A Graduation Gift novel Chapter 127

Shocked by the loud noise, Cloris was delighted to see it was Arthur who broke into the room.

At this very moment, the appearance of him was like a mighty God who could save the world. In a panic, the sleazy man drew back his neck as if trying to make himself invisible.

Arthur's face was contorted with anger and he rushed to punch the man in the face. The man had no time to think and was quickly knocked down to the ground. He looked at Arthur as he coughed blood out from his mouth, trailing down to his jaw.

Instead of punching Arthur back, he lay there defenseless as Arthur kicked his torso.

The next moment, Arthur grabbed Cloris and pulled her into his arms, squeezing her tightly that it became difficult for her to breathe.

Arthur's strong and tight embrace immediately made Cloris feel better and calm. She let the tears fall finally.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have left you alone," Arthur said, apologizing while stroking her hair.

His voice was trembling, and he sounded quite miserable.

"Arthur, I was so scared! I thought I would die!" Cloris whimpered in his arms.

Her tears kept falling down like broken strands of pearls, disappearing whenever they landed on his shirt.

"I'm sorry, babe. I'm here, I'm right here. I'm sorry. I will never leave you alone again," Arthur apologized once again, embracing her tighter.

He patted Cloris's back to comfort her and glared furiously at the man on the floor. The man squirmed underneath his gaze and quickly crawled to the door.

Arthur didn't let him leave, however, he kick the man down to the floor again. He whipped his phone out from his jacket pocket and called the police.

"Yes, Room 8708. Please hurry," Arthur spoke.

As the man struggled to get up once again, Arthur stomped his foot directly against his spine and held him there.

"Don't even try to fucking move or I swear to god I'll murder you right here before the police arrive," he hissed.

It only took a few moments before the police arrived at the scene and arrested the man.

"Captain, my girlfriend is still in trauma and I don't think it's wise for her to be going to the police station at the moment. I hope you could understand," he said to the lead policeman.

It seemed that they knew each other before, as he also patted the captain on his shoulders.

"Okay then. Mr Zhuang. Please wait until we've investigated everything," the policeman replied.

Afterward, he turned to wave at his fellows and left the room.

"Okay, let's take him back!" he commanded.

When there were only the two of them in the room, Arthur picked Cloris up from the ground and carried her to bed. He whispered loving words to her in order to keep her calm.

Cloris hadn't properly recovered yet from fright. She held onto Arthur tightly, afraid that he would disappear.

"Arthur, the man was sent here by an employer. This was planned, and I'm their target," Cloris said assertively as soon as she was calm enough.

She clutched onto his shirt and looked at him, eyes still in panic.

"I know. Just relax, okay? The police captain is a friend of mine and he'll look into it. Stop thinking about it and get some rest. I won't leave you, I promise." Arthur replied.

He patted her on the back slightly to sleep. Cloris was tired after such a night, and it was already two in the morning.

With Arthur around, Cloris felt much secure and fell into a deep sleep shortly afterward.

Hearing her long and stable breath, Arthur slowly and carefully pulled her hands away from him, got out of bed, and slipped out of the room quietly.

Outside the hotel, a group of men in police uniforms were standing across the road, together with the man who took advantage of Cloris.

"You dumb fuck. How could you get caught? You promised me that you could get it done, and now you've screwed it! I paid you for your shitty fucking service, you son of a bitch!" Arthur yelled at him.

He was so angry that he couldn't help but hurl a torrent of abusive words at the man.

"It was an accident, Mr. Zhuang! I'm sorry! I didn't expect that the little bitch would notice! But I made sure to mislead her so that she wouldn't ever suspect you, I swear!" The man pleaded.

The man was pale with fear and the sweat rolled down along his face. He bowed and begged Arthur eagerly for forgiveness.

"Listen up, all of you! Do not speak a single word about this. Nobody should know what happened just now. Burn the uniforms. Get your acts together!" Arthur shouted.

His face was contorted, eyes cruel and hooded.

All of his henchmen nodded to him and quickly removed their uniforms before leaving in a vehicle.

Standing on the street alone, Arthur lit up a cigarette and took a large puff. His face was downcast.

He had planned for the man to have sex with Cloris so he wouldn't have to show up until the next morning. But to his disappointment, the man was exposed and he failed.

Hearing the noise inside the room, he was afraid that Cloris's screams would draw attention to the police. So he reluctantly had to break in to save her without it being too suspicious.

There was no other choice but to pretend to be her hero.

"Bullshit," he cursed.

