A Graduation Gift

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.

were clenched into tight balls, her lips trembling slightly as she

the wake of her sister's insults. She felt

to slowly remove himself from the situation

it Lionel who got you out

Joel, and the guy always seemed to find himself in the middle of trouble wherever he went.

Rufus to get to the door. Tiny beads of sweat were forming on his forehead and his shirt was starting to cling to him.

answer my question before

and he stepped in

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

I don't know what I might have done to offend you but would you please let me go. I have to be somewhere,"

had caught him for stealing Cassandra's design. But since he was long gone from the Tang Group, Joel thought he would never see him

sure that you've never done anything

eyebrows at Joel, his face otherwise expressionless. It amused him that this man stood before him pretending to be innocent, one eye constantly darting to the door, trying to find a way to

talking about. While he didn't offend Rufus directly, the

beads of sweat started to drip off from his forehead. His chest was constricted as he held

didn't want any part of whatever situation that was unfolding. Joel was left

ever again, I'll send you right back to prison without so much as blinking my eyes. Look into my eyes and know that I'm

with Ivy seeing Clark recently, these siblings

Rufus with a speed as quick as lightening and