A Graduation Gift

Chapter 446 The Winner Takes All (Part One)

Cassandra was frozen inside and out, as though a bucket of icy water had been poured right over her head and chilled her to the bone.

Cloris's cutting words were like daggers to her heart, the pain spreading all through her body.

Rufus had been standing aside trying not to interfere in the sisterly fight. But as he saw Cloris get more and more defensive, he decided to step in.

"What do you mean, Cloris? What did Cassandra do to make you hate her so badly?" he asked, astonished at how quickly their argument had escalated.

Rufus had sensed that Cloris had been skirting around the real issue and he was curious to know what she was hiding.

But this was neither the time nor the place for Cloris to dive into it. After all, she wasn't about to destroy her reputation in front of so many strangers.

"You have no right to know!"

Cloris rolled her eyes, dismissing Rufus's incredulous questions.

"Then, who does have the right to know?"

Rufus persisted, his eyes fixed upon Cloris's stone-cold face.

"It doesn't matter. Not you, anyways," Cloris retorted.

She pushed him aside, dashing towards the door to the restaurant. Arthur hurried to pay the bill and rushed out after her.

was still standing in the same spot. Her hands were clenched into tight balls, her lips trembling slightly as she tried to

sister's insults. She felt like she might die right at

to slowly remove himself from the situation but Rufus reached

Lionel who got you

Joel, and the guy always seemed to find himself in

the door. Tiny beads of sweat were

my question

and he stepped in

before, and besides, he stole her design and sold it to someone else later.

to offend you but would you please let me go. I have to

gone from the Tang Group, Joel thought he would never see him again.

you've never

otherwise expressionless. It amused him that this man stood before him pretending to be innocent, one eye constantly darting to the door, trying

Joel knew exactly what Rufus was talking about. While he didn't offend Rufus directly, the same could not be said about

from his forehead. His chest was constricted as he

whom he'd come to the restaurant had already left. She didn't want any part of whatever situation

prison without so much as blinking my eyes. Look into my eyes and know that I'm serious. You

well that Joel was Ivy's younger brother and with Ivy seeing Clark recently, these siblings were

go of his breath and, seeing his opening, shot past Rufus with a speed as

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