Arthur flicked the cigarette end on the road and ground his foot into it annoyingly. His eyes were filled with contempt.

Cloris slowly opened her eyes and found that Arthur was watching her. She was surprised to say the least, and buried her face immediately under the quilt.

Arthur pulled the quilt off from her head and gazed at her seriously.

"Cloris. The police captain interrogated the man after they took them to the precinct. But he refused to confess. He said he broke into this room out of impulse. You left the door open, and he found you lying there asleep and he just had to take advantage of the situation. We have no evidence to sue him with attempted rape. But, I won't let this happen again and I'll send security guards to protect you later. You're safe now," Arthur told her what happened to the man.

He held Cloris's small hand and kissed the back of her palm to comfort her.

As a girl of this age, Cloris had no idea what the interrogation process in a police station was and didn't ask why the police didn't ask her to come over for investigation. She nodded her head to Arthur. She completely trusted him and every word he said.

But she couldn't forget what the man said to her last night, and it made her think who she had offended before and why they did this to her. It was an issue that she must figure out.

"Cloris, since you're going abroad to study soon, did your sister ever ask you about your university?" Arthur asked suddenly.

To guide Cloris in the wrong direction, he pretended to mention Cassandra carelessly. And then he carefully look at her to wait for her reaction.

"None of your family members got a penny, except your sister!" that was the man's words last night, and Cloris narrowed her eyes.

The few words rang in her ears and she wondered why the man knew about her family. He knew who she was.

He told her that Cassandra was rich now and her parents weren't. An idea popped out in her mind.

It must have been Cassandra. She was the one who could do this to her.

It was impossible for Cloris to think that it was anyone else. As if she was led by the nose, she was convinced that her sister was behind this scheme. She ran through every detail when she and Cassandra were together. The more she recalled, the more she suffered. Cloris felt more and more disappointed at her older sister.

Cloris had a crush on Rufus the moment she saw him and that was why she felt so hurt when she found out that Rufus was seeing Cassandra, her married sister. She set Cassandra up several times just to spite her.

However, things turned out to be nothing like she expected. The second day after she cut Cassandra's dress and fooled her during the party, the Department of Human Resources in the Tang Group relieved her of her internship. They had asked her to leave immediately.

What made her even more embarrassed was the assessment on her report. It wasn't even excellent, just good!

She didn't even have to treat the internship seriously. She could have always asked her father to file the report on her behalf. If he had done it, she certainly would have gotten an excellent. She just wanted to work in Tang Group in order to see Rufus everyday.

Cloris had realized that moment that Cassandra had found her little tricks and she pretended not to be bothered.

Cassandra had never talked about what happened between them, not even once!

Later, their father got into trouble and Cloris had put aside all these things, good or bad, especially when she got Arthur as her boyfriend. He was so sweet and considerate, and Cloris had long gotten over Rufus, even forgetting what he looked like.

But now, Cloris realized that Cassandra had never forgotten.

Thinking of it, Cloris grasped the quilt so tightly that her knuckles turned white.

It must be Cassandra who employed the man. She was such a sneaky bitch and it seemed that she rushed here and there for their father, trying her best to support their father's company and paying no mind to the other things, but actually she remembered every single thing Cloris did to her. She would take revenge against Cloris when the time was right.

What a spiteful woman Cassandra turned to be!

At the same time, Arthur had noticed the unnatural expression on Cloris's face and was clear that she began suspecting her older sister. He smiled in his mind but showed nothing on his face.

"Cloris. Hey babe. Relax. No one can hurt you anymore," he whispered lovingly.

He wrapped his arm around her and tried to warm her with his own body.

Cloris felt that she had suddenly matured overnight. She was no longer a mischievous girl who would play tricks anymore. She was now a strong woman and she intended to protect herself.

'Cassandra, you were humiliated on the party but you lost nothing. Why did you do this to me? Why did you pay someone to rape me? I hate you! I hate you! I swear I will repay you ten times over, ' Cloris thought, her heart growing cold at the mere mention of her sister's name in her mind.

Arthur felt the stiffness of her body and he couldn't stop the sly, cold smirk on his face anymore.

'Cassandra, please don't hate me! I never intended to hurt you, but you should blame yourself for marrying in to the Tang Family. It's your own fault!' Arthur thought.

Meanwhile, within the walls of a castle in Norway, Cassandra was dumbstruck and her mouth was wide open after hearing Rufus's words.

"What? Seriously? Joel told Courtney that he broke up with her because he fell into love with another woman, and the woman was a real princess?" she exclaimed stunningly.