Chapter 204 She Is My Woman (Part Two)


    Her eyes turned doleful. His shadow seemed to exist around her always, but never his person. There


    was nothing she could do but missing him. The constant nagging feeling of his absence had been


    killing her.


    In the past, she could bear with it, as it was countered by her immense love for him. She wanted to give


    him a home where he could enjoy the warmth of a family when he got back.


    But she realized this love couldn''t stand after she had been disappointed for so many times.


    Every time she felt closer to him, every time she felt she loved him more, Amanda would appear out of


    thin air and take him away.


    Now, she truly had enough of this misery which seemed to run on a loop.


    Rufus''s hands rested loosely besides his thighs, but his fists tightened so much that his hands turned


    pale. The emotions were so hard for him to process; he ground his knuckles together, resisting the urge


    to scream at her or say anything out of line.


    His lips were pursed, body clenched, as he tried to summon all his patience. In his mind, he told


    himself, ''Cassandra only feels insecure. I can''t me her for trying to escape me because she doesn''t


    feel safe anymore.''


    "Cassandra, I promised to never let you live without a home again. I am a man of my words. Stop


    thinking about moving out. I promise toe back here more often."


    The muscles on his face were clenched too, which made his voice sound stiff and hoarse.


    How could he let Cassandra go? He had almost ruined his rtionship with Tang family for her, which


    could hinder his future prospects drastically. Yet, he''d done it anyway.


    And it took her one night to make this sudden decision. How could he not feel angry?


    "It''s okay, Rufus. We are both adults. I really don''t mind the distance as long as we have each other in


    our hearts. Whenever you''re free, we can spend time together. Just think of our meetings as dates."


    Cassandra chose her words carefully and kept her tone in check. She could tell Rufus was angry and


    did not want to provoke him further.


    Although, of course, she understood her decision itself was enough to stimte him to such an extent.


    "Cassandra, stop it! I am saying it for thest time. I don''t allow this!


    If you move out, I will tear yourpany down right now! Don''t even think I am kidding."


    He had never spoken to Cassandra in such a harsh manner. He didn''t stay a single second on that


    rooftop after that and stomped downstairs angrily.


    ''That damned woman! Even after I said no, she still challenged my patience!'' he cursed.


    Cassandra was shook for a second but regained herposure soon, looking at Rufus walking away


    like that, smiling wryly.


    ''All you know is to say no. Will you ever reflect on yourself?


    If it weren''t for your ambiguous attitude, why would I ever choose to leave our home? This ce, after


    all, has experienced so much of my longing and expectations, '' she thought to herself.


    What Rufus wasn''t aware of was that his obstinate reaction had strengthened her determination even


    further.


    In his office, Rufus vented his anger at work the entire day. He sent back several submissions and


    scolded everyone harshly for tiny errors.Belonging to N?velDrama.Org.


    It wasn''t really a great deal. Everything just inspired an exaggerated response from him because of the


    anger he felt toward Cassandra.


    "Mr. Luo, do you need to take some rest? You seem a little worn out today."


    Victor had noticed there was something wrong with his boss today. He mustered up some courage and


    suggested him to leave early.


    Little did he know the cause of his agitation had nothing to do with tiredness or sleeplessness. Rufus


    couldn''t get the thought of Cassandra leaving out of his head.


    He slouched in his chair, eyes closed, rubbing his forehead. After a while, he finally made up his mind.


    He got up and told Victor, "I''m going back to Tang family. Call me if there''s anything urgent."


    After that, he strode out of thepany and drove back to Tang family.


    Immediately upon stepping into the lobby of Tang family house, Rufus sensed something awkward.


    Ivy and Jill were not home, while Horace sat on the couch. The TV was on but the look on his face


    seemed to be far off.


    He turned his head to see Rufus standing and without any greetings, got up and headed toward his


    study.


    "Come with me," he said.


    Rufus knew intuitively what he was going to talk about. Mentally prepared, he followed Horace into the


    study.


    Horace sat in his chair and signaled him to take a seat too. Silence persisted for a few seconds. Finally,


    Horace asked, "Rufus, what''s going on between you and Cassandra?"


    Clearly, Horace had heard about what had happened the previous night. He had been waiting on the


    couch for Rufus just so he could confront him with it.


    "We''re together. She''s my woman,"


    imed Rufus, fearlessly.


    "Shut your mouth! She is your younger brother''s ex-wife!


    How can you be with her?"


    Horace was offended by Rufus''s shamelessness. He got up in anger, mming his desk. The vase


    kept on it started to wobble and fell, rolling to the edge. Just before it could fall, Rufus caught it, then


    looked up at Horace.


    "They are divorced. They are not rted in any way, legally. My rtionship with Cassandra isn''t


    against thew. There shouldn''t be any problem due to that," he replied, his expression still as if set in


    stone.


    Rufus kept himself calm despite Horace''s uproar. He didn''t let a single hint of diforte across


    his face.


    "No problem, you say? There is a huge problem!"


    Horace said, losing it entirely. He breathed loudly and puffed his mouth. At any second now, he could


    explode and the repercussions could be drastic.