A Graduation Gift

Cassandra had never paid attention to the sound of the wind so carefully before.

She hated the wind and the rain. She liked the sun. But tonight, she listened to the gush of the wind all night long.

It was still winter. The wind last night was still chilly. It blew through the trees and caused the leaves to rustle.

The wind sounded so sad as if it was worried that it would be soon be replaced by the warmth someday.

She kept calling Rufus. But she failed to get through. The automatic voice informing her of all the failed call depressed Cassandra. It was the cold voice of the machine, bereft of emotion, that affected her deeply.

Cassandra remembered what Rufus had once said to her.

"Let me be the one to turn to no matter what happens later, okay?"

Yes, and here she was, calling him again and again, to do exactly that. However, he was nowhere to be seen.

Finally, daylight came. Cassandra heard the bustle of the servants beginning their preparations for the day. She forced herself to bathe and get ready to go to work. However, the moment she opened the door, she saw Jill advancing towards her.

Before Cassandra could greet her, Jill had already raised her hand and slapped her in the face with full strength.

"You bitch! Ivy's baby is gone! Are you happy now?"

Jill shouted the words as she shivered with rage. Tears rolled down her cheeks quickly.

"It's my first grandchild! How did you have the heart to do such a thing!?"

Cassandra had not recovered from the impact of the slap even though she could not feel the pain on her face anymore.

'How is that possible? Ivy's baby is gone? It is a thirty-week old baby! And it is growing bigger and bigger!"

Cassandra felt like she was in the most unimaginably horrid nightmare. How she wished everything could've return to peace when she woke up from the nightmare.

She closed her eyes and then opened them again. Jill was still standing right before her, crying hysterically. Horace stood not far away with his hands behind his back, restraining his emotions.

There was no expression on his face. But people could feel his anger simmer within.

Even though Ivy was not his official daughter-in-law, she had been living with the Tang family whilst pregnant. She was well-mannered and Jill favored her a lot. Horace, himself, bore no ill will towards her. Shockingly, she had a conflict with Cassandra just before her due date.

ready. Let's go

acknowledge Cassandra. He spoke directly to Jill and led her away. Casandra could

the servants scrutinizing her. They didn't greet her as warmly as they did before. Instead, they averted their eyes.

that in their

day. She asked about Rufus in a casual manner and learned that he had traveled abroad.

at her wit's end. His sudden, uninformed, absence

the day, she deliberated for long and left for the hospital.

nurse about Ivy and finally located the room. It was a VIP

could hear the unclear whispers and the softs sobs

knocked on the door, holding a bouquet of flower in her

stood at the door.

he saw Cassandra. His rage

off! I don't want

shut the door, but Cassandra reached out to

flowers. Please

mercy. He seized the bouquet from her

come? Get the hell out of here! You are the last

slammed shut with a

before they started whispering. They peeped

lowered her head and smiled bitterly at the flowers.

that it was Cassandra. She implored tearfully,

she regained consciousness. She delivered the dead baby with oxytocin injection instead of a genuine surgery.

she would chart a savage course for revenge. However, the

see his former arrogant and wilful Ivy. This peaceful and quiet woman

be my

be favored by Horace once the child was born. Now his hope was gone with

She lowered her head to hide her joy so that Lionel would

Cassandra's design and selling it to another designer. The Tang Group had suffered major losses due to this incident and had

teeth every time she thought of her. Cassandra not only stole her position in the Tangs but also led to the arrest

Group. Cassandra was in good spirits while her

her. She even lost her delicate figure

heavy price to get Cassandra out of the Tang family when she had a chance. However, Cassandra's proposal to divorce Lionel was denied by Horace even as the

had decided to grab the last opportunity and take a