How Death Became My Rebirth by Evelyn Florence

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Sylvia’s words stunned Miranda.
Miranda thought, ‘What did she mean by that?’ She felt utterly embarrassed and did not dare to look anywhere else. Miranda knew all too well what was in their eyes.
Disdain, contempt, and amusement awaited her.
However, Miranda did not expect Sylvia not to mince her words and speak directly.
Even Yulissa, blushing with joy just now, wore a grim expression.
She had never been so humiliated.
“Mrs. Hathaway, y-you have misunderstood. I simply meant to say that Lisa is kinder. and sensible. Cassandra isn’t sensible, and I’m afraid she might inadvertently upset you.”
Sylvia found herself utterly repulsed by her.
“Mrs. Yates, the daughter Lucas and I want is Cassandra. In fact, not just any random girl can be our daughter. Since you cherish Yulissa so much, why don’t you just keep her to yourself? Cassie has nothing to do with you anyway, so there’s no need for your
comment.”
Sylvia’s words carried a simple message. Cassandra was someone she protected, and anyone who dared to bully her would be going against Lucas.
The onlookers felt extremely envious and thought, ‘I don’t know what Cassandra did to gain Mr. Hathaway’s favor.
Benjamin felt ashamed, so he pulled Miranda and Yulissa aside. However, leaving was not a possibility.
The people present were all billionaires with strong foundations, unlike the Yates Group.
Benjamin built Yates Group from scratch. The company’s market value finally increased this year, so he had to seize the opportunity to interact with these people more and negotiate cooperation to consolidate Yates Group’s power in Drieso.
“Cassandra, there’s no escaping this time. I don’t care. You’ll be in our household registry tomorrow, and you will be a member of the Hathaway family from now on.”
Sylvia was genuinely fond of Cassandra. However, she was initially reluctant when Lucas funded her.
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Sylvia feared Cassandra would be an ingrate who would play the victim and latch onto them when she grew up.
However, Lucas felt that Cassandra was good. In fact, she was intelligent, sensible, and grateful.
Hence. Lucas stubbornly persisted and started funding her when she was five
years

old.
In the end, Sylvia could not resist his persistence and had no choice but to compromise.
Later, Sylvia was touched by Cassandra when she went to Rootland Village to see her. Cassandra could do anything despite her young age. She could even cook delicious dishes and take care of her bedridden grandmother, who was her adopter.
Sylvia thought inwardly, ‘When did Cassie start to change?’ It was when Blossom Yates. was in the late stages of gastric cancer and had no money for treatment.
Cassandra began to panic, and she asked Lucas for money once. They gave her 100 thousand dollars, but it was a drop in the ocean for someone in the late stages of cancer.
Cassandra felt too embarrassed to ask again. Hence, she started studying hard at the age of ten. She learned anything that could earn money and grew at the fastest pace.
Sylvia helped sell Cassandra’s first fashion design drawing, which fetched 200 thousand dollars. Everything was used to pay the medical expenses.
Cassandra delved into everything, learned various skills, and made money. Yet, Blossom passed away.
Cassandra became cold after Blossom’s death. She hardly wore any expression except for a faint smile directed at them. She impatiently wanted to drive Jeremiah even when she saved him. If it weren’t for his shamelessness…
“Sylvia, you’re biased. You took her as your daughter. Why not just adopt me as your
son, too?”
Jeremiah adopted an obedient facade. Now that Elaine had become a child of the Hathaway family, he would be one, too, in the future.
Sylvia looked at him with a teasing expression. “What? Do you want to be Cassie’s brother?”
Cassandra was speechless and thought, ‘How about asking for my opinion first?’
“All right. Let’s not stand here and talk. Cassie, let me take you to meet someone first.”
Cassandra still listened to Lucas’ words, so she followed him upstairs.
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Meanwhile, Kenneth was sitting expressionless and motionless in the reception room.
Yannick and Kayden would have thought that Kenneth was quite composed if it weren’t for his restless hands.
Just then, the door of the reception room was pushed open.
It was Cassandra and Lucas.
“Mr. Zelinski, I’ve brought my daughter to meet you. Please take good care of her in the future,” Lucas said with a smile.
Cassandra was speechless and mused inwardly, ‘Doesn’t Mr. Hathaway know who I am? Why is he doing this? My business empire is there. Do I still need someone to take care of myself?”
“Is she your daughter?”
He wondered, ‘Didn’t Cassie leave the Yates family to live on her own?”
“Starting tomorrow.”
“Mr. Hathaway…”
“Cassie, say hello to Mr. Zelinski. He’s your elder.”
Cassandra was left dumbfounded.
Kenneth was rendered speechless, too, and he mused, “What did he ask her to call me? I must have not caught what he said.
Kayden was amused when he heard this address.
“Kenneth, it seems that you’re getting a bit old. You’re really getting old for letting such a cute girl call you that.”
Kenneth tried hard to control the anger welling up inside him. He thought inwardly, “I can’t be angry. I can’t get angry now. I shouldn’t get physical, at least not in front of Cassie. It will frighten her.’
“Call me Ken. Ms. Yates, I shouldn’t be much older than you.”
Kenneth was nine years older than Cassandra. She was 18 years old, and he was 27. It was not a ten-year age difference, so he was not that much older than her.
“K-Ken?” Cassandra called tentatively. Her tone was cold and devoid of emotions.
However, for Kenneth, it was like music to his ears.
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He thought, ‘Cas sic called me Ken!”
Lucas smiled satisfactorily, and they continued to talk for a while. Before leaving, Lucas asked Kenneth to look after Cassandra at this gala before going.