A Graduation Gift

Whitney looked sad and frustrated. What Cassandra said even gave her more pain.

"I know why Courtney is acting like this. It is because of that man. He left Courtney and no one knows where he is now. I can't seem to find him no matter how hard I tried," she said.

Whitney furrowed her brows and looked at Courtney who was picking out clothes from her closet happily. Tears filled her eyes.

"Considering Courtney's mental state, how can I leave her? I can't afford to try to find the guy myself. Someone has to stay with Courtney. Also, that man hurt her. I don't know what will happen to her if he comes back in her life again. What if she goes out of control? I can't afford to lose my only daughter.

I don't expect her to fully recover. All I want is that she becomes capable of living her life without trying to hurt herself again,"

Whitney sighed. She became even more sorrowful as she looked at her daughter.

Cassandra followed her gaze. The sunshine lit the room beautifully. Under the warm sunlight, Courtney looked young and beautiful.

It could have been a very wonderful sight to see a girl picking out dresses for her date so happily on a warm afternoon, thinking about the love of her life.

Courtney, who indulged herself in her memory, must be very happy now.

"Sometimes, she acts like this, happily dreaming about the man. But after a few moments, she will suddenly return to the present and go back to her cold, indifferent self," Whitney explained.

It was difficult to watch her. Whitney looked at the ceiling to keep her tears from falling.

"Why don't you stay for a few more days in Norway, Cassandra, since you seldom come here? I have a lot of guest rooms. You can pick whichever you like. Remember to lock the door before you go to sleep so Courtney won't startle you. Please think about it," Whitney offered. "Anyway, I have a meeting with a securities agent. I should go now."

Whitney ended and left, leaving Cassandra with Courtney.

Cassandra went into deep thought.

"Pink, no. I wore pink last time,"

Courtney muttered to herself as she threw the pink dress away. Pouting, she looked like a three-year-old little girl.

"Black, no. He doesn't like me in black,"

she whispered as she threw away another batch of clothes.

"Purple? He thinks I look old in purple. No purple!"

Courtney still couldn't choose what to wear.

Cassandra walked over to her.

"Courtney, what does he like?"

she asked, being observant of Courtney's facial expression.

smile on her

turned gloomy. Just as suddenly as it arrived,

she looked confused. It was as if she turned

"He...doesn't like me,"

seconds ago was now low and miserable. It was almost like

told Cassandra how much Courtney cared about the man and

does

to

Her

me because I can't do the things

in her eyes. She looked very

she had to stop asking Courtney more questions. She didn't

here. I'm with

the closet, helped her put back the clothes

tired after her busy morning picking out

because she was sick. In normal circumstances, it would have freaked her out to see a stranger in the house. But Cassandra intrigued her.

your name? I have never

up and down. Her eyes were wide in

name is Cassandra

Courtney must have already forgotten her, so

her smile. Instead, she looked at Cassandra

as if Courtney was still in her painful memories.

stood

tired and I need to have some rest. Please leave my bedroom,"

mouth but

to the person she used to

calm, Cassandra breathed a sigh of relief.

out and closed the door quietly.

went downstairs and saw Whitney

Cassandra, I'm quite busy with some stuff. Unfortunately, I don't have time to

apologetically when she saw her.

market data on the screen dazzled

is so fresh, much

Whitney, and went

a meadow outside the courtyard. Not far from it was a forest. Blue sky, white cloud, green forest and grassy meadow. It was a breathtaking view. Still, Cassandra could not

silly and naive she was.

TY Securities. She was very wealthy seeing that the President of the company handled her case

needed was money. The money she could lose from her 20% shares in Qin Group was nothing compared

Whitney would not really care how

easily be persuaded to change her