A Graduation Gift

After reaching the hospital, Lionel rushed into the emergency room with Cassandra in his arms.

"Hospitalize her!" he ordered, gave a wad of money and hurried away.

As quickly as he had come, his footsteps receded into the night, leaving the doctor bewildered at his abrupt manner.

Cassandra willed her eyes to open and looked at the doctor on duty, with a bitter smile on her lips.

"Doctor, I think I have a fever," said Cassandra weakly.

Then she lost consciousness and fell backwards.

Luckily, a pair of powerful arms caught her.

'Well, the doctor is quick in movement. He's really a nice and thoughtful man, '

thought Cassandra the second she fell into a coma.

The doctor stared at the second man who suddenly appeared in the emergency room. He suspected this second man must have come here in hot pursuit of the unruly character who had just left. By their manner of handling the unconscious lady, it was obvious there was bad blood between the two.

Rufus's face darkened with anger. Urgently, he ordered the third guy who accompanied him and was standing by his side, "Victor, keep a close watch on him. Find out what he's up to."

Quietly, Victor nodded and left, pensively touching his nose with a finger. By the hasty way in which Rufus followed Lionel, he knew Rufus really cared about Cassandra.

Rufus was right. Lionel didn't intend to take Cassandra to the doctor. It was just his excuse.

From the parking lot Lionel stepped on the gas and drove like a maniac straight to Ivy's home, burning with anxiety.

A puffy eyed Ivy came to open the door. When she saw Lionel, she threw herself directly into his arms.

"Here you are at last," she greeted, her anxiety echoing on every syllable.

A beautiful, strong woman most of the time, Ivy was now clumsy and irritable. She wore little make-up and was terribly upset. It distressed Lionel.

Helping her to sit on the sofa and wiping away her tears, Lionel held Ivy in his arms and comforted, "Take it easy. I'm here with you."

of his arms, Ivy sobbed all the more, her

I want to

refused without a second thought, "No, you can't keep

how futile it was trying to argue with him, she dropped her demand. 'It

good reason for my desire, and maybe, you'll understand," she began, in a solemn tone now. "You see, after the last car accident, the doctor said my uterus sustained pretty bad injuries. It would be virtually impossible to conceive. But look, here I am, pregnant, beyond a shadow of a doubt. That to me is a miracle which gives me joy that

of the car accident, Lionel was brought back to reality. His usually

of Ivy falling in front of the car, the words she said to him in the ward and

critical moment in his wrangles with Rufus. He needed to put things in order.

emotions like a shot, Ivy realized her words aroused him to deep-seated feelings. Using that to her advantage, she once again burst into tears, and bitterly pleaded in a low voice,

give a hoot about his other women. Even if he couldn't wise up and stop wasting time and money

that for a fact and it gave her boldness to take him

all the time, but she

for all those years go up in smoke, so she

to see her plot pan out well.

feelings. In any case, you can't give birth to this

shock, she said with a bitter smile, "Lionel, I finally know you have been lying to me with all these fake promises. In the end, you are giving up your baby. I should have known that

up, her hands resting gently on her

whatever evil thoughts you have for your way of life. I'm not terminating the

the living room of their love nest struck timely, loud and

Ivy suddenly smiled at him. A charming, innocent

you, Lionel. If ever you try to hurt

through all the time they had been

simple way she carried herself. She was unpretentious, and charming in her own special way. And

head over heels in love with her. Among his many mistresses,

to fulfill his promise to marry her. Under the arrangement of his family,

after he told her that he was going to marry Cassandra was still etched on his memory. In anger she had

of death, she had never been the same again. She turned into a completely

Lionel had decided to buy her the villa. However, material satisfaction could not fill the gap between them. Lionel's marriage

heart became his wound. Lionel went even further than that. Quietly, he snubbed Cassandra and never touched her. But as long as they didn't dissolve the marriage, Ivy

you. I always

The final decision on the pregnancy was a ball in her court. He couldn't force her to have an abortion

feelings for me, so I have waited for all these