Chapter 269 Traces Of Woman (Part One)

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Cassandra entered her apartment, extremely exhausted.

The past few days had been torturous for her and had consumed all her energy. Fortunately, she had made out alive. She felt pretty lucky about that.

The unicorn still lay beside her pillow. Cassandra turned on her side and looked up at its glassy eyes.

They seemed gentle and adorable, almost smiling at her. But tonight, Cassandra couldn't reciprocate.

The man who had given her this very unicorn might never be able to come back to her. And from now on, she would have to face the reality alone and undertake everything that followed.

Suddenly, someone knocked on her door. Cassandra knitted her eyebrows at the sound of it. Who could it be, at this hour?

She walked to the door, tying her hair in a loose bun. She peeped through the eyehole and then opened the door instantly.

"Ivy? What are you doing here?"

Cassandra put her guard up immediately, looking at the uninvited visitor standing at her door right now.

"I heard you've been let out. So I came to check up on how everything is going."

Ivy smiled, as if she was completely oblivious to the resistance Cassandra exerted against her.

"Thank you for your concern. I'm fine and I'm going to rest now. Thanks again, for dropping by. Bye."

Cassandra tried to end the conversation immediately. When she recalled that Ivy had intentionally designed an accident to set her up and replace her position in the Tang family, she reminded herself to be alert around her, no matter what she said or did.

"What's the hurry? Relax. This is your apartment. I'm your guest. Don't be so nervous."

Ivy reached out to push the door open and entered directly into the living room against Cassandra's wish.

She went straight to sit on the couch. She looked quite relaxed, her eyes lazily moving all over the apartment, scrutinizing.

The only traces around were that of a woman, nothing of a man's. Was she wrong, then? Wasn't Rufus living here with her?

Cassandra had

"You're my wife in name only, on paper only. My heart and love will never be yours."

Edward made it clear to Daisy that she was nothing to him. They were both victims of family greed -- the marriage was arranged for them.

Six years passed. She remained quiet, gaining a reputation in the army as a tough-as-nails colonel. When she walked into his life again, Edward fell in love with this woman...

of things related to unicorns."

As she had expected, Cassandra's face turned pale. She couldn't help but display sheer joy and pride at having achieved that.

In that moment, she knew she had defeated Cassandra. She also felt joyful about having done Amanda a favor. No words could express the happiness she felt at seeing Cassandra's flabbergasted face.

"But I'm surprised to see you with a unicorn. Does Rufus send unicorns to every woman he claims to love? I must say, he's really good at this!"

Ivy continued laughing. The worse Cassandra looked, the happier she felt.

'Oh, Cassandra! Do you feel bad? Do you feel less special? Now that you have found out someone else does possess your precious gift too. Maybe a third girl too?' Ivy thought, glaring at her with squinting eyes.

The hatred Ivy felt for Cassandra had been accumulating over time, and now it had slaked, looking at her frozen like that.

Finally, giving one last snicker of a smile, she stood up and walked to the door. Right before stepping out, she turned around and said, "Oh, by the way, Rufus himself is undertaking Amanda's next concert and it's supported by Tang Group. I bet it will be a blockbuster!" She smirked, shook her head at Cassandra and walked out in style. Cassandra plopped down to the floor the moment the door shut behind her.