A Graduation Gift

Chapter 226 He Woke Up, But She Was Not There (Part Two)

Amanda eagerly expressed, wanting Rufus to understand her devotion. The reason behind Rufus's accident was known to Amanda. 'I hold Cassandra responsible for it! While he was driving the car, she called him saying she wanted to break up. If it wasn't for that wretched woman, my Rufus wouldn't be in this condition, ' she thought angrily.

Amanda had done everything to her best ability in order to undermine their relationship. She deliberately made Cassandra misunderstand her relationship with Rufus. It seemed that her plan was finally bearing fruit. Thinking of that, a feeling of joy rose in her heart.

Hearing Amanda's mention of Cassandra, Rufus once again felt a sharp pain.

It evoked the recollection of what had happened right before his accident. Adamantly, Cassandra proposed to break up with him. She seemed so determined to break ties with him that she handed him the key of Garden Villa.

Her aloof attitude aggrieved him. He was struck by the knowledge that Cassandra would give up on their love so easily. However, he still didn't want Amanda to fill the void left by Cassandra. He couldn't possibly love Amanda or any other woman the way he loved Cassandra.

"Amanda, stop acting so childish. You very well know that the woman I love isn't you. I consider you as my sister. Then why are you wasting your time trying to please me? It will never happen!"

Rufus said trying to add some sense into Amanda's mind. Slowly, he tried to pull his hands free from Amanda's grip, but he was too feeble to do it.

"Rufus, I love you from the bottom of my heart. It pains me when you behave so coldly. Nothing you say or do will bring any change to my feelings. I will never give up on you, unlike Cassandra,"

Amanda said emotionally and fixated her tear-filled eyes on Rufus's face.

"Amanda, please don't hurt yourself for my sake. I don't deserve you,"

Rufus replied with a sigh. Amanda was too persistent. No matter what he said, she wouldn't take no for an answer. She continued with her pursuit on winning Rufus.

While this scene was going on, Cassandra also reached the hospital. Earlier she went home, took a shower and changed into new clothes. While she did these tasks, not once could she take her mind off Rufus. It was impossible for her to sleep as she felt ill at ease knowing Rufus was still unconscious.

Anxiously, she approached the door of the inpatient ward. Just when she was about to push the door open, she heard muffled conversation between two people.

Through the crack of the door, she noticed Rufus was awake. This led her to become overjoyed with pleasure. She had an ardent desire to sprint inside and hug him tightly. In the past two days, she had eagerly waited to confess how much she loved him. Suddenly, she noticed the person sitting next to him. 'It's Amanda!' Realization suddenly dawned on her.

She lay wrapped around on Rufus's body. Even with the commotion in the hospital, Cassandra could hear her stifled cries.

"Rufus, don't try to convince me anymore. It doesn't matter if you are with Cassandra or not, my feelings for you will remain the same. If you don't love me, its okay but please don't stop me from loving you. That's something my heart isn't willing to do. I wish you nothing but a healthy and happy life. I'm satisfied with the relationship we're currently in. I wish no more..."

Amanda sobbed. She looked very fragile in this condition.

"My stupid girl,"

Rufus comforted gently, wiping away her tears. Amanda loved him deeply. He couldn't be so tough to her. Besides, she was seriously ill. He didn't want to see her so sad.

Cassandra froze at their conversation. Right at this moment, she felt like someone had flung ice cold water on her.

Slowly, she moved back and didn't stop until her back thudded with the wall. She let out a small shriek from the pain.

'How stupid am I! I stayed by his side and did everything possible to bring him back. I even called out his name a million times and confessed my love. However, it made no difference.

And now Amanda came here to spend a few seconds. In this short duration, she woke him. Does this mean their connection is deeper?' wondered Cassandra. The image of the two wouldn't fade out of her mind.

"Satisfied with the relationship they are currently in..." Cassandra's mind replayed this dialogue uttered by Amanda. She speculated the meaning of this line.

"Rufus, you told me you have nothing to do with Amanda. Now Amanda admits that you're in a relationship. Why did you lie to me?" Cassandra murmured painfully as she looked at them being so intimate.

She felt stupid for being so deeply in love with him. In the last two days, she sat beside him with her eyes wide open. She wanted to ensure she would be there waiting for him when he woke up.

Now she overheard him saying words of love to another woman. Her heart broke into a million pieces.

While she was drowning in her misfortune, she heard footsteps and familiar sound of conversation from the other end of the corridor. She turned her head and found people from Tang family were proceeding

towards the ward. Quickly, she ran to the balcony at the end of the corridor and hid herself.

Horace with Jill and Lionel with Ivy came toward Rufus's ward all arm in arm to pay him their visit.

"Rufus, how are you feeling now?"

Horace promptly asked in a considerate tone. Suddenly, his eyes fell on Amanda.

In the past, Rufus had been cold towards Amanda. Now it seemed that their relationship was developing slowly. Horace was delighted with this knowledge.

Rufus didn't want to show his weakness in front of Tang family. He forced his aching body to sit up.

"I'm fine...this is just a minor damage,"

Rufus said feigning to have strength. The pain at his injured leg was killing him, but he gritted his teeth to stop himself from showing.

"I'm glad to hear that. Take good care of yourself. Lionel will be here to keep you up to date about our business. But Rufus, you are always so prudent. I don't understand how you could have had a car accident in such a remote place!"

Horace had no idea about Rufus's ownership of Garden Villa. He was wondering why he was there.

"I was on the phone with a client and got distracted,"

Rufus explained nonchalantly. He didn't want to push this topic further. From NôvelDrama.Org.

Suddenly, it occurred to him that he got a paper from his assistant before the accident.

"Pay attention to Dawn Star Group. Rumors have it they are coming up with a big plan."