A Graduation Gift novel Chapter 161

Rufus couldn't feel his face. He was desensitized from his surroundings. He even failed to notice Cassandra's cry of pain.

The only thing he focused on was the feeling he felt when he witnessed Cassandra getting out of Dylon's car. It was like a bucket of ice water pouring onto him. He couldn't believe what he saw.

His mind was occupied by this. He didn't notice his thrusts were getting harder and harder. Cassandra bit down on her lower lip, drawing blood. She tried to stifle her moans until the torture ended. She fell asleep soon after they were spent. The corners of her eyes still glistened from the tears even when she was already asleep.

Rufus, on the other side of the bed, couldn't sleep. He put on some clothes and walked out of the room. He went down and stood in the middle of the garden with an emotionless expression.

He lit up a cigarette and was soon letting out puffs of smoke. The smoke clouded his already cold expression.

The night wind gently kissed his face. The flowers he helped Cassandra plant swayed in tune with the breeze. They were already sprouting out small green leaves. They seemed to make the garden look alive, a stark contrast to how Rufus was feeling at the moment.

Rufus took out a velvet jewelry box from his left pocket and grasped it with his hand. He gently flipped it open, and a beautiful ring with a clear-cut diamond at its center appeared.

It was a platinum ring decorated with four claws that held the gem. The ring itself was simple, but one look from even a non-expert would know that it was priceless.

The diamond was imported from overseas. It cost him a ton of money to acquire it from an auction abroad. It had the highest grade of clarity and color, and was even more rare because of its carat weight.

Rufus heeded Jasper's advice. He thought that this would really show Cassandra how committed he was to their relationship. He would give her a home, their very own home. That was when he began planning a proposal to her.

He thought last night was the right time.

The Range Rover's trunk was filled to the brim with Ecuadorian roses. He planned to make Cassandra open the trunk, and then get down on his knees as soon as she was surprised.

He texted her and informed her that he would be at the Garden Villa came the evening. To his disappointment, Cassandra didn't reply. He was extremely worried, so he called her. It went straight to voicemail.

Rufus tried to reassure himself that Cassandra must have an emergency, or a good reason. As soon as he got off work, he drove to the villa as fast as possible to wait for her. He waited for 3 hours. She was dropped off by Dylon.

Rufus felt so empty. He hated himself for being so stupid, but he also felt sad and hurt.

Cassandra wasn't even his first woman. Ever since he and Amanda broke up, he buried himself in building up the company so he hardly had any time for a serious relationship. But every man had his needs. He had plenty of flings to attest to that.

But Cassandra was different.

Other women fell in love with his physique or his money, since he was a generous lover. They all wanted something from him. Cassandra, though, disappeared immediately after the night they slept together. She didn't even leave her phone number.

This made its mark on Rufus. He was driven insane by his curiosity about her. When he did eventually get to know her better, he set his sights on conquering her.

She was beautiful, yet stubborn. She was so bull-headed. As time passed by, his heart gradually became more open. Before he knew it, he was already in love with her.

With a loud clack, Rufus closed the box. He couldn't bear to see the beautiful ring right now. It only reminded him how much of a fool he was.

His eyes were cold, no trace of emotion was present.

At the same moment, Cassandra was sound asleep on the sofa. Neither of them knew where their love was going, and how much it would affect their lives.

When Cassandra came to, the sun was already up. She was still on the sofa and her body ached. Rufus was nowhere in sight.

A blanket was covering her body. Rufus must have put it on her after she felt asleep last night. This confused her though. Normally, Rufus would carry her to their bed and sleep beside her.

Cassandra's thought trailed off, while she was in a fetal position. All of a sudden, she remembered that her phone died last night and she hadn't charged it since. She got up and swiftly plugged her phone in.

In a few minutes, her phone booted up. Then came the torrent of ringing.

A ton of messages started coming in, vibrating the phone to no end. Missed calls from Rufus also showed.

Cassandra's heart fell when she thought of why he seemed angry. She opened her call log and saw twenty missed calls from Rufus and a dozen texts from him as well.

"I am coming to see you tonight."

"Why didn't you pick up my call?"

"Pick up my call right now, Cassandra!"

"Where are you? Don't ignore me. I have something to tell you."

"I am mad at you."

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Cassandra sank to the floor after seeing his messages. 'Well, I really fuck up this time, ' Cassandra thought.

'What should I do right now?'