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.

for her. Ivy felt a glow inside her, feeling more confident about her position in the

walked to Jill and twined her arm into the older woman's. She even went as far as to lean her head affectionately on her

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

Ivy and rubbed her

but you would

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

two who were

course of this conversation, 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 looked like a deer in headlights. His spear-like eyebrows shot up.

to read the sorrow on Cassandra's face, and his anger at Ivy rose. He knew what she was capable of, but the blatant disrespect to Cassandra with Jill's affection filled him

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

it was Horace who broke the tension. With a deliberate

items he was carrying to a servant and walked

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

Cassandra could reply, Rufus has already disappeared.

was right. With those two women in the house ganging up against her, it would be futile to fight fire with fire which would only drain

part of the Tang family. Thus, she

was, ironically, something that was

intense challenge and provocation meant nothing to Cassandra.

medicine. I think I will go and lie down for a while. If I don't come down

she turned and trudged up the stairs. It wasn't until she closed her bedroom door and shut herself off from

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

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

vetted through the business deals for the recent period. It seems to me that a few of our regular clients have turned to

had been anticipating this conversation. 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 marketing manager.

had foreseen that Lionel would throw him under

knitted together as he looked at his younger son. Then, he slapped

old manager had only been with us for a year. How many connections could he possibly have had? These

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

no threat to Rufus. But he decided

business massively.

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

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