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."

his arms, Ivy sobbed all the more, her shoulders twitching and her

I want to keep this baby,"

flatly refused without a second thought, "No, you can't keep this baby. I'm not ready

to argue with

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

of the car accident, Lionel was brought back to reality. His usually impertinent face clouded with regret and

car, the words she said to him in the ward and the

wrangles with Rufus. He needed

again burst into tears, and bitterly pleaded in a

along, she turned a blind eye to his wild, compulsive behavior. She knew all about his philandering and had learned not to give a hoot about his other women. Even if he couldn't wise up and stop wasting time and money on every skirt he

fact and it gave her boldness to take him

the time, but she had secretly poked holes

to see what she had been planning for all those years

listened to Lionel comforting her so tenderly, she enjoyed to see her plot pan out well. It cut

due respect for your feelings. In any case, you can't give birth to this baby. I'll take you to the hospital for an abortion tomorrow. That's the best I can do

initial shock, she said with a bitter smile, "Lionel, I finally know you have been lying to me

her tears and stood up, her hands resting gently on her tummy, her voice calm.

evil thoughts you have for your way of life. I'm not terminating the pregnancy, come what may. I'll have to go

of their love

the interruption, Ivy suddenly smiled at him. A charming,

you try to hurt my baby, that will be the end

through all the time they had been together. He

and charming in her own special way. And as they began dating, she became

love with her. Among his many

to marry her. Under the arrangement of his family, he married Cassandra, and broke

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

of death, she had never been the same again. She

material satisfaction could not fill the gap between them. Lionel's marriage remained a barrier.

Cassandra and never touched her. But as long as they didn't dissolve

love you. I

on the pregnancy was a ball

for me, so I have waited for all these years. But