Chapter 418 A Conspiracy On The Way


    Lionel looked at Cassandra with mixed feelings reflected on his eyes. Then, he said, "I have an idea of


    what had happened between you and Rufus, Cassandra. What I don''t understand is why is he


    engaged to Amanda now but not with you? I am a man. A man should do everything he can to win the


    heart of the woman he loves if what he feels for her is real. I really believe that because that was


    exactly what I did for you before..."


    His confusion led him to keep talking and talking, looking back at the time when he fell in love with the


    woman in front of him now.


    He always found Cassandra attractive. He even broke up with Ivy just to be with her.


    It just hurt him because whenever he drew near, she pulled herself away.


    Seeing where the conversation was going, Cassandra raised a hand to stop Lionel from continuing.


    "If you really want me to help you, then don''t ever say those words again,"


    Cassandra said sternly. She did not want to hear anything about her rtionship with Rufus anymore,


    from anyone.


    It wasplicated. No one would be able to understand. As for their future, she did not even want to


    think about it anymore. She was no longer as naive as she was in the past.


    "I''m not trying to make him look bad, or get between you two. After what happened between all of us,


    you can be sure I know my ce. I know I can''t win your heart. But would it be too much for me to ask


    the woman I love to be happy, even without me?"


    Lionel replied helplessly. He truly cared about Cassandra. Seeing her looking thinner and paler than


    whenever hest saw her pained him.


    "Please stop. Why did you break up with Ivy? You don''t have to do that for me. I can''t be in a


    rtionship with someone who is unfaithful, and that was exactly what you were,"


    she shot back. In her heart, she was sad talking about what happened between her and Lionel. He


    seemed very different now.


    He was tooid-back and impulsive. He would fall in love with someone just as easily as he would


    break up with them.


    It took years before Cassandra learned to ept reality.


    She liked to imagine herself as a Chinese parasol tree that would match up to Rufus. But she gradually


    came to realize that no matter how hard she tried, the distance between her and Rufus was just too


    great.


    This distance existed when they knew each other at the very beginning.


    He had his own life formed by his past. She was an unexpected detour. It was all serendipity.


    That fantasysted until today. Cassandra knew that they had each other in their hearts. When she


    thought about the future, though, she could not see anything. She had no idea what their future would


    be like.


    She was willing to live a simple life with him, but Rufus was born to be a great man with an eventful life.


    He will never be happy with a in life.


    Everywhere he went, there were rumors about him. Controversy and trouble followed him. Still,


    Cassandra was willing to go through them with him.


    Lionel, on the other hand, grew speechless when she brought up Ivy. He wanted to live a peaceful life


    with Ivy, but his feelings of Cassandra was just too strong for him to let go of.


    "You know what, fine. I''ll talk to Rufus about you. Wait for my message," Cassandra said.


    Then, she took a look at Lionel and turned to leave. Lionel sat frozen as he thought about all the times


    he had spent with Cassandra.


    If he apologized to Rufus, that would mean he yielded to him. Would this make him lose his chances


    with Cassandra?


    Cassandra was a proud woman. She would never settle for a loser.


    A bitter smile appeared on Lionel''s lips. He knew that this was the only possible way. Right now, all he


    could do was to wish that Cassandra''s conversation with Rufus would go well.


    In a secret dark chamber


    Arthur looked at rk and smiled.


    "Mr. Ji, I did everything as you asked me to do. Now, the Tang Group is facing great problems with


    regard to their money chain. Their bank loan is about to mature, and if I am correct, the Tang Group is


    at the verge of bankruptcy!"


    Arthurughed coldly. His white teeth reflected the little light that entered the room. They glimmered in


    the dark.


    He had hated the Tang family for so many years. Seeing them at the brink of copse thrilled him.


    "Good job,"


    rk replied with a satisfied smile. Arthur was a good helper.


    rk wanted to know how Rufus really felt about the Tang Group through this predicament. As it turned


    out, Rufus did nothing to help salvaging thepany. This made rk conclude that he really disliked


    Horace and the Tang family. Because of this, he was not about toe to their aid at any point.


    This also told him that if he went after Rufus, the Tang family would not try to protect him as well.


    ''Wait for me, Rufus! I''ll destroy everything around you. I will make you suffer, little by little!'' cursed rk


    in his heart.


