Chapter 100 Who''s My Hero


    Women by nature were ambitious, but there were some that to a rough extent would take advantage of


    their good looks to attract men. At most, they would even trade their young and beautiful faces for good


    lives.


    Different women, different choices, different lives. Cassandra didn''t want to make ament on this.


    But for herself, she would never be that kind of ambitious woman.


    "Ivy, I''m not rich, but I''m living a dignified life. You''d better save your tricks and think about how to


    establish yourself in the Tang family. Whatever will happen, I won''t make a deal with you!"


    Cassandra threw the words coldly and was eager to escape Ivy''s presence. Then she walked back to


    her room and left everything behind.


    Ivy''s face was distorted because of anger. The way she clenched her teeth made her look less


    beautiful as before.


    ''Cassandra, you were brave enough to reject me. Go to hell!


    Let me remind you that you''re on fire at both ends now. Moreover, the giaristbel on you hasn''t


    been lifted off yet.'' Ivy thought.


    Cassandra, however, closed the door, her face being as pale as a ghost.


    Then with her hands still on the doorknob, she slid down from the door to the floor, tucked up both of


    her legs and buried her head in them.


    ''Cassandra, you must be strong. You need to work things out yourself, '' she encouraged herself.


    Her mind was racing as to what were the possible things she should do.


    The deadline of the nursing home''s design n was looming and she began to work overtime—even


    up to early morning.


    She hadn''t been back to the Tang family for days. Whenever she felt tired, she just slept on the couch


    in her office with a thin cover to keep herself warm.


    Moreover, the burden of the Qin family was all over her shoulder. It made her feel more exhausted than


    ever.


    Even worse, Edith and Cloris kept on calling her from time to time, overflowing her already filled cup of


    pressure. Her mind seemed to explode about thinking on ways how to deal with her problems.


    "Cassandra! Have you told your father-inw about the penalty? The amount is just a drop in the


    bucket for him! What''s the matter with you? Aren''t you going to do something? Your father''s trial is


    going to start next month!"


    Edith said furiously over the phone. Her voice was full of impatience.


    "Mom. I know. I will seek Horace''s help when I get a chance,"


    Cassandra lied to console Edith, knowing that if she said that Horace didn''t want to be involved in the


    issue at all might break Edith down.


    "Cassandra! We can''t wait any longer! You''re our only hope for your dad!"


    Edith whimpered anxiously. Her persistence annoyed Cassandra very much.


    "I''ll figure this out, mom. Don''t worry."


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    Cassandra felt more disconcerted when hanging up the phone. She opened the office windows and the


    cold wind blew on her pale face. The chill made her shivered but helped her feel more rational.


    At that moment, Victor walked in and was surprised at the sight of Cassandra by the window. He


    thought, ''What''s this… Doesn''t Manager Qin feel cold by keeping the window open in a winter day?''


    "Victor, what''s the matter?"


    Cassandra asked. She knew it would be something about Rufus. She assumed he wanted to see her.


    "Mr. Luo wanted to see you in his office when you''re avable. He said he wanted to talk to you about


    your father."


    Rufus would send Victor to her office every time he wanted to see her. He never called, and Cassandra


    had been used to it.


    "Okay. I''ll be right there in a minute. I just finished the design draft and I need to recheck it now. I will


    show it to himter."


    Cassandra replied, noticing that Victor was still standing by the door.


    He was looking out of the window. It seemed that he had found something there.


    The Design Department was on the third floor of the Tang Group Building, from there everything


    outside could be seen.


    Victor''s eyes narrowed as he saw Ste in front of the building gate. She was messing with a strange


    man.


    Ste was trying to shake that man''s hand off her, but that he grabbed her hand again. It seemed that


    she was arguing with him about something and she looked very upset.


    Seeing this, Cassandra sighed, "I guess he''s the man who has been chasing after Ste. She is very


    annoyed but she can''t get rid of him. I bet he must take advantage of the time when Ste was out for


    lunch to approach her."


    Cassandra walked to the desk, picked up the phone and dialed Ste''s number.


    She had used this trick with Ste before. She would call to say they needed her toe back to the


    office immediately because of a business emergency. Then Ste would escape from him because the


    security guard at the gate would not allow him to get in.


    With her ear on the phone, she was startled when she suddenly saw a ck shadow from the corner of


    her eye. As she raised her head, she found that she was alone in her office. Victor was nowhere to be


    found.


    ''Huh? Wasn''t Victor here just now? When did he go out? Why didn''t I hear him close the door?'' She


    asked herself.


    Cassandra was confused and had no idea what had happened. Out of her instincts, she looked out of


    the window. Shivers crept down her spine as the cold wind blew inside.


