A Graduation Gift novel Chapter 461

For the first time in their long storied life together, Jill saw Horace pleading like his life depended on it. She, who had been arrogant and unreasonable all her life suddenly started to break down.

She turned her head away as she felt the tears streaming down her face. She promptly wiped them with her hand. It was devastating to see her husband begging someone like Cassandra.

"Cassandra, I know that what I'm going to say is shameful, and I know it's probably too late, but I need to get this off my chest. I would like to apologize for everything. We have wronged you. It was only after quite some time that I realized that Ivy's miscarriage had nothing to do with you! I am sincerely sorry for blaming it all on you and even went as far as to drive you out of the Tang family. I was blinded by my anger and misjudged everything about you. I should never have accused you without even getting to the bottom of things. I just want to apologize even when we're way past that point," Jill said as she turned away.

As much as she wanted to wipe the additional tears that streamed down her face, she couldn't bring herself to do it and just let the tears flow.

Her voice was tinged with sorrow. This obviously had been weighing on her for quite some time now.

Eyes widened in disbelief, Cassandra stared at Jill. Did she hear her right? This woman was like a queen and certainly was arrogant like one. She had always treated her like a lowly servant and had never spoken to her in such a soft voice, but she just apologized to her!

"Cassandra, it's all my fault! It's all my fault! Please help us. I'm begging you! If the Tang Group goes under, we might just as well die!" Jill exclaimed, arms flailing about.

No sooner had she finished her outburst than she started to wail uncontrollably.

"Mrs. Tang, please don't do this. I would definitely help you if I could. And I've been looking for a way. But… But Rufus won't listen to me. I tried to ask him to help you several times before, but he refused me outright."

Cassandra felt helpless. Despite her will to help them, she just couldn't do it. The gap between Rufus and Tang family was just too wide. Horace was the sole reason why his mother had to suffer, unable to move as she was in a vegetative state. She had been stuck on a hospital bed, unmoving for almost a decade before she passed away. In Rufus's point of view, if Horace hadn't kicked his mother out, she would never have had to go through so much hardship that could cost her life in the end. For so many years, his hatred festered and grew. How could Cassandra even attempt to dissuade him from taking his revenge?

"I fully understand that we can't depend on Rufus right now. Remember when you were still working for the Tang Group and you competed against Arthur several times, but won almost every encounter? Can you please come back and help us with the bid this time around? Please Cassandra, you're our only hope! I hope you'll find forgiveness in your heart for what we did to you. If you help us get through this tough time, I'm willing to do anything for you!" Jill begged again, holding Cassandra by the shoulders.

She kept wailing, and suddenly sunk to the floor on her knees.

Cassandra was shocked and processed what just happened for a few moments. She then hurriedly pulled Jill up to her feet. Horace was surprised with what his wife had done, as well. His wife had always been a proud woman, too proud at times. But now, she had thrown away her pride and humbled herself by kneeling in front of Cassandra to show her outmost sincerity. This was a gigantic sacrifice for her, and she did it all for him. Horace didn't know whether he should feel touched, or guilty.

"Cassandra, I'm on a wheelchair now, and I cannot stand without the assistance of others. But I assure you, if I could, I would kneel down as well!"

To save what he had built up his whole life, Horace had no choice but to humble himself before Cassandra. His tired eyes began to well up.

"Mr. and Mrs. Tang, please stop. I already promised I'd help!"

Cassandra had to agree to their request. She really had no choice. If anyone ever saw the old couple kneeling before her, it would introduce a whole lot of trouble.

"But I can't attend the bidding. I've looked through the proposal already, and it was fine. As for the draft, I can help revise and modify it. There are some aspects to it that can use a little touch-up."

Cassandra was fully aware that she was no longer an employee of the Tang Group. It would be extremely inappropriate for her to attend an official bidding event.

To add to things, Arthur and Cloris were in a relationship. If she blatantly helped the Tang Group, Cloris would definitely hate her even more.

"That'll do. I am overjoyed that you're willing to help. Thank you, Cassandra. We've brought the bid proposal and draft. If there is anything that you want to change, feel free to do so! The bidding event will take place a few days from now. This is our last chance!"

Horace gestured to Jill, who handed a USB drive to Cassandra. She took it, and grabbed it tight, a firm expression on her face.

"Rest assure. I will do my very best!"

Cassandra was confident with her ability to help the Tang Group. If not for Lionel's incapability, why would the Tang Group end up in such a dangerous situation?

More times than she could count, she had faced off with Arthur. There was no one more familiar with the tricks Arthur was capable of than Cassandra. After she had made her improvement on the Tang Group's proposal, the Tang Group would win without a doubt!

The confidence on Cassandra's face did much to relax both Horace and Jill, who felt relief wash over them.

"Mr. and Mrs. Tang, you can go home now. After I make some changes, I'll bring the USB drive to you!"

Cassandra was worried that Horace's condition would worsen, so she pushed the wheelchair out.

Having reached their ultimate goal—Cassandra had accepted their call for help—both of them rested easy.

The driver helped Horace get into the car, and the wheelchair was then folded and put into the trunk. After Jill climbed into the front seat, the driver then started the car.

Cassandra bid them farewell. After they became a tiny dot in the distance, she looked at the tiny USB drive that rested on the palm of her hand.