Chapter 412 He Won''t Help Us


    Cassandra eyed rk with curiosity. A person came to her mind. It was Rufus.


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    rk had his own secrets kept, and so did Rufus. How could she deal with these two men? Cassandra


    was at her wit''s end.


    "Get some rest. Your mother will be discharged after a few days. I''ll arrange for someone to care for


    her."


    rk had calmed himself down and promptly changed the subject. His eyes rxed and reverted back


    to his gentle self.


    Cassandra stopped in thought for a few seconds and suggested in a questioning tone, "I''d like to send


    my mother back to the Qin house. I''ll find a good nurse on my own. The North District is far from


    downtown. The air there is way fresher."


    She lowered her head when she said this, her eyshes moving ever so slightly in an attempt to


    conceal her true intentions.


    "Well, I say that would be inconvenient. You work nearby, right? If she stays here, you can keep her


    company after work. Isn''t that nice?"


    rk''s expression remained unchanged. A subtle frown etched on the corners of his mouth, looking


    like he was only thinking of Cassandra''s situation.


    "I''ll visit her every week. Even better, my sister will being home in theing holiday. She can


    stay with her at home. I can''t just ask my sister to live here with you. It''s kinda awkward for you to stay


    under the same roof,"


    Cassandra emphasized carefully. Ever since Rufus warned her, she had been worried that she wouldn''t


    be able to get rid of rk. Now, she had the perfect opportunity since Cloris was scheduled toe


    back soon. She felt that the longer she stayed here with rk, the more difficult it would be to escape.


    She would be in the mire herself.


    Cassandra had a horrible gut feeling. She couldn''t just act boldly because rk was a cautious man.


    He had even drugged her secretly. So she wouldn''t go ahead and risk her family''s life just to irk him.


    The most important thing right now was to get her mother out of this house.


    "Why not? There are a ton of empty rooms in this house. Of course she can stay,"


    rk said with an easy smile and a gentle tone.


    Then he continued, "If you think that it''s inappropriate for me and your sister to stay under one roof, I


    can move out and just stay at the hotel instead."


    rk had made an unrefusable offer. He just wouldn''t let Cassandra go.


    He took Cassandra''s hesitation as a sign of her not wanting to trouble him by staying at the house any


    longer than necessary. So he was trying to be considerate andpromise.


    "Cassandra, I would never consider you and your mother a burden. The important thing right now is we


    take good care of your mother and keep her in good condition. Right?"


    rk uttered theforting words. However, in Cassandra''s eyes, he had a hidden agenda. He


    wanted to keep her and her family all in one house.


    Cassandra was afraid that rk would start asking more questions or even hurt her if she insisted on


    moving out. She would burden her family even more if she got hurt. So she conceded for now.


    rk seemed like he was determined to imprison them. Before making any moves, she needed to


    figure out everything first.


    The weather outside was getting colder by the day. The painting of red and orange leaves that


    apanied autumn was reced by a painting of a stark white winter by rk. Cassandra had given


    him that painting a while back.


    In the painting, there was a figure wearing a vibrant red dress against the snowy terrain. The bright


    color created this interesting contrast to the unfeeling tundra around it. ''Would I ever be able to escape


    this cold reality?'' Cassandra thought.


    Rufus observed Jill and Lionel who were visibly frustrated. They were about to break the door down


    amidst their anger.


    "Open the damn door and let us in, Rufus!"


    Jill screamed in frustration at the courtyard while stamping her foot down. How she wanted to break


    into the house!


    Her eyes were bloodshot with rage. She wanted to tear Rufus from limb to limb whenever she


    remembered Horace''s horrible asthma attack because of him. She continued her hysterical screaming


    when Rufus appeared at the door.


    "You call yourself a man, Rufus? If that''s the case, then get the hell out of your damn house and face


    me! Why did you do that to your own father?"


    Lionel echoed in support of Jill. But when Rufus cast an icy re at him, he immediately shut up.


    Lionel knew he was no match for Rufus. He learned that the hard way when he was hit on the face


    several times. When it came to leadership skills, Rufus was also ahead. Less than a month after Rufus


    left thepany, the Tang Group was already on the brink of copse.


    In addition, he imed that Rufus had stolen the fifty million. Lionel was overwhelmed by a feeling of


    guilty when facing him.


    Seeing Lionel cower in fear, Rufus''s disdain only grew as he sneered at him.


    He pressed the gate button and the huge iron-d gate opened slowly. Jill rushed inside like a bullet.


