A Graduation Gift novel Chapter 106

All eyes were on Cloris, examining her.

Everyone was surprised to learn she was Cassandra's sister.

"Are you Cassandra's sister? Is she really the daughter-in-law of the Tang family? How come none of us knew it?"

The round-faced man impatiently blurted out the questions without thinking twice.

Cloris was shocked. She had never expected that Arthur would expose her. But she could not show her anger. She just smiled.

Everyone in the field knew the news about Vernon. He got the project by bribing the government officials and did a shoddy job afterwards. A John Doe exposed this affair on the Internet. Since then, he, along with the project was shamed and derided to no end.

People knew that Vernon had a daughter. But no one was aware that Cassandra was another daughter of his. What was more, Vernon's daughter had married the son of the Tangs!

"Hey! You scared her. Cassandra and she are different. Don't say bad things to her!"

Arthur reached out and wrapped his arm around Cloris in an intimate manner as if he was protecting her.

Cloris felt warm in her heart by Arthur's act, completely forgetting that it was Arthur who had first brought up this awkward topic.

"Yes. Cassandra Qin is my sister and the daughter-in-law of the Tangs. There is nothing to hide. She just prefers to stay low-profile. That's all,"

Cloris said, trying to get away from their questioning looks.

The crowd exchanged looks and moved on to talk about other topics. However, many thoughts were surging in their minds.

Arthur realized that everyone was lost in their thoughts. So he suddenly announced that he had urgent work and suggested calling it a day. After everyone left, he went out with Cloris to his car and drove her back home.

In the car on the way back, he frowned and explained to her, "I just wanted to introduce you to my friends. I didn't expect that they would talk about your sister."

He sounded quite sincere to Cloris.

"Oh...Never mind..."

Cloris was hurt and felt bitter although she herself had no idea why.

Cassandra being highly praised made her unhappy.

She had been the apple of her parents' eye all the time. Her parents cherished her so much that they would fulfill all her wishes. She was the most precious person in the Qin family.

Besides, she was pretty and honey-lipped. Vernon liked and treasured her far more than Cassandra.

But, it was Cassandra who married Lionel. Rufus also seemed to have special feelings for her. Now, even Arthur's friends were speaking highly of her. Cloris was burning with jealousy.

"I gave you the contact information of my friend abroad. Did you reach out to him yet? He is a teaching assistant in that university now. He can help you a lot if you want to go there."

Arthur switched to another topic, smiling.

"Thank you, Arthur. It's so nice of you to help me to apply for the scholarship and arrange everything for my studying abroad. I really have no idea what I could do to repay you,"

Cloris thanked him sincerely. She was touched by all the things he had done for her.

Her family had no money and her plan to study abroad was a dream without Arthur's help.

Arthur pulled over to the side and stopped the car. He turned around and looked at Cloris with a deep, caring look.

"Cloris, don't thank me. I'm more than happy to help you. You need not worry about repaying me. I only want you to do well,"

Arthur said, stroking her hair.

Cloris's hair was lush and silky. He could detect a flowery smell.

"I know what happened to your father, Cloris. You don't need to hide it from me. That doesn't change anything between you and me,"

he said gently, comforting her.

It was a cold night. There was not a soul on the street. Cloris looked at Arthur with loving eyes. Her thick and long lashes blinked.

"Arthur... I..."

Before she could finish, Arthur put a finger over her lips and whispered in her ear, "No more words."

He was skillful in seducing women. With Cloris, he used friendly words and helping hands as her family was in financial difficulties. As he had expected, it was working.