Chapter 474 The Hospital Quarrel (Part One)


    Thefortable position Cassandra assumed at her ce beside Rufus was met with a judging


    appraisal from Charlie. His assessing gaze lingered on her stomach, naturally thinking that the woman


    was pregnant.


    It was clear that what he had said in prior was deemed as an attempt to embarrass her; the tant


    coldness of his eyes betrayed any facade of politeness he was expected to infer. ''Rumor has it that this


    lady is cunning, and I wouldn''t be so surprised if it''s true. She''s really shameless for divorcing Lionel


    just to be with his elder brother. I would be surely embarrassed if I were her, '' he thought.


    Charlie regarded Cassandra with a stare full of contempt—hisst interaction with her, before he opted


    to ignore her presencepletely.


    "Mr. Ke, I brought Cassandra for a physical examination. Though, in respect to what you said, we will


    definitely invite you if we were to push through with our wedding."


    A hand snaked around Cassandra''s waist, which was an obvious ploy for Rufus to show her off as his


    esteemed partner, in reply to the unweed irony of Charlie''s words.


    On the other hand, it seemed that Charlie''s resentment was almost equivalent to Cassandra''s own. His


    figure was her source of loathing. The presumed knowledge that he was the main culprit for the


    bankruptcy of her preciouspany left her seething inside in disdain. It was exceedingly hard for her


    to even remain calm in the face of the used criminal.


    She could only bear so much due to the sole recollection of Charlie being Rufus''s mentor, and the fact


    that all of things he had done were for his cherished daughter.


    Her beloved''s respectful behavior coaxed her to lower down her guard. She had chosen to say nothing


    in fear of the hateful words that she might end up spouting, so she simply bowed her head in courtesy.


    Deliberately avoiding any participation in their ongoing conversation would save Rufus from


    experiencing any secondhand embarrassment, if Cassandra were tosh out in barely restrained


    anger.


    "Humph, then why didn''t youe to Amanda''s wedding the other day?"


    The couple had sent red packet as a congrattory gift to the newly-weds, but their choice of


    abstaining from the important event made Charlie extremely ufortable and bothered.


    ''I''ve tried my best to impart all skills needed for business to him, so I most likely y an important role


    in his achievements today. Yet, he didn''t even have the gall to attend my daughter''s wedding? Other


    festivals aside, that was a great humiliation on my part, '' he mused, clear disappointment showing on


    his expression.


    "My apologies. Cassandra wasn''t feeling very well the other day, so we needed to pass on the


    wedding. As you can see now, we are here for a check-up,"


    Rufus said in a steady voice, not the least bit affected by the underlying meaning of Charlie''s


    statement. Despite the onught of obtrusive remarks, his deference for his teacher had not wavered


    in the slightest.


    Charlie''s spite had reduced a bit as a result of Rufus''s unfaltering courtesy towards him. Although he


    was a little angry, a smile was still to appear on his stone features.


    "Neither you nor rk came back to the meeting earlier. Is it because you own TY Group now? You''re


    not willing to contribute to the Dark Night Group anymore, are you?"


    Malevolence enunciated his allegations for Rufus, unabashedly revealing his me for his student.


    rk was a wily old bird who was often absent from meetings, and even if he was the president of the


    Dark Night Group, he severelycked the qualifications needed for the high position. It was Charlie who


    had helped him willingly with all kinds of work matters every time.


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    ''I used to assist him in managing thepany for the sake of his father, but now that he has be


    my son-inw and my grandson''s father, I''ll be doing everything I can to help him of my own will, ''


    Charlie contemted.


    In any case, Rufus had also changed too much.


    His official leave from the Dark Night Group had not rescinded his active responses to Charlie''s


    management measures. He would even join scheduled appointments, given that there was an issue of


    great significance to be handled by thepany.


    Lately though, his involvement had substantially lowered, and it was another distress that Charlie had


    been dealing with until this point.


    "Mr. Ke, that''s a seriousint. I''ve never thought about it like that. Mr. Ji is in charge of the


    company now, so there''s not much help that I can offer at present. It''ll also make him unhappy if I


    engage deeply in the governance, so I decided to refrain from attending the meetings."


    Rufus''s brows furrowed in defense. He had promised to help Charlie in managing the business, right


    until rk had be Charlie''s son-inw. But he had not said anything about the matter and had


    solely intended to avoid theplicated situation he was forced in.


    The two had be a family, after all, so Charlie would be helping rk more in the future. Previous


    talks of Rufus assisting Charlie in taking over the authority of the Dark Night Group had all be an


    omitted past.


    Furthermore, Charlie''s support was now offered to rk, and the inexplicable hostility the man


    harbored against Rufus was more than enough to make him vignt. Rufus had no ns of keeping in


    touch with an enemy.


    An offhanded snort from Charlie startled the couple, his rude rebuttal setting them on edge.


    Amanda, who had not taken any interest in the exchange of the men, singled out Cassandra with a


    piercing stare. The subject of interest merely narrowed Cassandra''s eyes at the grant animosity and


    kept her posture submissive to withhold from fanning the mes of enmity.


    "Amanda, let''s go."


    No polite salutations of farewell were bartered as Charlie deserted their discussion. His daughter


    hesitated to follow suit, biting her lip as she dawdled on Rufus''s uncaring form before she eventually


    complied to her father''s wishes.


    Everything Amanda had arranged was enough to fool Charlie into thinking that she was pregnant. ''For


    the meantime, I must not let him know that I''ve been faking my pregnancy. I can''t risk annoying rk. If


    I had let my father in on our secret, my reputation would be destroyed in an instant, '' Amanda thought


    with worry gnawing on her sinful mind.


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