A Graduation Gift

Clark looked down at the envelope in Cassandra's hand, frowning.

"Cassandra, what do you mean by this?" he asked, almost in an inquiring tone.

Even though the envelope was closed, he could deduce by its bulging shape that it was filled with money.

"Mr. Ji, I am sorry I've troubled you for so long. My sister is back. It is going to be really inconvenient for you if the three of us continue staying in your house. I have talked to my mother. She and my sister will move back to our own house. As for me, I will be with Lyndsy, so I won't be coming back very often. I looked up the rent in this area, so this is an approximate number for the days we've stayed here,"

Cassandra said, looking apologetic but at the same time, indifferent.

"Cassandra, I really don't care about the money. I only want to help you."

Clark seemed anxious and discomforted.

"I know that, Mr. Ji. But I don't want anyone to think of me as someone who takes advantage of others. You must keep this money as rent."

Cassandra extended her hand to Clark, determined to keep it there till he accepted it.

"Why are you acting this way? Is there anything I've done wrong? Is it about the place? Why do you have to leave? You don't like it?"

He feigned a sad look, while trying to fathom what her real intention was.

'It seems like she has decided to go back to Rufus. Otherwise, why would she hurry to leave in this way?' he surmised.

To confirm his suspicion, the expression on Cassandra's face changed as she finally decided to tell Clark the truth.

"Clark...Rufus and I...have decided to be back together," she said in a low voice.

The moment she said those few words she felt relieved. It felt good to finally say it.

"Are you sure, Cassandra? What happens to Amanda?" he asked, shaking his head.

What he didn't know was Amanda had done something terribly silly, which Rufus eventually found out. So he still attempted to stir Cassandra's aversion for Rufus by bringing up Amanda.

"They are going to dismiss the engagement soon."

Amanda. She could sympathize with her, but there was no room for such sympathy in love. She loved Rufus too much to care, too

didn't mean possession by force, but giving each other some

her, but to acquire him, which,

you should take some time to make a wiser decision. Both of us know, Rufus

had an undertone of suspicion, almost as if he knew something about Rufus Cassandra wasn't aware of. He sighed and trailed off without

all this time," Cassandra

long time. It felt terrible to be monitored by him

it. Please don't hesitate in asking

himself sound generous, hiding the hostility he

"Surely."

as her heart filled with

he would let her go so easily. It was rather unexpected for him to behave

something was off, making her

in front of Amanda, who looked like she had seen a ghost.

are Rufus and Cassandra getting

her, the insanity in his eyes

fear. A nightmare that she had stopped seeing long ago was visiting her again in her own

a leaf in chilled autumn wind. She felt like the walls were closing in on her, like the world around her was

I asked you to convince Charlie. Why is he summoning all the members back to the group headquarters? Does he plan to

soon as he heard about the summoning, his heart started to beat faster. He felt cheated, defeated, frustrated, and so he immediately

aren't suitable

rolled down her cheeks in streams. Why did she have to face such a demon!

like there was nobody to help

frightened look on Amanda's face fueled Clark's fury

all the documents off Amanda's desk. The

better follow my instructions, otherwise you

blinked constantly in fear. Her heart

me? Or did you think Rufus

even come close to revealing what happened between us to anyone, I will show both your father and Rufus what a whore

like a maniac, as a mocking

bed together. He had even shown the screenshots to her before. She

way, she felt an eerie fear, as if a claw was going to grab her in the dark. Tears continued trickling down her face