A Graduation Gift novel Chapter 239

Rufus had hardly entered the room when Amanda suddenly threw herself against his chest, too impatient to wait.

"You're finally here, Rufus!" she exclaimed while hugging Rufus tightly, her eyes closed and mouth curled into a happy smile.

Her face was scarlet all over.

"What's wrong with you? Are you okay? Hold on, I'm calling a doctor for you!" Rufus added his eyebrows furrowed in concern.

He managed to grab Amanda's arms and pushed away a bit.

He noticed that there was something wrong with her, but couldn't find out exactly what.

As far as he observed, Amanda was standing right in front of him, alive and kicking, which was weird that she didn't feel very well at the same time.

"Rufus, my heart is hurting…it's broken…" Amanda murmured.

Her eyes started to tear up as she looked at him pleadingly.

Her heart was in pain as if a sword stabbed it, when she saw how Cassandra and Rufus looked at each other's eyes so lovingly moments ago.

"Stop this, Amanda. I love Cassandra and she loves me. We'll get married soon," Rufus patiently explained.

The finality in his voice only added more pain to Amanda's wounded heart. She gasped to catch her breath.

"Why not me, Rufus? I don't see what's so special about her! It should've been me!"

Amanda refused to back down and accept his explanation. Tears were streaming down her cheeks at this point.

"She's so special to me, Amanda. You're a great girl, but I love her now and I just can't see a life without her. Don't you understand?"

Rufus knew that he needed to end this now, and if he showed the slightest note of hesitation, it would only make matters worse. Amanda had to accept the truth, that Rufus had no spare love for any other woman, only Cassandra.

"Rufus, I can't bring myself to listen to you right now. You know I'm ailing right now. Can't you at least pretend to make me feel better?"

Amanda raised her head a little to look into Rufus's eyes. Her mouth forced a sad smile.

"No, Amanda. This ends now. I won't lie to you even if you're sick,"

Rufus responded harshly. Deep in his heart, he was reluctant to admit the truth to her now, since she wasn't all that well; however his mind told him that he'd better end her expectations for her to move forward.

At that same moment, along the corridor, Cassandra was walking towards the room where Rufus and Amanda were in, which was at the end of the hallway. The soft carpet on the floor absorbed the sounds of her footsteps.

She passed one room after another.

After a few minutes, the room was finally in front of her. She could hear a conversation on the other side.

Two people were talking, one was Rufus and the other was apparently Amanda.

"Rufus, why are you doing this? You're hurting me! I hate you!" Amanda screamed.

She was wracked with sobs as she said the words, which was enough for Cassandra to shiver.

"I'm sorry, Amanda. I'm sure you'll find someone better in the future."

Rufus had no idea how to calm a girl, especially if she was wailing right in front of him.

"It really hurt me seeing you so close together. It's killing me softly. How could you be so evil? What's wrong with loving me?" Amanda choked.

Cassandra stood incredibly still as their voice came through the crack of the slightly ajar door.

Rufus stood with his back to the door, and from where Cassandra was standing, he was apparently holding Amanda tightly in his arms.

She felt desperation flood within her and almost consume her.

Everything in front of her was suddenly a blur, and all she could hear was a constant ringing in her ears. Their words were a distant echo.

"Listen, Cassandra and I are already together. Nothing can change that. She's my girlfriend and I need to take care of her! That's what a boyfriend does. Since she's with me, I won't let her down!" Rufus tried hard to talk Amanda out of her obsession with him.

She looked like a helpless, unruly child to him now.

"Then what about me? Don't I mean anything at all to you?" Amanda asked desperately.

She looked deep into his eyes, her eyes bloodshot from the tears, waiting with bated breath for his reply.

Rufus's eyebrows knitted as he thought hard about what to say so she would stop.

"Being with you was the best moments I ever had."

First loves were both happy and regrettable for everyone.

It was bittersweet, accompanying him through the difficult trainings at the Dark Night Group.

Like most young people, their relationship burned bright, but didn't last long. Rufus hoped that what he said could bring closure to Amanda. So whenever she thought of her first love in the future, it wouldn't hurt as much.

Cassandra held her breath outside. What Rufus said stunned her. She retreated a few steps slowly, then turned around and ran away.

Did Rufus say that the time he spent with Amanda was the best of his life? Amanda must've been perfect in Rufus's eyes.

Indeed, she had everything in the world—her status, identity, talent, and she was even as pretty as a fairy that could only be found in fairy tales.

Of couse, a woman like this would be perfect in everyone's eyes as well.

'Since that was his true feeling, I must be merely just a responsibility that he needed taking care of, ' Cassandra thought.