Ex-Husband’s Love Dilemma

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Suzanne stood patiently as she waited for Austin and Evelyn to arrive.

As the couple joined her, they got into the car and headed back to the Jackson residence.

Unable to contain her dissatisfaction, Evelyn questioned, “What is wrong with Cassandra? She gets involved with someone like Scott and keeps the family in the dark. We’ve lost face in front of so many people. If this news gets out, it may seem like we were hard on her. And giving the painting to Peter in her name? That should have been done in the name of the Jackson family.”

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“Mom, why are you always so strict and cold with Cassandra?” Suzanne interjected abruptly, cutting off her mother’s discontent before it could fully unfold.

There was a sudden silence that fell over the car.

Evelyn turned to Suzanne and asked, “Suzanne, what are you talking about?”

Suzanne met her mother’s gaze and asked earnestly, “Isn’t Cassandra your daughter too? Why question and distrust her openly in front of everyone? She is part of our family, isn’t she?”

Suzanne’s words cast a contemplative silence over her parents.

After a long pause, Evelyn said in a low voice, “Suzanne, did she complain to you about something?”

“No,” Suzanne replied.

Evelyn added, “Suzanne, you’ve been with us since childhood. You’re kind and generous. I know you’ve got a soft heart, but in this situation, Cassandra messed up without thinking about the Jackson family. So…”

Suzanne frowned and raised her tone, saying, “Mom… Cassandra didn’t complain about anything to me. I just feel that both of you don’t like her. Is this all because of me?”

Suzanne didn’t know the real reasons behind her mother’s coldness toward Cassandra. She attributed it all to herself after hearing Rebecca’s words.

It was true that she disliked Cassandra because the latter was too cold and always seemed to have a natural sense of pride. Cassandra, however, showed no signs of frustration, even when she seemed to be defeated.

However, Suzanne’s feelings were more rooted in envying her sister.

She envied how Cassandra was genuinely straightforward and easygoing.

In the meantime, at the Dustmeadow Mansion….

company. Instead, he went

went upstairs and pushed open the

on the bed through the dim light. He turned on a lamp and walked over to the bed. After a moment’s hesitation, he spoke softly, “Cassandra, Cassandra…”

did not

and said, “Cassandra, wake up.

as it

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Cassandra remained

his cold fingertips touched her face, he was startled by an intense heat. He quickly placed his hand on her forehead. Cassandra’s skin burned with a terrifying, feverish heat. He hurriedly shook her

felt her head heavy and her body weak. She could not open her eyes and just wanted to sleep. She reacted forcefully to Orlando’s disturbance, impatiently brushing his hand aside as

lifted her from the bed in bewilderment. He looked at her seriously as he insisted, “Cassandra, you have a fever. If we don’t go to the hospital, at least

confront the person before her. She resisted the urge to push him away and spoke indifferently, “I’m not taking any medicine. Leave me alone. If I’m sick, it’s

a loss for words in response to her

a second look. She just lay back down after saying

Orlando’s efforts to alleviate it with cooling patches. She even

prescribed some medication suitable for pregnant women and advised

she found Orlando entering the room with warm

Orlando walked toward the bed and sat down on a chair, and as she watched, her delicate eyelashes quivered, and her lips tightened

this first. I’ve asked the kitchen

medicine,” she refused without hesitation.

will only make it worse. Dr. Garrett mentioned that you need to drink

softened slightly. But as she looked

frail calmness, she replied coldly, “Don’t worry about me. I’ll take it myself later.”

you refuse to listen, Cassandra?” Orlando said, increasingly annoyed. It was her own health

by his anger, and said, “Orlando, I have done nothing, yet you accuse me of

we’re talking about your situation now. Why bring up Rebecca again?”

every word I say seems to somehow relate to her,” she said with a trace of a mocking smile on her lips, her eyes

her the glass of water as he

Don’t worry,

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are you really going to force me

it myself,” Cassandra