A Graduation Gift

The woman had bushy eyebrows and pink, plump lips. Her raven black hair cascaded down her shoulders. With her hands, she was stroking a Persian cat.

The cat had white luscious fur and a pair of large, clear odd eyes—one yellow; the other, blue. It purred as it curled on the woman's knees.

The woman looked at Cassandra with indifferent eyes, then stood up and walked to the stairs. Meanwhile, a middle-aged woman wearing a pair of glasses was coming down the winding staircase.

She was the wife of Mr. Gary Zheng, Whitney Qiu.

Whitney Qiu was somewhere in her forties. She had a very fair complexion. She was living proof that a comfortable life tended to make one age well.

Knowing that this must be the woman she was looking for, Cassandra immediately approached to introduce herself.

"Mrs. Zheng, nice to meet you. I'm Cassandra Qin, the eldest daughter of Vernon Qin,"

she said, beaming. She was doing a great job hiding her nerves. For some reason, she felt odd being in the castle.

"I know who you are. Mr. Li has told me that you were coming. It was clever to have him put a good word for you. Otherwise, I would not even consider seeing you,"

Whitney Qiu replied. Cassandra was confused. 'Who's Mr. Li?' she thought. It took her a second to realize that Mr. Li must be the mediator Rufus hired.

'This mediator must be very reputable to have this kind of influence, ' she thought.

Whitney looked down at Cassandra from the second step of the stairway. She had a way of making people feel so severely inadequate.

Coming to her senses, Cassandra recollected herself and managed a smile.

"Mrs. Zheng, has Mr. Li told you about the current situation of Qin Group? Right now, I am..."

She gestured Cassandra to stop before she could finish talking.

"Hold on. I do not want to hear about the shares my husband left. I assigned someone else to handle it. I am a woman who is not interested in business,"

she imposed. This made Cassandra feel very disappointed. Deep inside, she knew that Whitney Qiu only refused to cooperate because she was aware of the current situation of the company.

Still, a part of her did not want to believe that she came all the way to Norway for nothing.

Mrs. Zheng, you seem to have misunderstood. I came to tell you news about my family, not really the company. It has been a while since we last met, I almost feel like I

sweetly. She decided to change her approach to address

Whitney's expression

Smarter than her father!' she thought.

Gary Zheng, who once built the business with Vernon, was one of the co-founders of Qin Group. Unfortunately, he passed away suddenly because of heart disease. After his demise,

any relationship at her hometown. She also hired TY Group to manage her assets. Business dealings were not

remembered Cassandra as the five-year-old girl who used to be playmates

years ago, back when she was young, her daughter was happy and

eyes moisten with memories of

it made her sad to remember and realize that

brought back lots of memories.

Whitney Qiu stepped down from the stairs and sat on the couch. She

Cassandra," she offered.

notice of her posture, Cassandra could not help but admire her grace and sophistication. 'This is a true lady. She still

the tea as she stroked the golden teacup. She was thinking about how to

that you are

did not seem indifferent

Tang Group now," she replied, hiding the astonishment that it

you still trying to save the Qin Group? With

puzzled in her

dream. He works for this his whole life. He started this company when he was young. He had his share of successes and failures. This company is the product of everything that he has worked for. Right now, he is no longer capable of taking care of it the way he did before, but I am. As his daughter, I am determined to do everything I can to have it remain the same until

her eyes glowing

Qiu was deeply moved.

when her husband was young and full of life. He and Vernon were good partners, and he

The only thing

put all her eggs in one basket. This mentality made her wealthy and never

and devotion for your father is admirable. He is very lucky to have you

This show of affection was not something Cassandra was accustomed to. It made her feel a bit calm and

it Courtney who went upstairs just now? She seems to really love her cat. It looks very well cared for,

Courtney, especially when she

age, even