A Graduation Gift novel Chapter 83

In Cassandra's office, the Tang Group business went on as usual.

"This document is not specific enough. Please recollect the data and give it to me before you go off duty...

NIC, follow these cases. We must finish them and sign the contract before the alliance election. It's very important...

Give these materials to Mr. Luo.

And don't forget to let him sign on the contract..."

Across the sofa from Cassandra, Stella sat cupping her chin and looking at her with a sad face.

Though they were supposed to go to yoga together on their day off, Cassandra was just informed that she needed to work overtime, and their plan went up in smoke.

Almost pouting, Stella stared at the woman who immersed herself in work, wanting to be indulged even a little.

"Alas…

I've never seen a woman work so hard…like you."

With a moan and shake of the head, Stella leaned back against the sofa in disappointment.

Her words amused Cassandra at once, she raised her head to find that Stella was bored to death.

"I've never heard of a public relations manager urging her colleague to loaf on the job," she teased with a playful smile.

Upon hearing this, Stella suddenly sat up straight and pretended to look dignified.

"Manager Qin, I apologize for what I've said. I hope you enjoy your work and don't need any time to relax and find a boyfriend."

Cassandra's heart sank upon hearing the term, 'boyfriend.' She thought in her heart, 'So Stella still doesn't know I've married Lionel…

We have been very close yet I keep her in the dark. What if she knows my real identity? Could we still joke like this?'

Feeling disheartened at such thoughts, her smile gradually faded as she lowered her head and went back to work.

'I have a sister who doesn't believe me and a mother who treats me like a tool. My husband…we are a couple only in name. Although I have a best friend, I can't tell her everything about me.'

Noticing that Cassandra lowered her head again, Stella was in a fret.

"I'm so bored that I'm about to fall asleep."

Without facing her, Cassandra beamed.

"I'll have someone prepare you a cup of coffee."

At the offer, Stella stood up and refused with a wave of a hand.

"Never mind, I can do it myself. It's kind of like my exercise."

Looking up at her friend, Cassandra nodded with a faint smile.

"Make a cup for me too. I prefer extra sugar please. The coffee bean tastes so bitter."

Replying with a gesture, Stella left the office and headed to the tea room.

Only Stella was in the room until a voice called out suddenly as she was about to pour sugar into the coffee.

"Don't move!"

Frightened by the voice, she almost spilled the drinks as she trembled.

Turning around to glare at the man who scared her, she accused him with a frown.

"You almost gave me a heart attack! This is my day off. What if I died in the tea room? Would I be compensated?"

Her raised voice put Victor in an awkward position. While Stella had the gift of gab, he was a man of few words, putting him at a loss for what to do to ease her anger.

"I… I was in a hurry to…"

Stella didn't let him finish.

"What are you in a hurry for, hmm? Don't move? Are you pretending to be a policeman?"

As she told him off, Victor was absent-minded, only really seeing her lips opening and closing instead of arguing for himself.

"I don't know why Mr. Luo has chosen you to be his personal assistant. If you can't defend yourself now, you're good for nothing!"

'A handsome man clumsy at speech. What a pity!' she thought.

Staring at him in disappointment, she could only feel exasperated at his failure to defend himself.

Turning around, she flipped her hair back and continued to pour the sugar into her coffee. Suddenly, Victor took hold of her hand.

Surprised, Stella dilly-dallied for a while, thinking that she would remember the feeling of his hand forever.