A Graduation Gift

Cassandra eyed Clark with curiosity. A person came to her mind. It was Rufus.

Clark had his own secrets kept, and so did Rufus. How could she deal with these two men? Cassandra was at her wit's end.

"Get some rest. Your mother will be discharged after a few days. I'll arrange for someone to care for her."

Clark had calmed himself down and promptly changed the subject. His eyes relaxed and reverted back to his gentle self.

Cassandra stopped in thought for a few seconds and suggested in a questioning tone, "I'd like to send my mother back to the Qin house. I'll find a good nurse on my own. The North District is far from downtown. The air there is way fresher."

She lowered her head when she said this, her eyelashes moving ever so slightly in an attempt to conceal her true intentions.

"Well, I say that would be inconvenient. You work nearby, right? If she stays here, you can keep her company after work. Isn't that nice?"

Clark's expression remained unchanged. A subtle frown etched on the corners of his mouth, looking like he was only thinking of Cassandra's situation.

"I'll visit her every week. Even better, my sister will be coming home in the coming holiday. She can stay with her at home. I can't just ask my sister to live here with you. It's kinda awkward for you to stay under the same roof,"

Cassandra emphasized carefully. Ever since Rufus warned her, she had been worried that she wouldn't be able to get rid of Clark. Now, she had the perfect opportunity since Cloris was scheduled to come back soon. She felt that the longer she stayed here with Clark, the more difficult it would be to escape. She would be in the mire herself.

Cassandra had a horrible gut feeling. She couldn't just act boldly because Clark was a cautious man. He had even drugged her secretly. So she wouldn't go ahead and risk her family's life just to irk him. The most important thing right now was to get her mother out of this house.

"Why not? There are a ton of empty rooms in this house. Of course she can stay,"

Clark said with an easy smile and a gentle tone.

Then he continued, "If you think that it's inappropriate for me and your sister to stay under one roof, I can move out and just stay at the hotel instead."

Clark had made an unrefusable offer. He just wouldn't let Cassandra go.

He took Cassandra's hesitation as a sign of her not wanting to trouble him by staying at the house any longer than necessary. So he was trying to be considerate and compromise.

"Cassandra, I would never consider you and your mother a burden. The important thing right now is we take good care of your mother and keep her in good condition. Right?"

comforting words. However, in Cassandra's eyes, he had a hidden agenda. He wanted to keep

more questions or even hurt her if she insisted on moving out. She would burden her family even

making any

The painting of red and orange leaves that accompanied autumn was replaced by a painting of a stark white

the painting, there was a figure wearing a vibrant red dress against the snowy terrain. The bright color created this interesting contrast to the unfeeling tundra around it. 'Would I ever be able to escape this

visibly frustrated. They were about to break the door down amidst their

and let

her foot down. How she

tear Rufus from limb to limb whenever she remembered Horace's horrible asthma attack because of him. She continued her hysterical screaming when Rufus

that's the case, then get the hell out of your damn house and face

echoed in support of Jill. But when Rufus cast an icy glare

it came to leadership skills, Rufus was also ahead. Less than a month after Rufus left the company, the Tang Group was already on the

the fifty million. Lionel was overwhelmed by a

cower in fear, Rufus's disdain only grew as

gate button and the huge iron-clad gate opened slowly. Jill rushed

but he was too slow. Jill was almost face-to-face

that it put him in the hospital. Lionel was afraid Rufus might do something that would hurt his mother. So he

the gate. His original plan was to just let Jill vent her frustrations at Rufus from outside, then slowly persuade her to leave. Things just got a whole lot more complicated.

He followed Jill

face. Her finger was so close

for God's sake. You are a Tang no matter what. Even if you hate my guts, your father never hurt you! You had no right to do what you did to him! He is old and frail, and you knew this!

flared at Rufus and she cursed with every possible word she could

me complain when you kicked my pregnant mother out of the

with a deadly calm in

off-guard. The memory from twenty so years ago played right before her very

and criticize me? Why don't you use this time to be by his side? He may yet live longer

as emotional as Jill was, but what

to your father. Karma will come for you sooner

cried with a shrill voice. Was it from anger or guilt? No one would

she had to