Chapter 105 If I Can''t Have Her, No One Can


    "You mean, it was Joel who sent someone to ckmail Vernon into taking the me?"


    Rufus asked with his back turned to Victor. His words did not give away any of his thoughts. Standing


    in front of the huge window of his personal office, he projected a very dangerous vibe.


    "Yes. Also, he is Ivy''s brother,"


    Victor replied calmly. His face showed no emotion.


    "Right, then. Find a way toe up with evidence that Joel was the one who stole Cassandra''s works,


    and do it fast,"


    Rufus ordered as he turned to face Victor. His eyes were stone cold and menacing.


    Victor nodded obediently and quickly left the room. Now alone, Rufus threw a hard punch on his heavy


    wooden desk.


    He was frustrated with himself. Why didn''t he act on this sooner? He turned a blind eye the first time


    Joel set Cassandra up. He did not expect it to happen again. Now, Joel was back causing them even


    more trouble. He should have ended it the first time, and he regretted now that he did not.


    He must get rid of Joel. This man was too dangerous with his vile ideas. He almost killed Vernon with


    his stint.


    Finding proof of his giarism would be a good leverage to get rid of him once and for all. Then, all this


    would end.


    Rufus swore that he would make him pay for hurting Cassandra, and he was determined to get it done


    no matter what it took.


    "Mom, I need your bank ount number so I can transfer Cloris''s tuition fee to you,"


    Cassandra said. Even she scolded Cloris, she was still her sister, after all. Cassandra was determined


    to help her out in spite of anything.


    "What? Cloris told me that she already got the money. Was that not from you?"


    Edith asked, surprised. When Cloris told her that her tuition fee was covered, she assumed that the


    money was from Cassandra. Now that Cassandra was requesting for her ount number, she realized


    that she was wrong.


    "She already got it? How is that possible? I borrowed money from my friend just now!"


    Cassandra was confused. She borrowed money from her friend, Ste. She also sold her car toe


    up with Cloris''s tuition fee, even if it meant that she would need to go to work using the Tang family''s


    car or taking a cab.


    "I got a schrship so I don''t need her money anymore,"


    Cloris, who had her face covered with a face mask, told her mother after overhearing the conversation.


    She looked at Edith with a trace of smugness in her eyes.


    "Oh, Cloris said that she managed to get a schrship so she doesn''t need your money now,"


    Edith ryed the message to Cassandra joyfully. She was very proud that Cloris was resourceful


    enough to solve her own problem. She had always been very proud of her daughters. They always had


    good grades and were growing up to be very responsible and independent youngdies.


    Cassandra acknowledged the update and hung up the call. A proud smile spread on her face. It also


    made her proud to see that her sister was bing more independent.


    Meanwhile, Cloris, who just finished applying face mask, proceeded to do her make up and change her


    clothes. When she came out of her room, Edith looked at her with surprise.


    "Cloris, are you going out? It''s alreadyte,"


    she said, worried. Cloris was a girl, it was dangerous to go out sote at night.


    "It''s going to be okay, mom. I''m hanging out with some ssmates. We''ll just be out for a karaoke


    session. You know we''re about to graduate so we just want to spend as much time as we could with


    each other before it alles to an end,"


    Cloris exined casually. Then, she walked out of the house with her limited edition bag at hand.


    A slick Porsche was already parked outside. Behind the steering wheel was Arthur. He looked very


    handsome.


    "Where are we going, Arthur?"


    Cloris asked happily as she hopped in. She gave him a very sweet smile.


    "It''s a surprise. You will know when we get there,"


    Arthur replied in a cryptic tone. He gently smiled back at her.


    They arrived at a high-end club. Arthur got off the car and opened the door for Cloris. Then, they


    walked inside, arm-in-arm.


    A group of guys walked up to them when they arrived. They all seemed surprised that Arthur brought a


    girl with him.


    "Since when did you have a beautiful girlfriend, Arthur? Howe you never told us? You are quite


    good at keeping secrets, aren''t you? Haha!"


    one of them teased Arthur with a glint of envy on his face. Throughout the night, he could not help


    stealing nces at Cloris, who, in turn, pretended to be oblivious. In reality, it ttered her that she


    could still catch another man''s eye.


    "Where are we, Arthur?"


    Cloris asked, batting her eyshes.


    The ce was beautifully decorated, stylish and modern. It had hints of both eastern and western


    influences. One could easily tell that it was just as expensive as it looked.


    "It''s just where my friends and I like to hang out in the North District. Ie here all the time. Let''s go


    inside,"


    Arthur replied, maintaining a gentle smile on his face. His eyes, on the other hand, gave a knowing


    glint. As to what it meant, was a mystery.


    Cloris nodded as she followed Arthur into a box. As soon as they sat down, the men started talking


    about business. They excitedly discussed the real estate industry in G City.


    The topic did not interest Cloris at all, but she knew she couldn''t show that in front of Arthur''s friends.


