehend what was happening, he extended his hands and

wine spilled on

was like a demon. His fierce eyes dug into Ivy's face.

I got your brother out of jail. Is this how you repay me? You broke our agreement. Now my father is mad at me! Why don't you burn

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 him as the so-called break-up fee. And after

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 her at

were brimming with indignation. He continued on squeezing her throat.

given up on her fight. Her feeble

He screamed at this scene in front

Ivy's brother. Seeing his sister writhing like a dying animal,

upon Ivy hence he didn't notice Joel's arrival. When Joel gave

the air came back into Ivy's body. She began

bursts of cough. Due to this, her eyes turned red. Then she glared

Joel's arrival,

lunatic, Lionel? How dare you come to her house

The red mark present on Ivy's neck

the right time, his

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

changed completely. He held

Come on, Lionel. Don't think too highly of yourself just because you have money. There are thousands of people richer than you. You need

was particularly good at disguising himself. He was always a low-profile employee

all these years for a luxurious life. You have no idea about the expensive lifestyle she led. I am sure I wouldn't have had to spend this much even if I had a famous star as 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 betrayed me by leaking my secrets. Because of your sister, my father is disappointed with me. Let me warn you this, Ivy. Next time you step outside, make sure to look left and right. I'm just worried that you might be hit by a car. If that happens then this time it won't be your baby