A Graduation Gift

Rufus frowned and looked at her, confused.

"Who are you waiting for?" he asked.

Cassandra pulled her collar up subconsciously. She didn't seem to be bothered by the wound on her neck. As the collar could not hide it completely, she tucked her neck a bit as she avoided Rufus's touch.

"There's another guy who is interested in the studio. I need to wait for him so I could show him around..." Cassandra replied.

She wanted to make sure that everything was settled for Lyndsy as soon as possible. That way, she could concentrate more on the shoot and her plastic surgery treatment abroad. Suddenly, Rufus interrupted her before she could even finish her words.

"It's me. Let's go. I'll send someone to sign the sale and purchase agreement with you,"

he said, feeling relaxed now. He initially thought that Cassandra just downright rejected him. As it turned out, she only wanted to make sure that the office sale was taken care of as soon as possible.

"What? It's you?!"

Cassandra's eyes widened as she looked at him in surprise.

"I didn't expect Amanda to get here before I did. Otherwise, you would not have been hurt," he replied ignoring her expression.

Her reaction satisfied Rufus very much. A smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.

"Why do you buy this place? What are you going to do with it?"

Cassandra asked with furrowed brows.

"You will know it when it's time," he replied simply.

He did not want to tell her his plan just yet. He wanted it to be a surprise.

Cassandra looked at him with suspicion. In the long time that she had known him, she still found it difficult to read him sometimes.

Rufus smiled and held her in his arms. Then, he put his chin on her head and smelled her hair.

"I didn't know that my hesitation would cause you pain until today when I saw what she did to you. I'm sorry," he apologized.

There was guilt in his voice. His heart ached seeing the scratch marks on her fair neck.

Still, Cassandra remained sorrowful despite his words.

'You hurt me a long time ago, Rufus. You just didn't know it.

You can't see

positively to his apology. However, she only lowered her head. She didn't even

very strong-willed and did not yield easily. But now, her pained eyes

and pressed her into his chest even more tightly.

city. Okay? Leave with me, my darling,"

more uneasy he felt. There was so much

with you now,"

to push him away but failed. Rufus was determined to keep

"Why?" he asked.

Cassandra. No matter how honest he got with her, she still felt so distant. He couldn't feel

made a mistake. If you leave without making up for it, my heart would never be at

with a low

Tang family? Huh! Even if I didn't come back to the Tang family, Lionel still would have perished in the war with Arthur!" he

it came to business. He had no contingency plans whenever he deployed business strategies against the Dawn

Tang Group, things would be different. At

for loans from the bank to expand the company, everyone thought he did so to gain a bigger share of the

himself from the crisis but what he did was

problems. Its state would worsen until

them, Cassandra?

looked at her, puzzled. To him, it became more and more difficult to understand

in peace if she saw you with so much hatred

his mother would be enough to persuade him. Rufus, however, loosened

Tang family. And I will never ever help them get out of this. Don't ever talk to me about this

Cassandra could not seem

you want to do is take them down, then

leave. Cassandra, too, was disappointed. But before she stepped out, she suddenly stopped as if she forgot something. Then, she turned to face Rufus and said, "I am not going anywhere with you unless you help the Tang Group get

off, leaving Rufus

terminate the agreement with the Tang Group. Why are

no real hatred among family. When will you realize that? When will you let go

Vernon and Edith appeared in her mind. It was probably time to pay her father a visit. 'I hope this winter would not be as cold as it was last year, ' thought

walked to her car in tears. Ivy had been waiting

to her. She could not believe that he asked her to leave and said all those humiliating things

"Amanda, don't cry anymore..."

Rufus drove her out. She did not really know

intensely, Ivy guessed that Rufus must have driven her out too. He must have sided with

her and Rufus started