    Pretending to be more interested than she was, she concentrated on listening intently. In truth, a part of


    her regretteding.


    This was a party for businessmen and it bored her so much. Cloris expected Arthur to take her


    somewhere fun with his friends, but all they talked about was business. Pretty soon, she found herself


    starting to get sleepy. It took so much effort for her to concentrate.


    "Oh, Arthur, I heard that the Union is about to start voting to decide who the new director will be. You''re


    one of the top candidates!"


    said one of Arthur''s friends. He had a very round face that made him look quiteical.


    "To be honest, I am not very interested in that position. I think that it''s more practical to take up more


    projects,"


    Arthur responded casually with a carefree smile on his face. He pretended that the position did not


    interest him, but in reality, there''s more than meets the eye.


    In order to sign a contract with the TY Group, he promised Jasper that he would give up on the


    position. Because of this, he had to pretend that he was not interested even though everything in him


    said otherwise.


    "Yeah, you are probably right. Speaking of projects, did you know that there''s going to be a new


    amusement park?"


    the round-faced man said, pushing his spectacles up the bridge of his nose.


    "Yeah, I heard. But it''s not totally new. They are just going to renovate it, that''s all,"


    Arthur replied as he picked up his tea on the table and took a sip.


    "The Tang Group is in charge of this project. I also heard that the designer is a woman. Her name is...


    Damn, I forgot her name. But I heard that she won third ce in an American designpetition.


    What''s more, she is the first Chinese designer to manage to bag an award at thatpetition! It was


    the best prize any Chinese contender has ever gotten, so far. It also won her a lot of cash. Quite


    impressive!"


    the round-faced man added. He seemed to know a lot of information.


    Cloris''s eyes shone when she heard his words. They were finally talking about something she was


    interested in.


    "Oh, you mean Cassandra Qin, right? I met her before, and she is really talented. I''ve actually lost to


    her in a bidding,"


    Arthur admitted. It seemed that he did not mind sharing about his defeat to Cassandra.


    Hearing his words, Cloris nced at him, confused. She stole the sh drive that contained


    Cassandra''s designs before the presentation, but she did not expect her sister to still be smart enough


    to find a way to win the bid in spite of that.


    "That designer is immensely capable and she is bound to be famous one day. The Tang Group is really


    lucky to have such a great employee like her. I heard that she just came back from abroad. The Tang


    Group must have spent a good amount of money on her!"


    the round-faced man continued, shaking his head. Envy and regret seemed to be drawn on his face.


    "Don''t be so jealous! You''ll find a good designer too! Money is all you need to find a designer as good


    as Cassandra,"


    a dark-skinned man interrupted, patting his round-faced friend on the back.


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    "Well, sometimes even money can''t buy people with talents like her. Cassandra''s rtionship with the


    Tang family is special. Isn''t that right, Cloris?"


    Arthur said, taking another sip of his tea. He liked the tea, it was really good. A bit bitter, but it had a


    sweet and fresh aftertaste.


    He looked at Cloris affectionately, making her heart skip a beat.


    "What do you mean? You seem to know some insider info here."


    The round-faced man stared at Arthur with curiosity. He looked at him and then at Cloris, hanging on to


    their next words.


    "I mean, Cassandra is part of the Tang family. That said, no amount of money can persuade her to


    work for somebody else,"


    Arthur answered. He didn''t say straight away that Cassandra was Horace''s daughter-inw, but it did


    not take a genius to figure this out after Arthur''s hints.


    The round-faced man thought for a few seconds and then appeared shocked at his own realization.


    "You mean, Cassandra is Horace''s daughter-inw ?"


    the man asked as his eyes widened in surprise. He looked even more ridiculous that way.


    "Hey, you can ask Cloris here. Cassandra is her sister and she has been married for several years by


    now," Arthur said, looking at Cloris with an unreadable look in his eyes.


    Cassandra''s marriage was a secret that both the Tang family and the Qin family tried to keep.


    She was still very young when she got married and only a few close friends were informed. It was very


    intimate so the news did not get out.


    Apart from that, Cassandra and Lionel did not seem to get along. Both of them did not want a big


    wedding so even after years of marriage, there were only a few people who knew about it.


    Arthur''s friends were all realtors. Even though they were not that influential, they all knew a lot of


    people.


    Now that they knew of Cassandra''s real identity, Arthur believed that the news would soon spread fast.


    It wouldn''t be long before everybody in this industry knew the truth.


    For bigpanies like the Tang Group and the Dawn Star Company, it was very beneficial to have a


    top designer like Cassandra. Ever since she entered the Tang Group, she had helped them get a lot of


    projects and was instrumental to their sessfulpletion. This made Arthur wary. He couldn''t afford


    losing more projects to the Tang Group.


    Cassandra was a great designer and employee. He wanted to get her to help him. But if he couldn''t get


    what he wanted, then he would destroy her.