A Graduation Gift

The dining room was luxurious. It made Cassandra feel as if she were back in the Middle Ages.

The steak was perfect. Cassandra was so impressed and she had to express it.

"Auntie, the chef you hired is incredible. This is the best steak I've ever tasted!"

she said before taking another bite.

Whitney couldn't help but smile when she saw that Cassandra enjoyed her meal so much.

"Courtney will not eat food cooked by anyone else," Whitney said.

This surprised Cassandra. She did not expect Courtney to be so picky. Then again, a picture of her cold face came back to her and Cassandra realized that it was, indeed, highly likely.

"Is Courtney sick? She didn't come down for dinner,"

Cassandra asked. To be honest, it would have made her feel better if she found out that the girl were just feeling unwell.

"Courtney… likes to eat in her bedroom,"

Whitney replied with sorrow in her eyes. Talking about her daughter seemed to bring her pain. Cassandra felt as if she wanted to tell her many things, but was working hard not to.

A part of Cassandra wanted to bring up the business deal—the initial reason for she visit.

After much thought, she decided that it was best not to ruin the trust that Whitney had given her by bringing up something she explicitly said she did not want to talk about.

She would have to be patient. Besides, she doubted that the Tang Group knew where Whitney's place was. As of now, she had an advantage.

Cassandra bid Whitney goodbye after dinner and waited for her ride back to the hotel. Suddenly, she received a call that the driver would not be able to come and get her.

"Stay the night. I'll ask the servant to prepare a room for you,"

Whitney offered. Then, she asked one of her helpers to clean the guestroom.

A stranger to Norway, Cassandra accepted the offer. She did not really have much alternatives.

She stayed in a room on the third floor, in the middle of a corridor.

Upon opening the door, she gasped, covering her mouth with her hands.

It looked like the princess bedroom every little girl dreamed of having.

to it was decorated with flowers. It was so nice to

the guest rooms here look like

butler in disbelief. She could not believe what she was seeing.

for princesses, but

the butler replied.

may I peek at the other

asked the butler. She was so curious. These guest rooms looked even more luxurious than the hotels she stayed in. Whitney must have invested a lot of time

led her to the other rooms. True enough, they all shared a general theme but had different color

and purple while others were painted blue and pink. There was one particular room that left a deep impression on Cassandra. It was designed with a Gothic style, all

in each

was inspiring to see someone make so much effort designing

stays in the guest

felt like such a waste if the rooms were left

actually. But Courtney can choose to stay in one of them, if she wishes.

the butler answered.

know what to say.

all, Courtney was born in a wealthy

believe that she had a childlike heart. This must have

with pink and white. Looking around, Cassandra

having such rooms for herself, too. But unlike Cloris, her dreams never

room was filled with Hello

the other hand, had

wanted to paint her room and get some toys, but every time

unicorn. This was the first and only toy

Vernon gave Cassandra

realized how wealthy Whitney was. She feared that she would not be

It was a long flight to Norway and a long search for where she stayed. As it all dawned on her, Cassandra felt exhausted.

father's business anymore, she

not the kind of person who had

dream. She was walking in a dark place. Suddenly, a light appeared and broke

realized that she was on

forward, she saw

a short skirt. Slim limbs dangled from her body. Her hemline swung and her white shoes looked oddly

realized that it was her when

carried her bag as she walked home. Suddenly, she

the shop from which