A Graduation Gift

"How's Mrs. Zheng and Courtney? Where are they?"

Cassandra asked after coming to herself. She remembered everything—Courtney's condition, Cloris's strange reaction, the bunny and the argument about who killed it. It all came flooding in as she sat up.

"They're both alright. Don't worry, they have left already, and your sister's okay, too. Worry about yourself first,"

he comforted. It was a great relief to see her think and talk normally. His heart almost skipped a beat when his men informed him that Cassandra had passed out.

He asked them to keep an eye on her after knowing that she would meet her sister. Though he never expected this to happen. What on earth happened? It was all so strange.

Cloris was horrified when she saw Rufus just now, avoiding any eye contact. Rufus knew that it was because she felt guilty whenever she saw him. After all, he had caught her red-handed in working against Cassandra. Rufus told her in a stern warning never to do that again, so she must be terrified that she would be held responsible for this too.

But the doctor told Rufus that Cassandra fainted possibly because she was overweary, which calmed his heart down.

Besides, the incident obviously disturbed Cloris as she looked pale and troubled. So Rufus didn't pry any further and let her go.

"Rufus," Cassandra began in a strained voice, "I have a feeling that there's something I can't remember. I felt this way before I passed out. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't remember what it was. I remember a feeling of extreme anxiety before everything went black..."

she murmured, lost in her thoughts trying to remember. She had such a giddy feeling about it.

It felt like there was this thin curtain between her and the truth. They were so close but ultimately separated. She could feel it was there, but couldn't see it.

too hard recently. Just get some rest and put

He then

just be here, right beside you. Get some rest," he

to make everything better. Cassandra relaxed as she heard his words. She then felt

With the man she loved by her side, she was sound asleep in no time.

felt reinvigorated. Regular daily routines and the carefree environment helped her reorient herself. The problem was, she had to deal with drowsiness. Even if

needed to sleep twenty hours a day. Cassandra feared that she was

suddenly rang. Cassandra went to answer it. It

I'm outside your office, but the staff said you weren't

up, a hint of anxiety

from Cloris's school, saying that she hasn't returned for quite some time!" she went on, "I tried calling her but she kept on missing it. Do you have any idea

She always thought that Cloris was at school, little did she know her young daughter would

heart sank. No matter how well-kept the lie was, truth would come to light and truth would out. Now it seemed that Cloris's

me there, mom. I'll rush over as soon as I

she called her driver to take her to the

she has been absent from school, didn't you? Why didn't you tell me? How could you keep this from me? It's so inconsiderate

looking dejected. Cassandra turned pale.

sorry, mom. I wanted to take it upon myself to convince her, but something came up and I never had

hardest to explain, but Edith was not having it despite her honesty and sincerity.

than your sister? I see now. You never really cared about