A Graduation Gift

Arthur pulled over his car and got off. With a bright smile, he walked up to Edith and took the suitcase from her hand, then proceeded to put it in the trunk of his car.

"Mrs. Qin, I will be driving you back!"

Arthur told her, his smile never leaving his face. Edith just couldn't help but be fond of this handsome young man.

To her mind, men like Clark and Arthur were by far much better than Rufus. They were always cordial and polite, and they always had sunny dispositions. Rufus, however, was nothing like them. He constantly kept a straight face, distancing himself from others. That included Edith. She did not like him one bit.

Returning Arthur's smile, she entered his car and they drove all the way back to the Qin family villa. Cassandra had already made preparations and sent someone to handle the housekeeping. Everything was all set. The floors gleamed and the windows let in the a fresh breeze, as if to welcome its occupants.

Arthur helped them carry their suitcases into the house. With wary eyes, he looked around. Finding the room empty with no sign of anyone coming, he quickly put a bug under the tea table in the big living room with an inconspicuous flick of his hand.

After having done that, he crossed one end of the living room to the other, planting more bugs at hidden places that nobody would ever notice. No conversation in the room would be made secret to him.

The reasoning behind his action was simple: Clark had told him to do it, and he obliged. Driving the Qins back home was the perfect opportunity to carry out the plan. Originally, Clark planned to do it himself, but Cassandra had been adamant on refusing his assistance, making up whatever ridiculous excuse she could to keep her distance from him.

This was where Arthur stepped in. He had promised to Clark that he would make sure to bug the house of the Qin family so he could keep an ear out for Edith and her daughters.

that moving out of my villa would let you escape me? You are simply too naive!' Clark

and all the people close to her would not be an exception. She could

that there was big danger awaiting her, watching her every move. She walked out of her mother's room to the

you for helping us

the two of them was a thing of the past. If things went well, they might even become a family

I was glad

moved from underneath the table

I hope you can be patient with her. She's used to getting what she wants. She was spoiled by our parents, even me.

worries as Cloris's older sister and as the eldest daughter of the family. But in the end, she only told Arthur to be good to

but the best for her

through the room. "Arthur, why are you still in the living room? Come up here and help me," she called out, walking downstairs to stand beside Arthur. Without even the slightest greeting to Cassandra, she grabbed Arthur's arm in hers and

at Cassandra, then

they were inside Cloris's room, she closed the door and pouted in

like that to Cassandra? I don't like you looking

up inside her when she saw Arthur and her sister alone talking in the living room. Seeing them like that did not sit well with

stole him. She got what she deserved when Rufus left her, but now, it seemed that her sister was once again standing in the way