A Graduation Gift novel Chapter 170

Cassandra didn't respond. She was a bit hesitant as she held the phone by her ear. As soon as she recalled Dylon claiming that she was his girlfriend in front of the media, Cassandra couldn't help but feel iffy. She didn't know how to face him anymore.

"Cassandra, are you mad at me?"

Dylon asked in a careful tone. He was a smart man and he could sense Cassandra's hesitance. When Cassandra didn't respond to him, he started to worry that she might be mad at him for what he did the other day.

"Uh, no. Uh, I'm just in the middle of something..."

Cassandra didn't want to hurt Dylon's feelings. She just made up an excuse so she wouldn't have to talk to him any further.

After a few more inconsequential exchanges, Cassandra hung up the call. Her head was in such a chaotic mess right now that she didn't know what to do. Dylon was a very good friend of hers and she didn't want to hurt him at all but she really didn't know how to remain friends after what happened the other day.

It was ridiculous that Dylon would claim they were together when they clearly weren't. Meanwhile, Rufus, who was actually in a relationship with her, had lied to her about receiving a call from another woman.

That was pretty ironic.

Just as Cassandra was getting lost in her own thoughts, Lyndsy's call came in and she was straightforward as usual.

"Cassandra, Dylon told me that he thought you might be angry with him. I'm very sorry, it's all my fault. He did that for me because I needed help. How about as an apology, I treat you two to dinner tonight? It can also be Dylon's farewell dinner. Don't worry, there won't be any journalists tonight so they can't interrupt us. We can go to a private club where only VIPs can get in, okay? How does that sound?"

Lyndsy had never been one to beat around the bush especially with people who were close to her—she always went straight to the point. Since she considered Cassandra and Dylon to be her friends, she wanted to make sure everything was okay between the two. Cassandra didn't know what to feel.

She knew Lyndsy didn't want to cause any trouble and just wanted to have dinner with them. And in fact, Dylon didn't exactly do anything wrong. It was just that Cassandra had felt weird around him after what he had said the other day and it had nothing to do with Lyndsy.

"Fine, give me the address and I'll be there," Cassandra agreed with a silent sigh.

Meanwhile, Jasper and Rufus were sitting face-to-face inside a box in the high-end private club.

In front of them, a man was performing a tea ceremony on the table. The faint and fresh scent of the tea filled the whole room.

After finishing the tea ceremony, the man silently nodded to them and left the room, leaving Jasper and Rufus alone so they could discuss important things.

"The Dawn Star Group is getting better and better everyday. But I don't think that they are willing to be bought. Arthur just wouldn't agree. He's pretty competitive,"

Jasper said as he picked up his cup of tea to take a sip. The tea not only smelled great but it also tasted amazing.

"I have never considered buying the Dawn Star Group,"

Rufus answered, holding his cup in one hand and slowly spinning it as the tea inside made small waves. Something flashed in his eyes but it was too quick that Jasper didn't have enough time to figure out what it meant. Rufus's face was unreadable.

"What? You don't plan to buy the Dawn Star Group? Then why did you ask me to invest a huge amount of money in them?"

Jasper was startled so much that he almost dropped his cup of tea. The look on his face was a mixture of confusion and curiosity.

For the longest time, Jasper always knew what Rufus was going to do. He knew him so well. Rufus was a force to be reckoned with in the industry—he saw things in a unique way which made him the capable and successful man he was today. That was why he could make the TY Group a big name. Besides, their businesses were promising too and they were just growing continually.

Given that, Jasper was pretty sure that he had a good idea what Rufus wanted to do. He thought that Rufus invested so much money in the Dawn Star Group so he could slowly infiltrate it and eventually, acquire it. By the end, he would make it a part of the Tang Group.

But now, Rufus had told him that he didn't even consider buying the Dawn Star Group? What the hell? How did that happen? What was Rufus' plan then? Why did he ask him to invest so much money then?

"We invested the money and we gained the profit. That's enough. Don't ask any more questions,"

Rufus responded simply. It was clear that he didn't want to talk about it anymore. He drank the last sip of his tea. His face remained stoic.

"How can I not ask any more questions? Rufus, I'm your uncle-in-law for God's sake and the CEO of the TY Group. I think I deserve to know your plans."

Rufus has always been the type of man to be independent. He always made decisions on his own but at the same time, he also knew his limits. He wouldn't ever ignore any choice that could make his business prosper. Rufus always told Jasper what his plans were and listened to whatever input he had. But this time, he didn't. Jasper had assumed that Rufus was going to buy the Dawn Star Group but now that Rufus had told him that that wasn't his plan and he wasn't willing to tell him more. Jasper didn't know what to make of Rufus and all this.

The Dawn Star Group was the Tang Group's biggest rival in G City. If they bought Dawn Star Group then Tang Group wouldn't have competition anymore. And wasn't that what Rufus wanted?

"Then I think you should go back now,"

Rufus said nonchalantly. He really didn't want to give away too much because he knew that if Jasper and Michelle found out that he had never really given up on his revenge plan, they would surely try to stop him. Rufus didn't want that to happen so he had to keep his plan a secret.

"You brat. Do you really want to get rid of me this soon?"

Jasper said plaintively.

Ever since Rufus had returned to G City, Michelle had tagged along with him following his every step, leaving Jasper alone in another country to take care of the business. It was a rare chance for him to be back in the G City and he couldn't believe Rufus was already asking him to leave. He didn't want to go back right away without Michelle.

"By the way, recently, many companies and groups under the Dark Night Group were attacked by some unknown business groups. Their method is the same. I'm a bit worried that something might happen to the Dark Night Group,"

Rufus said with a slight frown on his face. He couldn't help but worry as he thought of all the things that happened to the members of the Dark Night Group all over the world. He was afraid something big was going to happen.

"Yeah, I heard about that too but they haven't found out who's behind all of it,"