The three talked for a while, then Zachariah said, “uncle Owen, I have to take Ophelia to meet other elders.”

“Go ahead.”

Zachariah took Ophelia to meet two more important elders, and then he took her upstairs with the worries that she would be tired.

“Zachariah, let’s go and see Savannah and Mom.” Said Ophelia.

“No, it has taken you so long to socialize with me, so you now go back to room and have a rest. Mom will handle the things about Savannah.”

Ophelia followed him toward the bedroom, but looked at him suspiciously and said, “Zachariah, is there something you have kept from me? Savannah was not having a tour to Korea with her friends, right?”

Zachariah grabbed her possessively with his arm around her waist and kept nudging her toward the bedroom.

Inside the bedroom, Zachariah lifted her.

Ophelia gasped slightly and wrapped her arms reflexively around Zachariah’s neck.

Zachariah strode over to the bed and gently laid her on it.

“Zachariah, is there something kept from me?” Ophelia asked as she lay on the bed with her eyes wide open. “You said we should be honest to each other and I don’t want to hear white lies.”

never realize that she has done something wrong. She should have got a lesson in the past month living alone, so she takes this opportunity to come back home. You keep your mind in peace. Mom will deal with her. What you should

“Really?”

I wouldn’t have to deceive you about something irrelevant,

nodded and did not dwell on

stay with you here with Tommy. There are a lot of guests downstairs and I have

Ophelia blinked.

hair before getting out of

smile faded and a

stared at the ceiling, frustrated, and said, “Zachariah, even though you said you love me, we still couldn’t be honest to

holding Tommy, and interrupted

up and looked at Tommy in Madeleine’s

reached over to touch Tommy who was

did he fall asleep?”

Madeleine explained, “I do deem that it’s fine to invite friends and relatives to celebrate the day

seeing so many people in the party. To some extent, Tommy’s one-month banquet had changed into a business party. The rich in the circle were all invited here, which was a great chance for the ordinary people to make

held this party and so many ordinary white-collar workers desire to attend this party. You know those who are invited are all rich. And everyone wants to make friends here. As a novelist, you don’t take this chance to make friends here, but complain it’s so noisy.” Ophelia made fun of her, pretending nothing

know that I am not interested in fame and fortune. I enjoy making money on myself, not relying on others. It’s really a method to make

her

wasted a good chance.”

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