Chapter 194 Perfect Match


    Ivy might have a tricky mind but that didn''t mean she was a woman of wisdom. She was a bit dense


    that she would even go as far as sacrificing her own son just for driving Cassandra away.


    To Amanda, Ivy was a naive woman ready to be used at her disposal.


    When Amanda saw that Ivy was deep in meditation, she started the car.


    "Ivy, aren''t you going to attend the ball? Do you already have something to wear? I can help you. I''ll


    take you to my friend''s shop and we can choose a dress for you. Put all your worries aside. What''s


    important is you wear something nice so you can go with Lionel to the ball. You know we women gotta


    work!"


    Amanda yed her words with two meanings, which not only stopped Ivy''s awful ideasing out this


    morning but also drew her over her side.


    Not to mention Amanda hated Cassandra too—these were the types of people she wanted to keep in


    her life!


    "Manager Qin, here''s the Business Newspaper for today,"


    the assistant said as she ced today''s newspaper in front of Cassandra —and on the front page was


    Cassandra''s interview from the other day.


    "I think they made a mistake..."


    the assistant said hesitantly, sneaking a shy nce at Cassandra.


    Cassandra grabbed the paper and quickly skimmed through the article and there it was—a quick blurb


    about Cassandra''s personal affairs.


    Business Newspaper: Manager Qin, as a business woman, what can you say about love?


    Cassandra: Don''t look for it. It''lle.


    Business Newspaper: Is there someone special in your life right now? Maybe, someone you love?


    Cassandra: Yes, I do have a partner right now and I love him very much.


    Business Newspaper: Do you have ns to get married?


    Cassandra: We haven''t talked about that yet.


    Business Newspaper: Hoping for the best, Manager Qin.


    Cassandra: Thank you so much.


    "I don''t think there''s anything wrong here. What are you talking about?"


    Cassandra said in a puzzled tone as she raised her head to look at the assistant. All the questions


    were pretty standard—nothing impressive or offensive.


    The assistant bit her lip and flipped to the next page to show Cassandra another article.


    It was the entertainment section and the article was about Lyndsy.


    The article was apanied by a huge photo of Lyndsy''s face. The title of the piece was "Best


    Actress''s Boyfriend Was Snaked By A Former me! Rumored Woman in Man''s Heart said to be ''Two-


    Faced and Artificial."


    The article basically said that Lyndsy had a business colleague who stole her boyfriend. For her own


    sake, she kept mum about it.


    The other woman meanwhile was described as a powerful woman. Although the woman wasn''t named,


    the description matched Cassandra''s precisely: a divorcee whose father was in jail. This article could


    not have been more tant.


    Cassandra merely shrugged it off, a light smile ying on her lips. She was already so used to the


    rumor that it had already be a joke to her, something to beughed at.


    Cassandra was very aware of what Lyndsy was like and what she''d just gone through. There were so


    many things going on in her life that every detail of it was being broadcasted everywhere.


    "Don''t worry about it, this is nothing,"


    Cassandra said nonchntly as she crumpled the newspaper into a ball and threw it in the trash bin.


    "But... We have two clients in the middle of a deal who''s suddenly refusing to sign the papers. They


    said they wouldn''t sign because your character and values were questionable..."


    The assistant wanted to say more but decided against it when she saw the look on Cassandra''s face.


    "I''m not guilty of anything so I don''t need to clean up after myself. You have to stop caring what others


    think and say of you,"


    Cassandra said, consoling the assistant. If she worried about everything going on in her life, she would


    have died of anxiety by now.


    "What about the clients?"


    The assistant said in a worried voice.


    "I''ll handle it. I''ll be attending the ball tonight, I can talk to them after."


    Cassandra offered to fix the situation so that her assistant wouldn''t have to worry about it anymore.


    Cassandra took a deep breath when she thought of going to the ball—she was going to have to face


    her industry peers and some higher-ups alone. She needed to be on her best behavior so that she can


    make the Qin Group look good.


    It was a great opportunity and she would be stupid to not take advantage of it.


    The ball was going to be held at the biggest hotel in G City. Cassandra arrived on time and she found


    that so many people were here and they were all clustered in groups.


    Cassandra didn''t know how to join a group chatting so she kept to herself, just observing everyone.


