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.

inside her, feeling more confident about her position in the family

Ivy walked to Jill and twined her arm into the older woman's. She even

sorry that the rest of you have to compromise for

Ivy and rubbed

the eldest grandson of Tang family. Who else but you would deserve such a

was usually oblivious to such things, noticed the

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

the situation as soon as he entered the room. Jill and Ivy were standing close

rose. He knew what she was capable of, but the blatant disrespect to Cassandra with Jill's affection filled him with

knew it was not his place. She

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

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

he walked past her, he whispered, "Find yourself an

could reply, Rufus has already

the house ganging up against her, it would be futile to fight fire with fire which would only drain her. Plus,

Jill and Ivy grew closer, Cassandra experienced nothing but turmoil being part of the Tang family. Thus, she felt that it

family was, ironically, something that was not

intense challenge and provocation meant nothing to Cassandra.

spoke softly, "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. If I don't come

closed her bedroom door

the Tang family—as a mistress! Moreover, she even tried to gain Jill's affection. Cassandra did not consider

the study, with his eyebrows cocked, Horace knocked impatiently at the files piled

to me that a few of our regular clients have turned

No sooner had his father finished his sentence, than Lionel let out a pitiful sigh. Carefully concealing his inner excitement, he whined, "It was the dismissal of the old

had foreseen that Lionel would throw him under the bus.

eyebrows knitted together as he looked at his younger son. Then, he slapped his hand loudly down onto the stack of papers,

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

continuing to use Rufus as a scapegoat. The

company. Now, he posed no threat to Rufus.

will not impact our business

to focus on big clients and huge projects. He did not pay attention to small patrons. To him, one huge account was worth more than

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