A Graduation Gift

Chapter 463 The Surprise (Part One)

A perplexed look washed over Cassandra's expression as she stared at Rufus's expectant face.

"I just got my period two days ago. I thought you knew that?"

She huffed out a short, breathy chuckle at his ignorance, a small smile sliding across her lips in adoration.

Rufus paused as he contemplated what Cassandra had told him before. At the recollection, he visibly deflated and pouted in disappointment; his desire to have a child with his beloved remained as a pipe dream once again.

His shoulders drooped while he trudged towards her slowly. As he tucked his head on the crook of her neck, he sighed and pulled her into a tight embrace, "Cassandra, we've been together for so long, why aren't you pregnant yet? Should we find time to go to the hospital and have a check-up?"

Rufus murmured in resignation. The bitterness swelled in his heart at the thought of Cassandra not being able to bear his child.

"There's no hurry, we aren't even married yet."

A forced smile attempted to comfort her sorrowful spouse and concealed the throbbing pain Cassandra fostered inside. She did not want Rufus knowing that she had lost their offspring. It would wreck him, and she was not sure if she would ever be ready to see his grieving and broken gaze upon learning the truth. She willingly took the role of a liar as she spouted insincere words of reassurances whenever he brought up the topic.

"We can get married anytime you want!"

Rufus straightened and beamed; it had been his long wish to be wed to her, after all. He would even go as far as asking for her hand right at this moment, if he had not been consistently rejected in the past.

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had never liked Rufus as an individual, and more so as Cassandra's significant other. Cassandra could not begin to imagine what bigger fuss her mother

worry, she will surely approve

did little to hide the secret he seemed to be itching to tell her.

"How do you know?"

an eyebrow as she appraised him, playing along with his little game. His behavior confused her and made

been at the receiving end of Edith's rudeness the other day, so how could he be so certain that she would give them her blessing without any

Auntie and Cloris are at the studio at present. I wanted to ask them to come to our house, but they intended to leave soon so I hurried

in disbelief at the news, her eyes shining with unabashed joy. She believed him without a doubt; she had full faith and trust on Rufus, knowing that

mother and Cloris came? Why

unforeseen event, but meanwhile it

and has even shown quite some interest in the studio. What's more, they've become really friendly to me, so I think I must've gained

Cassandra listened attentively and

that so? Then, we should

overtook Rufus in haste. She was afraid that if she were to arrive

her concerns, she was greeted with the view of Edith and Cloris lounging on stray

her own picking. Despite the lack of decorations, the visitors were leisurely surveying the

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