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    Guests arrived by the truckload and they were guided inside by Miss Etiquettes.


    Suddenly, people were fussing towards the doorway—a man and a woman had just arrived at the ball


    hand in hand.


    The man was Rufus who looked like a god in his dark suit.


    The woman was Amanda d in a green, fairy-like dress.


    They looked perfect together that everyone was staring at them and admiring them.


    "Were you at Amanda''sst concert?"


    The two women standing next to Cassandra were whispering between themselves.


    "Yes, Amanda said she was staying in G City for someone and now anyone with eyes knows that it''s


    Rufus from the Tang Group."


    "That''s true. The Tang Group was also the one who will build the Amanda Piano School. Their lives are


    so connected, huh, well they are like husband and wife."


    "G City is verymitted to development now and it''s all thanks to Rufus. It could even attract


    international attention especially if Amanda''s going to be the spokeswoman for the tourism area..."


    They spoke in hushed tones but Cassandra could still hear them clearly.


    She lowered her arms to her side and gripped her dress tightly, her palms sweating profusely.


    She and Rufus hadn''t talked in days but she assumed he was just busy with his business. But


    apparently, she was wrong because he was obviously busy with Amanda and not his business.


    As they stood together hand in hand, they truly looked like a perfect couple.


    Rufus skimmed around the room until he found Cassandra standing alone in a corner—the look on his


    face suddenly softened. He tried to lift his arm to wave at Cassandra but Amanda tightened her grip on


    his arm.


    "Oh, they''re here. I can already see some of the officials I know. Come, I''ll introduce you."


    Amanda purposely ignored the fact that Rufus was just about to wave Cassandra over. She dragged


    Rufus across the room to mingle with the officials.


    Rufus stole a nce at Cassandra who was just getting herself a ss of wine from a waiter—at this


    moment, Rufus felt his heart sink.


    He knew pretty well that she was a lightweight and if she did get drunk, it was going to be pretty


    embarrassing.


    As he thought of all of these, Amanda was dragging him across the room.


    By the time Cassandra lifted her head with the wine in her hands, she could only see Rufus''s back.


    There was barely any space left between Amanda and Rufus—they were standing so close to one


    another that Cassandra felt her heart ache.


    It seemed that everyone belonged with someone and here she was, standing out like a sore thumb in


    her lonely corner.


    After he had finished mingling with the officials, Rufus scanned the room again in an attempt to look for


    Cassandra but she was nowhere to be found.


    Around this time, music was already ying and people were slowly making their way towards the


    dance floor. Amanda, of course, wouldn''t miss this opportunity to force Rufus towards the center of the


    dance floor.


    Rufus danced with Amanda robotically, his eyes still sweeping the room.


    Amanda felt her insides drop when she realized Rufus wasn''t even looking at her.


    Amanda orchestrated this entire thing so that she and Rufus would end up showing up at the ball


    together.


    She did this purposely because she knew Cassandra was going to be here. She wanted to show


    Cassandra that she was the woman for Rufus and not her. Cassandra was nothing but amoner to


    her and she couldn''t believe she even had topete with someone like her.


    Amanda never left Rufus''s side just to make sure he wouldn''t talk to Cassandra. This sight of Amanda


    and Rufus side by side the whole night broke Cassandra''s heart.


    No woman could care less about her image and status in a rtionship. Amanda knew that with


    everything Cassandra was going through, Rufus was in no ce to bemitting to anything much


    less a rtionship. And Cassandra wouldn''t be wrong to doubt him at this point too.


    Distrust can break a rtionship. In this case, all she needed was to sit back and watch from afar.


    "Rufus, I''ll be announcing that you and I are going to be the spokespeople for the tourism area of G


    City. Get ready, okay?"


    Amanda whispered to Rufus, purposely brushing her head against his chest so she could close in the


    little space between them.


    "I don''t need you to tell me what to do,"


    Rufus said coldly, stepping back so that he would create a space between him and Amanda.


    "I didn''t mean to boss you around. I''m just reminding you how valuable I am to your business and I''m a


    bit sad that I have to remind you of that," she paused and looked at Rufus in the eyes, "she can''t do


    anything for you, Rufus, she''ll only hold you back."


    Amanda''s tone was knowing and suggestive and on her face was a casual smile.