A Graduation Gift

"Don't worry, I'm here. I'll do everything in my power to help you," he whispered softly into her ears.

His embrace was warm, melting away the ice Cassandra felt both physically and mentally from the whole ordeal. Cassandra looked up into his eyes, lost in the tenderness he was giving.

Across town, Ivy had a bright smile on her face. "Here is the document you asked,"

she said, handing over the flash drive she obtained from Adrian to Clark, and Clark's face lit up with excitement.

"Ivy, I cannot believe you took this risk for us. I don't know what to say."

He seemed truly touched by the gesture. Ivy gave a sigh of relief, her uneasy heart finally feeling more settled.

"No, don't worry about it. You know I'd do anything for you."

It should make hay while the sun shines. Ivy hurriedly expressed her attitude toward him.

"Did you get Joel to help you out? Did he get caught?" Clark inquired.

Joel was working in the Tang Group and Clark knew that it was a very convenient connection to have.

Ivy hesitated for a second. It hadn't been Joel who helped her but she wasn't about to tell Clark that it was Adrian who had stepped in and stole it from Lionel.

"He was careful and I don't believe anyone saw him."

Clark didn't know

none the wiser,

for the Dawn Star Group. I'll tell Arthur to

that Clark so easily offered her brother

before the Tang Group fell and Dawn Star Group would rise to replace them. If Joel managed to weasel his way in, it wouldn't put all her efforts over the past few years to

so sweet." Ivy faked her sweetest voice.

charm, moving ever closer to him. But he barely noticed, transfixed

gotten past him. He sneered silently. He would never lay a finger on Ivy. She was nothing to him but a chess piece

home.

possible. Ivy's heart sank, disappointed he hadn't insinuated that she

Clark seemed to have no interest in her,

would feel so lucky, but why did the one man she wanted not even take

office romance. Just the other day, he'd made love to Amanda right in her office.

I'll call my driver to get you home,"

to tap away on the keyboard. It was

the disappointment, Ivy

can find my own

have to be patient to gain the affections of such a wealthy bachelor. He was not as ignorant as Lionel nor as wild as Adrian. He was the

the room

a faint smile crept onto the corner of Clark's lips. He inserted the USB drive into his laptop and opened

gaped open. The document showed him everything he needed to bring Tang Group down, and more importantly, turn the Tang family against Rufus. It would be impossible for him to ever win back