A Graduation Gift

Chapter 79 You Are Nothing But A Mistress

Ivy's sarcasm could be felt throughout the room. Jill, in the meantime, continued watching TV, unfazed by the scene unfolding around her.

Cassandra clenched and unclenched her fists, tempering her anger. Her lips curled into a disdainful smile.

"Well, even when you do give birth to the baby, you will still be nothing but a mistress," she hissed.

This wiped the smile right off of Ivy's smug face. Cassandra had to admit that Ivy's audacity did not surprise her. It seemed that the world was littered with such wretches already.

She watched Ivy's face darken as animosity welled up in Ivy's eyes.

Ivy was well aware of the terms that she had agreed to: she would give birth to the baby and immediately hand it over to the Tang family, after which she was to leave the country and never return.

She bet, not only her future but also her baby that she was going to win in the end.

She was confident that Lionel loved her more than he did his wife, and this was her most powerful bargaining chip. She was also banking on Jill's dissatisfaction with her daughter-in-law who tended to be stubborn and overbearing. These gave her hope. Ivy was willing to sacrifice everything for the chance to be part of the Tang family and replace Cassandra.

Her best years had been devoted to Lionel whom she had loved for the longest time. Handing him over to another woman now was the last thing she could ever do.

Walking towards the main lobby at that moment was Lionel who entered afterwards. He caught a glimpse of Cassandra and his eyes immediately lit up.

Her days in the hospital did not seem to make her tired or weary. On the contrary, it was as if she glowed with life.

The white dress she was wearing suited her so well that it almost felt as if it were part of her.

Cassandra smiled when she spotted her husband carrying a pile of baby products.

Never had she imagined to see him like this and the sight amused her.

As Horace came out of his study, he gave Cassandra a warm smile. He was happy to see that she was home.

"Are you feeling better now, Cassandra? I asked the cook to prepare your favorite silverfish soup for dinner. It will be great for your health as well!"

Upon hearing this, Jill sprang up from the couch. She turned to Ivy with a motherly smile fixed on her face.

"Ivy, I ordered the silverfish specially for you. They are fresh and just got delivered here this morning. As an expectant mother, you need more nutrition and they are great for you. I will also remind the cook to use less salt. Eat as much as you want," she said.

her, feeling more confident about her

and twined her arm into the older woman's. She

Aunt Jill, for being so considerate and caring of my health. I am sorry that

looked at Ivy and

family. Who else but you would deserve

Horace, who was usually oblivious to such things, noticed the tension among the three

was the battle of three women—looking at the other two who were

Rufus returned. With keen perception, he took in the situation as soon as he entered the room. Jill and Ivy were standing close together while Cassandra

Cassandra's face, and his anger at Ivy rose. He knew what she was capable of, but

desired to help Cassandra, he knew it was not his place. She had to fight this on

end, it was Horace who broke the tension. With a deliberate cough, he addressed his sons, "Lionel,

the items he was carrying to a servant and walked briskly

As he walked past her, he whispered, "Find yourself an excuse. Don't come to

could reply, Rufus has

up against her, it would be futile to fight fire with fire which would only drain her. Plus, this battle did not interest her.

nothing but turmoil being part of the Tang family. Thus,

something that

challenge and provocation meant nothing

"Ah, I'm feeling so drowsy. It must be that I just took my medicine. I think I will go and lie down for a while.

she closed her bedroom door and

into the Tang family—as a

knocked impatiently at the files

recent period. It seems to me that a few of our regular clients have turned to

than Lionel let out a pitiful sigh. Carefully concealing his inner excitement, he whined, "It was the dismissal of the old marketing manager. The clients

had foreseen that Lionel would

fooled. His eyebrows knitted together as he looked at his younger son. Then,

had? These clients have been working with us for

bead of sweat ran down Lionel's forehead. He was evaluating his chances of continuing to use Rufus as a scapegoat. The man had, after all, fired a few of his people in the company and

no threat

can guarantee that the lost clients will not impact our business massively. They are small accounts that will not affect the company,"

him. It was Lionel's principle to focus on big clients and huge projects. He did not pay attention to small patrons. To

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