    While holding the phone on her ear and waiting for Ste to answer. She scanned the vicinity and froze


    at what she was seeing outside.


    Victor, who was in her office half a minute ago, was outside the building now.


    Without saying a word, he rushed to the man who was messing with Ste, shook his hands off her and


    then pulled her behind him.


    ''This… This is a story about a knight in shining armor saving a damsel in distress!'' Cassandra thought.


    She hung up the phone, took a deep breath and closed the window.


    ''All right, so I don''t need to worry about Ste since she has been saved by a hero. I guess I need one


    to save me from all these. I wonder where he is, '' she fancied the idea.


    It wasn''t a lucky day for Ste. She had no idea why she was trailed by this man again.


    He used to show up on her way to work or on her way home. Most of the time, he would stand by


    outside the office building with a bunch of roses in his hands.


    Honestly, he was a good looking man and born in a rich family. But he was too silly and odd to be


    epted by Ste.


    "My dear goddess. Please have dinner with me. I''ll wait for you downstairs. I will take you for dinner


    after work,"


    The man pleaded while gripping Ste''s hands. She couldn''t help feeling gross by his touch even when


    she had thick clothes on.


    "What goddess are you talking about? For thest time, I''ll say it again! I will not have dinner with you!


    Never!"


    Ste was about to explode. ''Goddess? Oh! Gross! How could this man had the guts to call me by


    that?'' Her shoulders shrugged at the thought.


    "God… Ste. You know what? I miss you so much every day that my heart aches every time I can''t


    see you. I will die of heartbreak if you don''t say yes to me!"


    The man said while frowning. His face resembled a bitter gourd. He was serious when he said that he


    couldn''t live without her. Ste, on the other hand, being on the verge of fury thrashed him around.


    "Can you stop talking mawkish guff? Do you know? I couldn''t catch my fucking breath every time you


    talked! My head hurts! My mind is troubled! Can you stop doing this? Stop torturing me!"


    Ste was nowining. She was born a tough critic and put all the me on him. She was having


    a hard time because of this man.


    "Don''t be so unreasonable, Ste. Just let me know if you feel hard to breathe or you''re having a


    headache. I would take you to the hospital. I know a physician with superb medical capability. I''m sure


    he would cure you!"


    "Damn it!" She cursed angrily. Ste was now extremely upset. She found it hard to breathe and a


    choking sensation crept on her chest. She really couldn''t catch her breath.


    ''I really don''t understand. This man must be crazy. He is totally pointless. Hearing one more of his


    word, I would die of anoxia.'' Ste was struggling.


    Being tired of messing with him, Ste wriggled to get rid of him and wanted to go back to the office


    immediately.


    She had tried every method she can to get rid of him over the days. She even avoided the nearest


    route to work just to avoid meeting him along the way. Today, however, she was craving for some sushi


    so she went to the sushi restaurant nearby. On her way back to the office, she was stopped by him


    again.


    "Let me go. I need to go back to work!"


    Ste was exasperated, her face full of restlessness.


    "No. Ste. I won''t let you go unless you say yes to me!"


    The man wouldn''tpromise. He was so clingy.


    "Let go of her."


    Simple but colder-than-ice words caught both their attention.


    Ste was thrilled to hear this, a feeling of bliss flooded her heart. ''It was Victor. What''s Victor doing


    here?'' The question lingered on her mind.


    The strange man pulled a long face and looked at Victor, who wore a suit that matched his cold eyes.


    "Let go of whom? It''s none of your business. She''s my girlfriend!"


    The man was spoiled and behaved disrespectfully. He didn''t take Victor''s warning seriously.


    Victor hated the idea of being shunned. He clenched his fists with his knuckles cracking.


    The next second, the strange man was lying on the floor. It happened so fast that even Ste didn''t see


    how Victor''s fistnded on him.


    Ste opened her mouth in disbelief. She was taken aback at what had just happened in front of her.


    Her shoulders were trembling with shock.


    The strange man ced his hands on his stomach. He was limping in pain and was struggling to get


    up.


    "Don''t worry. You will not die. The pain would subside in a couple of minutes."


    Victor threw him a few words. Without looking back, he held Ste''s hands and then walked back to the


    Tang Group Building.


    Ste didn''t say a word on the way back. Victor took her back to the building and then let go of her the


    moment they reached the entrance.


    "Go back to work,"


    Victor said and then turned to walk away. He was always that short-spoken.


    Following Victor''s back with her eyes, Ste felt the biting cold under her feet.


    ''Victor is such a man of powerful physique. I should be grateful to him. Luckily he didn''t re up at me


    when I treated him in a bad way!'' Ste mused while walking to her office.