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 to the hospital to

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

in a daze, her mind blank. Once downstairs, she noticed the servants scrutinizing her. They didn't greet her as warmly as they did

to her now that in their eyes she had become

the whole day. She asked about Rufus in a casual manner and

His sudden,

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

had been taken to Jenks's hospital. Upon reaching, Cassandra asked the nurse about Ivy

door of the room, Cassandra could hear the unclear whispers and the softs sobs float from inside.

for a long time. Finally, she gathered the courage and knocked on the door, holding a

stood at the door. He looked exhausted and

blazed when he saw Cassandra. His rage raised instantly.

off! I don't want to

he turned to shut the door, but Cassandra reached out to stop

for Ivy...the flowers. Please

beyond mercy. He seized the bouquet from her hand and threw

Why have you come? Get the hell out of here! You are the last person we want to

with

a while before they started whispering. They peeped and pointed at Cassandra

smiled bitterly

that it was Cassandra.

dead baby with oxytocin injection instead of a

she had been spurned, she would chart a savage course

wished to see his former arrogant and wilful

longer be my wife.

favored by Horace once the child was born. Now his hope was gone with the baby. Holding onto the wife just

her head to hide her joy so that

information that Joel had been prosecuted for plagiarizing Cassandra's design and selling it to another designer. The Tang Group

her teeth every time she thought of her. Cassandra not only stole her position in the Tangs

even made a speech on the stage as the representative of Tang Group. Cassandra was in good spirits while her brother was going jail! 'Why? That is unfair, ' Ivy had screamed

kicking her. She even lost her

a 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 date of the delivery drew

had decided to