born in boston, ma, cassandra is the only child of robert and christina forbes, cassandra was born into a life of luxury. robert had inherited forbes aircraft from his father and he swore that his first born would follow suit. at first disappointed with his child (and only child) being a girl, she soon became the apple of her father's eye. even from a young age, robert was determined to groom her into one day taking over the major company and he set strict demands on her studying. luckily she was a bright girl and didn't need much time to study and she could do other things with her time.
as a teenager she started to rebel in small ways; sneaking out of the house, staying out past her set curfew, drinking and smoking. with her father so busy with the company and her mother completely disillusioned and keen on her own appearances, it allowed cassandra to have the freedom that she desperately craved. she kept up in her studies, so she wouldn't tip her parents off as to her whereabouts. when it came time to look at colleges, her father was dead set on her studies being related to her eventually taking over the company. cassandra wasn't sure what she wanted to do but she certainly didn't want to be told what to do, until her father mentioned that he would pay for any university if she went along with his plan.
to get away from her family as far as she possibly could, she traveled to the university of london to receive her undergraduate degree in aerospace engineering. being in london allowed her the freedom to be as wild as she wanted, without the prying eyes of her father. when she wasn't studying to maintain the marks she needed to keep her allowance and schooling paid for, she was out on the town, experimenting with her newfound freedom and dating whomever she wanted, both male and female. relationships didn't last long, though, as she got bored rather quickly and she moved onto the next thing in her life.
after graduation, she moved back home and immediately started her mba at harvard university. her schooling was still being paid for by her father but she had moved out to her own place and was making the most out of life, mostly on down low so she could keep an extremely low profile. her father still supplied her with an allowance, something that made her a bit spoiled and she lived well above her means, but it was the only life that she knew. her bratty tendencies caught up with her when her and her father went head to head her last year of her masters in his disappointment over one of her grades. The two didn't speak for weeks after and finally, cassandra relented and apologized.
even though she had two degrees in hand, cassandra opted to travel the world immediately after her second graduation. she went across europe for two months while she learned about all the cultures and visited her friends over in london. the time away from her family also allowed her to do some soul searching and when she returned from her travels, cassandra made a point to obtain her pilots license. flying allowed her the chance to feel free, if only for a moment, and it was the one thing in the world that made her extremely happy.
after years of being an heiress and socialite in boston, reality crashed hard for the forbes family in 2015 when robert was diagnosed with bladder cancer. despite his best efforts to continue to run the company, he decided his health was far more important and took the necessary steps for cassandra to step up as ceo. she was extremely reluctant at first but robert assured her that she would have a team around her that would guide her and that she would be a face of the future for the forbes family. cassandra took on the role, although she hopes her father will return, although he is now cancer free and is instead 'enjoying his retirement'.