Cassandra blinked her eyes repeatedly. In this bewildered state, she looked like a beautiful doll.
By looking into her enchanting eyes, Rufus felt his heart soften.
'Well, she is definitely a silly woman. She drenched herself in the rain because she wanted to ensure her flowers were safe!' Rufus thought and laughed at the hilarity of it.
"If you are so fond of flowers, I will ask someone to plant you a whole garden of them. That way you can enjoy them to your heart's content,"
Rufus offered in a compassionate voice. As he waited for her response, he tucked her hair behind her ears. It was dripping with water.
The warm water showered Cassandra and filled the air with clouds of steam.
"No, no flowers. If possible, could you plant two Chinese parasol trees?"
Cassandra's eyes lit up. She looked at Rufus, hoping he would give her an affirmative reply.
"So you want to have Chinese parasol tree? But why? Chinese parasol trees are often surrounded by phoenixes. Are you trying to attract phoenixes?" Phoenix, in ancient mythology, was a kind of bird that preferred to settle down on Chinese parasol trees. And its presence insinuated confession of love.
Its symbolic meaning suddenly dawned on Rufus. He raised his eyebrows at Cassandra suspiciously.
Hearing his absurd suggestion, Cassandra shook her head and grinned.
"No way, I had no idea about that. I asked for them because they look lovely. When summer arrives, it would be amazing to sit under the shade. Anyway, I need just two of them,"
Cassandra replied to Rufus in a convincing tone. She shook his arms, acting like a spoiled child begging for his consent.
Rufus's eyes trailed down and Cassandra noticed a spark in them. Watching his gaze, she blushed a little.
"Hey, what are you looking at!" she screamed.
Rufus burst into laughter.
"You know what I am looking at," he retorted back.
He came forward and gave her a long kiss. Cassandra tried to catch her breath when Rufus finally let go of her. And Rufus observed her with his tender eyes. He could tell that Cassandra had savored that kiss.
He stood up and handed out a towel to Cassandra before he turned to leave.
"Sweating is good for you. Now you won't fall sick," he added with a smirk and closed the door shut.
Rufus's words left Cassandra stupefied. It became apparent that he had kissed her to stop her from falling sick.
she had thoroughly relished that kiss hence she couldn't help feeling stupid. 'What is wrong with me!' she shrieked
buried it into the towel. The warmth in her
ceasing. The
all streets were flooded. Cassandra was confined in this
we're literally living in an ocean-view house
sighed as she looked at the streets through the window. Suddenly, Rufus held her
How about we
pressure! Go ahead and do it on
She didn't understand why Rufus was
don't have any
putting his hands on her waist. But now, he loosed his hands and
Rufus… You're so
tried to
do you feel the pressure? I do, I can feel it Cassandra.
such a jerk!" the little woman
their whole day
be around her. Even when she was cooking in the kitchen, he stood by the
inside and
he heard her invitation. He peeped and noticed that she had finished cutting the cabbage. At the moment, she was beginning to
housework? It is going to be my responsibility to take care of the family. You, on the other hand,
speech. With the mention of future, he began
have a job, okay? Why don't you stay home and let me be the
around and talked back,
you won't be able to support the family. I hate to admit but I
Rufus teased her.
adjust to a life eating
the salad dressing to the glass bowl and stirred the fruits and vegetable she just
I am the president of the TY Group…' he thought
Cassandra didn't know his
they were at it, Rufus had a
Rufus was an overseas returnee who had once studied and worked abroad. When he graduated, he came back to take over his father's business. And that was all Cassandra knew about him.
she blame me for keeping it a secret?' he
"How good are you at cooking? Have you cooked
asked feigning a
Her stiffness didn't go unnoticed by him. Rufus thought he made
father on his birthday. But it turned out to be a
she was a few seconds ago. She
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