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.

But what about the wound in my heart? You can't see it nor

his apology. However, she only lowered her head. She didn't even say anything. In

But now, her pained eyes and

out and pressed her into

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

stayed in G City, the more uneasy he felt. There was so much danger

can't leave with

was determined to

"Why?" he asked.

so distant. He couldn't feel her heart the way he did before. What had happened between

a mistake. If you leave without making up for it,

spoke with a low yet

family? Huh! Even if I didn't come back to the Tang

knew that Lionel was a fool when it came to business. He had no contingency plans whenever he deployed business strategies against the Dawn Star Group. Even without him, Rufus was sure that Lionel was going to lead the Tang Group to its

the bank to expand Tang Group, things would be different. At least, Lionel would not be so helpless in dealing with the

from the bank to expand the company, everyone thought he did so to gain a bigger share of the market. It was only now that Cassandra realized his true intention. He did that to bury the

distanced himself from the crisis but what he did

Group's cash flow would give rise to several other problems. Its state would worsen until it went bankrupt. That was the domino

always defend them, Cassandra? I don't get

looked at her, puzzled. To him, it became more and more difficult to understand what was going on

your mother would rest in peace if she saw you with so

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

why? It's because of the Tang family. And I will never ever

fact that Cassandra could not seem to understand

to do is take them down, then I would rather that you stop talking to

the sentence, she turned around to 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 out of this

off, leaving Rufus alone with his

Amanda supported me and took the initiative to terminate the agreement with the Tang Group. Why are you doing this? Why aren't you standing by me?'

there is no real hatred among family. When will you realize that? When will you let go of your desire for vengeance and instead

It was probably time to pay her father a visit. 'I

car in tears. Ivy had been

had never cried so like this before. She felt so ashamed with what Rufus had done to her. She could not believe that he asked her to leave and said all

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

place because Rufus drove

must have driven her out too. He must have sided with Cassandra. Otherwise, Amanda

could not stop crying. Memories of her and Rufus started