    Lionel reached out to try and stop her, but he was too slow. Jill was almost face-to-face with Rufus.


    Lionel got extremely anxious.


    Rufus had angered Horace so much that it put him in the hospital. Lionel was afraid Rufus might do


    something that would hurt his mother. So he ran towards them, eyebrows furrowed.


    He didn''t anticipate that Rufus would actually open the gate. His original n was to just let Jill vent her


    frustrations at Rufus from outside, then slowly persuade her to leave. Things just got a whole lot more


    complicated. What could he possibly do now?


    Lionelined deep inside but continued onwards. He followed Jill into the house and approached


    Rufus.


    Jill stood toe-to-toe with Rufus, her chin raised high in defiance. She pointed a finger at Rufus''s


    expressionless face. Her finger was so close to his face that Lionel thought that it would actually hit


    Rufus in the eye.


    "Rufus! Be a man for God''s sake. You are a Tang no matter what. Even if you hate my guts, your father


    never hurt you! You had no right to do what you did to him! He is old and frail, and you knew this! How


    could you turn a blind eye to his asthma? How could you be so heartless?!"


    Jill''s nostrils red at Rufus and she cursed with every possible word she coulde up with.


    "Heartless, you say? Pfft. Did you hear mein when you kicked my pregnant mother out of the


    house twenty years ago?"


    Rufus remained stone cold and replied Jill with a deadly calm in his words.


    Jill was caught off-guard. The memory from twenty so years ago yed right before her very eyes. She


    didn''t know how to respond.


    "You''ve never admitted that I was a Tang. Why the hell would I consider myself one, now? Are you that


    stupid toe to my home and criticize me? Why don''t you use this time to be by his side? He may yet


    live longer before he draws hisst breath with you apanying him,"


    Rufus uttered with a calmness that was unnerving. He wasn''t as emotional as Jill was, but what he said


    made a lot of sense. Jill was hurt by his calcted response.


    "You did such a terrible thing to your father. Karma wille for you sooner orter, Rufus!"


    Jill cried with a shrill voice. Was it from anger or guilt? No one would ever know.


    "So you believe in Karma? Then when you kicked my helpless mother out, and so she had to live a


    hopeless life, were you aware that Karma woulde for you as well?"


    Rufus despised her greatly for what she did to his mother. How dared she talk about Karma to his


    face? What a joke! A despicable woman would be on the side of justice and use him like that?


    Ridiculous!


    "Hey, Rufus, you can''t just stand idly by and watch the Tang Group go under! Thispany is Father''s


    lifework!"


    Seeing the two exchange venomous words, Lionel couldn''t help but interject on the side of his mother.


    "Well then. You want to save the group and you want me to do it? Then why did you im that I''ve


    embezzled the fifty million? Is that how you ask me to save thepany?"


    Rufus had never nned to bring up the issue, but it was Lionel who attacked him. He could only fight


    back.


    "I admit...that wasn''t the best course of action. But we didn''t expect you to leave at such a critical time.


    I only took the position of president temporarily!"


    Lionel struggled to keep up. However, Rufus merely jeered, "Was I born to serve you?"


    Rufus red at him icily.


    Jill and Lionel had nned to ost Rufus bying here. But the tables had swiftly turned. Now both


    of them had run out of ammunition.


    Then Rufus red at them, and threw his hands up in the air.


    "Just leave if you''ve said your piece. This is my home, and not the house of the Tang. I won''t let you in


    the next time you fiends show up!"


    After saying his words, he turned around swiftly, went into the house and shut the front door with a


    bang.


    The sound made Jill and Lionel wince.


    Jill''s courage came flooding back the moment Rufus was gone. She then started to bang the door with


    her fists and continued to taunt Rufus, "Rufus! You will be miserable after what you''ve done to your


    family! You cold-blooded monster! You''ll never be the son of the Tang family!"


    Jill shouted frantically. She even kicked the gates out of rage.


    Lionel hugged Jill from behind and whispered with a low voice, "Mother, let''s leave. He won''t help us."


    Lionel was ashamed. He would rather leave as fast as possible than spend another second at this


    ce.


    He took her hand and dragged her out. Jill slowly followed, but kept cursing at Rufus. When they got


    out of the gate, Lionel saw a familiar figure by the sidewalk.


    He raised his head to get a clearer view. Both Lionel and Jill turned speechless when they recognized


    the face.


    It was Cassandra. She was standing before them with a peaceful expression.