A Graduation Gift novel Chapter 137

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.

"Jill, the car is ready. Let's go to the hospital to see Ivy!"

Horace did not acknowledge Cassandra. He spoke directly to Jill and led her away. Casandra could hear the soft sobs of Jill as she walked away with her husband.

Cassandra walked downstairs in a daze, her mind blank. Once downstairs, she noticed the servants scrutinizing her. They didn't greet her as warmly as they did before. Instead, they averted their eyes.

It seems to her now that in their eyes she had become an evil woman.

Cassandra could not concentrate on work the whole day. She asked about Rufus in a casual manner and learned that he had traveled abroad.

She was at her wit's end. His sudden, uninformed, absence had struck her harshly.

After managing to complete her work for the day, she deliberated for long and left for the hospital.

Ivy had been taken to Jenks's hospital. Upon reaching, Cassandra asked the nurse about Ivy and finally located the room. It was a VIP room on the top floor.

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

She hesitated for a long time. Finally, she gathered the courage and knocked on the door, holding a bouquet of flower in her hands.

A few seconds later, the door opened. Lionel stood at the door. He looked exhausted and weary.

His eyes blazed when he saw Cassandra. His rage raised instantly.

"Fuck off! I don't want to see your face!"

And he turned to shut the door, but Cassandra reached out to stop him hurriedly.

"It's for Ivy...the flowers. Please give it to her, please."

Lionel was beyond mercy. He seized the bouquet from her hand and threw it on the floor.

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

The door slammed shut with a resounding echo.