Chapter 161 Ready To Propose To Her


    Rufus couldn''t feel his face. He was desensitized from his surroundings. He even failed to notice


    Cassandra''s cry of pain.


    The only thing he focused on was the feeling he felt when he witnessed Cassandra getting out of


    Dylon''s car. It was like a bucket of ice water pouring onto him. He couldn''t believe what he saw.


    His mind was upied by this. He didn''t notice his thrusts were getting harder and harder. Cassandra


    bit down on her lower lip, drawing blood. She tried to stifle her moans until the torture ended. She fell


    asleep soon after they were spent. The corners of her eyes still glistened from the tears even when she


    was already asleep.


    Rufus, on the other side of the bed, couldn''t sleep. He put on some clothes and walked out of the room.


    He went down and stood in the middle of the garden with an emotionless expression.


    He lit up a cigarette and was soon letting out puffs of smoke. The smoke clouded his already cold


    expression.


    The night wind gently kissed his face. The flowers he helped Cassandra nt swayed in tune with the


    breeze. They were already sprouting out small green leaves. They seemed to make the garden look


    alive, a stark contrast to how Rufus was feeling at the moment.


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    Rufus took out a velvet jewelry box from his left pocket and grasped it with his hand. He gently flipped it


    open, and a beautiful ring with a clear-cut diamond at its center appeared.


    It was a tinum ring decorated with four ws that held the gem. The ring itself was simple, but one


    look from even a non-expert would know that it was priceless.


    The diamond was imported from overseas. It cost him a ton of money to acquire it from an auction


    abroad. It had the highest grade of rity and color, and was even more rare because of its carat


    weight.


    Rufus heeded Jasper''s advice. He thought that this would really show Cassandra howmitted he


    was to their rtionship. He would give her a home, their very own home. That was when he began


    nning a proposal to her.


    He thoughtst night was the right time.


    The Range Rover''s trunk was filled to the brim with Ecuadorian roses. He nned to make Cassandra


    open the trunk, and then get down on his knees as soon as she was surprised.


    He texted her and informed her that he would be at the Garden Vi came the evening. To his


    disappointment, Cassandra didn''t reply. He was extremely worried, so he called her. It went straight to


    voicemail.


    Rufus tried to reassure himself that Cassandra must have an emergency, or a good reason. As soon as


    he got off work, he drove to the vi as fast as possible to wait for her. He waited for 3 hours. She was


    dropped off by Dylon.


    Rufus felt so empty. He hated himself for being so stupid, but he also felt sad and hurt.


    Cassandra wasn''t even his first woman. Ever since he and Amanda broke up, he buried himself in


    building up thepany so he hardly had any time for a serious rtionship. But every man had his


    needs. He had plenty of flings to attest to that.


    But Cassandra was different.


    Other women fell in love with his physique or his money, since he was a generous lover. They all


    wanted something from him. Cassandra, though, disappeared immediately after the night they slept


    together. She didn''t even leave her phone number.


    This made its mark on Rufus. He was driven insane by his curiosity about her. When he did eventually


    get to know her better, he set his sights on conquering her.


    She was beautiful, yet stubborn. She was so bull-headed. As time passed by, his heart gradually


    became more open. Before he knew it, he was already in love with her.


    With a loud ck, Rufus closed the box. He couldn''t bear to see the beautiful ring right now. It only


    reminded him how much of a fool he was.


    His eyes were cold, no trace of emotion was present.


    At the same moment, Cassandra was sound asleep on the sofa. Neither of them knew where their love


    was going, and how much it would affect their lives.


    When Cassandra came to, the sun was already up. She was still on the sofa and her body ached.


    Rufus was nowhere in sight.


    A nket was covering her body. Rufus must have put it on her after she felt asleepst night. This


    confused her though. Normally, Rufus would carry her to their bed and sleep beside her.


    Cassandra''s thought trailed off, while she was in a fetal position. All of a sudden, she remembered that


    her phone diedst night and she hadn''t charged it since. She got up and swiftly plugged her phone in.


    In a few minutes, her phone booted up. Then came the torrent of ringing.


    A ton of messages starteding in, vibrating the phone to no end. Missed calls from Rufus also


    showed.


    Cassandra''s heart fell when she thought of why he seemed angry. She opened her call log and saw


    twenty missed calls from Rufus and a dozen texts from him as well.


    "I aming to see you tonight."


    "Why didn''t you pick up my call?"


    "Pick up my call right now, Cassandra!"


    "Where are you? Don''t ignore me. I have something to tell you."


    "I am mad at you."


    ...


    Cassandra sank to the floor after seeing his messages. ''Well, I really fuck up this time, '' Cassandra


    thought.


    ''What should I do right now?''


    Cassandra was at her wit''s end. She felt remorseful and helpless at the same time. She wanted so


    badly to make up for what she did, but didn''t know how.


    She should have noticed Rufus was pissedst night. He was just so different towards her yesterday.


    He was rude and irritable. Rufusst night was totally different from the Rufus she knew.


    He even went out before she woke up. That never happened before. He would always wait for her to


    wake up so he could say goodbye.


