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.

Jill was speaking to Ivy, Cassandra knew that the words were meant for her. Ivy felt a glow inside her, feeling more confident about her position in the

older woman's. She even went as far as to lean her

so considerate and caring of my health. I am sorry that the rest of you have to

looked at Ivy and rubbed her back tenderly.

Who else but you would deserve such

usually oblivious to such things, noticed the tension among the three women

three women—looking at the other two who were clearly in alliance, Cassandra was

perception, he took in the situation as soon as he entered the room. Jill and Ivy were standing close together while Cassandra looked like

at Ivy rose. He knew what she was capable of, but the blatant disrespect to Cassandra

knew it was not his place.

who broke the tension. With a deliberate cough, he addressed

eagerly handed the items he was carrying to a servant and walked briskly to his

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

Cassandra could reply, Rufus

in the house ganging up against her, it would be futile to

the Tang family. Thus, she felt that

was, ironically, something that was not even important to her.

provocation meant nothing to Cassandra.

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. If I don't come down for dinner, then I am probably asleep.

she closed her bedroom door and shut herself off from the family, that she finally heaved a sigh of

realized that her ability to keep herself composed could not compare to that of Ivy's who managed to inject herself into the Tang family—as a mistress! Moreover, she even tried to gain Jill's affection. Cassandra did not consider herself

his eyebrows cocked, Horace knocked impatiently at the files piled up on his

through the business deals for the recent period. It seems to me that a few of

sentence, 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

Lionel would throw

was not easily fooled. His eyebrows knitted together as he looked at his younger son. Then, he slapped his hand loudly down onto the stack

a year. How many connections could he possibly have had? These clients have been working with us for years even.

evaluating his chances of continuing to use Rufus as a scapegoat. The man had, after all, fired a few of his people in

and less within the company. Now, he posed no threat to Rufus. But he decided that it was best

that the lost clients will not impact our business massively. They are small accounts that will not affect the

Lionel's principle to focus on big clients and huge projects. He did not pay

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