    "Do you need me to put the Tang family in an even worse situation?"


    Arthur asked. He wanted to get a bigger job.


    "Oh? Try me,"


    rk asked, raising his eyebrows with interest.


    "How would you like it if I make the Tang family lose its reputation even before the bankruptcy?"


    A malicious expression formed on Arthur''s face. He really seemed to hate the Tang family.


    All these years, Lionel had always been better than him. The Dawn Star Group was always an


    underdogpared to the Tang Group. Now, he had the chance to take his revenge and destroy them.


    Why would he settle with just removing their wealth? Why not take their reputation too to make sure


    that they would never be able to rise to power again?


    Arthur''s suggestion took him by surprise but rk was able to hide it well. This man was heartless. He


    seemed to have chosen the right person.


    A man with this much hatred was powerful enough to destroy everything!


    "What are you nning?"


    rk asked as he looked at Arthur with a cold smile.


    "There is a guy in mypany who knew Rufus''s birth mother. ording to Horace, Rufus was


    abroad during his childhood because he had a health condition. My source, however, found out that


    Horace actually abandoned them! Then again, everyone knew that Horace was lying when he said the


    story about Rufus''s health, but no one exposed him,"


    Arthur said and smiled viciously. He was like a serpent waiting for its prey toe.


    "What if I expose Horace as the unfaithful man? Then people will hate him! No one will ever help him


    get back to his feet after he falls down. The Tang Group will go down along with Horace''s reputation.


    Isn''t that a better idea than before?"


    Arthurughed loudly, unable to contain his excitement. The thought of the Tang Group''s fall made him


    feel ted.


    "Well, it''s up to you. But I need you to do one more thing,"


    rk said. Instead of rejecting his proposal, he opted to bargain for more.


    "Sure, please. Anything for you, Mr. Ji," Arthur replied.


    All the investments Arthur had were from rk. He would do whatever rk asked him to do.


    "Did you date Cassandra''s sister before?"


    rk asked meaningfully. This was one of Arthur''s secrets; he was a bit taken aback by rk''s


    question.


    "How do you know that? To answer your question, yes, I did. But she''s a stupid woman. I broke up with


    her because she was too boring," he admitted.


    The question took Arthur off guard. He took advantage of Cloris to deal with Cassandra. After he


    seeded, he dumped her because she was no longer useful.


    rk didn''tment after Arthur replied. He merely smiled.


    This man was not an honest man even in front of him. Did he really believe that he could fool


    everyone? Boring? That was nothing but an excuse.


    rk then continued, "I want you to contact her again and continue dating her."


    This was more an order than a suggestion. There was firmness in his voice. He wanted this done.


    "But... But why?"


    Arthur asked, puzzled. He was curious why rk would want to meddle in his personal life.


    "Don''t ask too many questions. Just do it. In short, I want you to make her love you so unconditionally


    that she would do whatever you ask her to do. I need her to be a pawn in my game!"


    rk''s face darkened as he revealed his n. He must control Cassandra''s family!


    She cared about Edith, her mother, very much. So, rk deduced that her family was something that


    was very important to her. Having Arthur who was her sister''s past me was a great opportunity for


    him. He was not about to let her go easily. It was always how he destroyed his enemies: he would use


    every bit of information he had on them and use it against them.


    At first, Arthur was surprised. Soon, he understood rk''s n and agreed.


    "Yes, I got it! Don''t worry. She is a stupid girl and I have a lot of tricks up my sleeve. It''ll be easy to


    make her fall in love with me," he said.


    Arthur was always confident with himself. He had never worked on Cassandra before, but he had a


    good experience with Cloris who was so easy to lure in.


    "Don''t be too hasty. y carefully and make her trust you,"


    rk advised with gritted teeth.


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    He tried to win Cassandra''s trust, but no matter what he did, he never seeded.


    She was such a strong and independent woman. She was very intuitive and was someone he never


    could predict and control.


    Rufus was already aware that rk was his neighbor, but this did not concern rk.


    Edith was living in his vi and he had that house designed craftily. If Rufus tried to break in, the rm


    system would be activated and he would definitely die!


    ''You want to y tricks on me, Cassandra? You''ll be sorry, you dumb bitch, '' he cursed.