A Graduation Gift novel Chapter 129

"Courtney, are you okay?" Whitney asked worriedly.

She rushed to her daughter and embraced her tightly, her eyes full of tears.

The lack of significant progress after the previous hypnotherapy session confused her. Still, Whitney noticed that her eyes were no longer as dull as before. It had more life in them now.

Courtney also stretched out her hands to hug her mother and stroked her on the back as they embraced.

"Mom, I'm fine. I just feel like I had a really long dream. Now, I feel tired," Courtney replied slowly.

Both her eyes and her mind were slowly getting clearer.

"Oh, you should rest then. Are you hungry? I can ask them to bring you something to eat," Whitney said.

The change in her daughter overwhelmed her with excitement.

"I don't want to eat alone, mother. I want to go downstairs and eat with you," Courtney replied, sat up, and walked with her mother out the door.

Whitney had dreamed of this moment many times. Seeing it happened after these many years, this filled her with so much happiness.

Courtney smiled happily at her mother. Her smile loomed through the light. She was as beautiful as ever.

Cassandra packed her luggage, ready to return home with Rufus. She decided that it would be futile to force Whitney to turn over her shares after she explicitly stated that she had no plans of doing so.

'Anyway, I hold as many shares as Lionel has. As long as Whitney will remain neutral, the Tang Group will still not be able to acquire the Qin Group, ' Cassandra thought to herself.

Suddenly, Whitney entered Cassandra's bedroom and handed her a folder, smiling.

"Sign here, Cassandra. I've already run this through my lawyer. He approved it," Whitney said.

Confused, Cassandra took the folder from her and was shocked by what she saw.

"Auntie Whitney, this... this is a share transfer form!" Cassandra felt a tingle of excitement.

With an astonished look, she gazed at Whitney in disbelief.

Whitney nodded with a smile to signify that she was correct.

"You've helped me so much. Now, Courtney is slowly recovering from her illness. I know that this is what you need the most right now, so I am giving it to you. Consider it a gift for my gratitude," Whitney replied.

Cassandra held the folder tightly against her chest. She was too excited to know what to say.

'What a pleasant surprise. I just wanted to help Courtney but I also managed to acquire Auntie Whitney's shares. I can't believe she transferred all of them to me.

Now I own 60% of the company. There is no way that the Qin Group will be acquired by the Tangs. The company is safe, ' she thought.

"Thank you, Auntie Whitney!" Cassandra said excitedly.

She was so happy that she turned red. Looking out the window, everything seemed perfect: the blue sky, white clouds, clear water, and green field. How wonderful the world was!

Carrying her luggage, Cassandra walked into the Tang family's villa with Rufus following her. Upon entering the living room, she felt something very strange was happening.

Angry, Jill sat on the sofa. Sitting close to her was Ivy who whispered things against her ear. Cassandra could also see her stroking Jill's back once in a while to calm her down.

With his hands behind him, Horace walked back and forth in the living room wearing a look of restlessness.

Sitting on the other corner of the sofa, Lionel cupped his chin in his hands as if he were thinking about something.

'What's going on here?' Cassandra thought.

"Dad, mom, I'm back," she announced.

Although she was angry at her father-in-law because of his secret actions to acquire the Qin Group, she still remained courteous to him because he was an elder.

Glancing at Cassandra, Horace said nothing. He still seemed very restless.