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.

visible. But what about the wound in my heart? You can't see it nor feel it. You know nothing about

had expected that she would react positively to his apology. However, she only lowered her head. She didn't even say anything. In her eyes were sadness

heart stung. She was very strong-willed and did not yield easily. But now, her pained eyes and expression

out and pressed her into his chest

this city. Okay? Leave with me, my

more uneasy he felt. There was so much danger and he did not want to leave

leave with

Rufus was determined to keep

"Why?" he asked.

difficult to understand Cassandra. No matter how honest he got with her, she still felt so distant. He couldn't feel her heart the way he did before. What

up for it,

with a low yet determined voice.

didn't come back to the Tang family, Lionel still

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

money from the bank to expand Tang Group, things would be

a fool. When Rufus applied for loans 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 company in debt and leave Lionel to deal

but what he did

other problems. Its state would worsen until it went bankrupt. That was the domino effect

always defend them, Cassandra? I don't get

it became more and more difficult to understand what was going on in her

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

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

And I will never ever help them get out of

could not seem to understand his feelings annoyed him.

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

if she forgot something. Then, she turned to face Rufus and said, "I am not going anywhere with you unless

leaving Rufus alone with his fists still clenched.

me and took the initiative to terminate the agreement with the Tang Group. Why

as she left. 'Rufus, my darling, there is no real hatred among family. When will you realize that? When will you let go of your desire for vengeance and instead accept your family with

faces of 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, '

in tears. Ivy had been waiting

not believe that he asked her to leave and said all those humiliating

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

to leave the place because Rufus drove her out. She did not really know what

driven her out too. He

could not stop crying. Memories of her and Rufus started to play in