    Cassandra made her way into the garage. As expected, Rufus''s car was not there. He really went


    away without waking her up. This only served to frustrate Cassandra even more. She turned around


    and walked back towards the room, but she stepped on something on the way there.


    She looked down on the floor and saw myriad cigarette butts scattered on the floor.


    Her heart sank again. She felt so terrible and her mind was in chaos.


    Was Rufus so stressedst night that he smoke this much? Did she make him that unhappy?


    Cassandra had a strong feeling that it was about her. She must have done something that made him


    mad.


    When Cassandra picked up her phone, fully intent on calling Rufus to apologize, her phone rang. Caller


    ID said it was Lyndsy.


    Cassandra answered right away. Lyndsy''s anxious voice came on, "Cassandra, where are you? I''m


    coming to pick you up! It''s an emergency!"


    Urgency was clearly evident in Lyndy''s tone. It sounded big. But what happened that she needed her


    help? Cassandra was immensely worried.


    "You don''t have to. I''m too far from downtown. Just tell me the address and I''ll be there as fast as I


    can,"


    Cassandra promptly replied. Lyndsy didn''t have to go the distance. It would just be a waste of time.


    She had to go to work anyway.


    They decided to meet at a dessert cafe near the Qin Group''s office. Cassandra walked in the shop


    which rung a small bell. She immediately spotted Lyndsy sitting at a neaby table, then walked over and


    gracefully sat down.


    "Well? What happened? Why are you in such a hurry?"


    Cassandra cast a concerned look at her friend, who was sitting right across her. She wondered what


    had happened. Lyndsy had a big red scarf around her neck which hid half of her face. She also sported


    a pair of heavily tinted sunsses and a big hat even though they were already inside the shop. One


    could hardly see her face, let alone recognize her.


    "Cassandra, I went into thepany this morning. I wanted to talk to them about the termination of my


    contract, so I brought my original there. I thought it would be so easy as long as I paid them a certain


    amount of money. What I didn''t expect was they refused to sign my release because apparently, I


    broke the terms of the contract we signed!"


    Lyndsy tried to control her tone, but it was still shaky because she had the jitters.


    Cassandra couldn''t see her eyes because of her sunsses. But she could tell that Lyndsy was


    nervous as hell. She understood. Lyndsy was shocked that thepany would do this. Not honoring


    the terms of a contract was a serious usation.


    "You breached the contract? How the hell did that happen?"


    Cassandra''s confusion only grew by the minute. In her opinion, Lyndsy couldn''t have broken the terms


    of the contract, now. Especially when she wanted a release contract with thepany.


    Lyndsy didn''t reply. She ced her phone in front of Cassandra and tapped it on. She gestured at


    Cassandra to look at the news on the phone screen.


    Cassandra picked it up and looked down. Her eyes widened in shock when she saw the words on the


    screen.


    It was a microblog post which had already made its rounds online with over ten thousand recipients. It


    was also trending at this very moment.


    The ount who posted the picture seemed to be an ordinary Joe. He only posted a few photos and


    captioned them.


    "I saw Lyndsy when I was eating hotpot with friends. Is the man sitting across her, her boyfriend? I


    remember she denied having a boyfriend. We obviously can''t trust celebrities when they say that!"


    The photos were obviously taken by a low-end phone since they were so blurry. They were apparently


    taken yesterday when the three of them were having hot-pot.


    Though they weren''t clear, Cassandra recognized Lyndsy''s profile. Dylon sat across her was also


    easily identified.


    Strangely, Cassandra wasn''t present in the photos. Her body was covered by a big palm tree nted


    indoors.


    "When I signed the contract with thepany, there was a term that specifically said I couldn''t have a


    rtionship for the duration, or I''ll have to pay a huge amount of money!"


    It was obvious that Lyndsy was panicking right now. Her hands were balled into tight fists, and she was


    quivering.


    "Earlier this morning, I went to thepany to discuss the contract further. They refused and said this


    stupid post did serious damage to the image they so carefully built. Now there are some badments


    about me online. They said I caused a huge loss to thepany and they even threatened to take


    legal action against me!"


    Lyndsy grew more agitated as she went on. She thought that when the contract expired, she could


    finally be free. She never expected this to happen so close before her contract came to an end!


    "Lyndsy, calm down! Let me see thements first."


    Cassandra opened the profile who posted the photos. The person seemed to be an average young


    man, not paparazzi who followed Lyndsy everywhere. Unfortunately, this worked against Lyndsy since


    people would believe a normal person more than a mere paparazzi.


    The photos bugged her even more. They all were taken specifically at angles which left Cassandra out.


    They seemed to be taken right when Dylon and Lyndsy were discussing about photography. One was


    taken when Dylon and Lyndsy were huddling close since she was showing something on her phone.


    They looked quite intimate. If someone who didn''t know them saw this photo, he would surely mistake


    them as a sweet couple.


    She scrolled down further towards thements section. Thements took her by surprise. There


    were really venomousments aimed at Lyndsy. They called her a liar.


    To be fair, celebrities were also human. It was normal for them to form rtionships. It wasn''t anything


    new. Why was this such a serious problem for Lyndsy? It all seemed strange.