“Mm.” Zephyr nodded. Fredric’s opinion was what he thought too. What they could do now was only respond to the changes by staying still.

Josiah smiled and changed the topic. “Right, I think sis-in-law’s bold and resolute like you now! I heard that she resigned from Bowfest.”

“She really did?” Zephyr looked at him, a crack of a smile appearing on his otherwise stern face.

“Why did she resign?” Fredric was puzzled. “Isn’t she already a director there?”

“You’re underestimating our sis-in-law here!” said Josiah. “What does a director count for? I heard Cordelia negotiated with William Jenner and asked for the Jenner Group’s shares and a seat on the board of directors. William actually agreed!”

Fredric widened his eyes in disbelief while Zephyr only smiled. She had really done it. It seemed that what he had taught her that night had not gone to waste.

“Alright, you guys go on. I should head home.” Zephyr got up and stretched before he walked downstairs.

“Z, so early?”

He replied with a low hum and turned around with a chortle. “I should go back and cook for my wife to celebrate joining the board of directors!”

Josiah and Fredric nearly dropped their jaws. Mr. Z Hamerton knew how to cook?

Despite that, Zephyr did not go far when he turned around again and told Josiah, “Actually, ask the kitchen to prepare a few dishes. I’ll have them to-go.”

The two men nearly suffered an internal injury from holding back their peals of laughter.

Zephyr kept a blank face and entered the elevator. As the elevator descended to the lobby on the first floor, he felt a pair of sharp eyes on him from his back. He snapped his head back, but everything was as usual.

He frowned, doubts bubbling in his mind. A shadow flashed before him just as he was about to move forward.

“Hah, looks like you’ve been doing great, huh? You can actually afford to come to a place like this.”

Cordelia’s head was tilted. A wash of indifference flashed across her pretty face.

“My decision is… I refuse to,” she said without any hesitation.

The answer was slightly out of Zephyr’s expectations, but he wanted to know what his wife was thinking.

a clear mind, and I had to take care of my younger brother. I also had

me to contribute to the Jenners either.” Cordelia looked up at him. “I’m already your wife. I’m Mrs. Grist. I’m no

“I just want the two of us to enjoy our lives without thinking about anything

understood the psychological trauma it

the outside, but it was not exactly a normal family. It was even

aggrieved, but she had to learn to dance with the wolves.

her, “Cordelia, I don’t

“What?”

you’re tied to them this whole life. It’s a

bright eyes

you thought

rough fingers stroked

born. It also caused your

and what your mom’s suffered can no longer be accounted

take back what you’re entitled to… You need to seek justice

in a daze. She

thought about it. She had been living in her joy and sorrow all this while, forgetting what her

his embrace. This had become her habit. Whenever she grew emotional, she would snuggle into his arms. The man’s warm and built

softly, “Honey, should I… fight against Yelena

goal is

girl was quiet for a bit. After that, she looked up at him determinedly

Zephyr was stunned.

with approval. She was smart, clever, and tough. She had a soft but strong

this had the destiny of an empress—and the man who would stand by the queen in the future had to be him, the heir of

bedroom by her hand and patiently tucking her back

the rooftop of

fingers tensed, he nearly broke

to stop

really crazy,” Zephyr snorted. “He dares instigate

institutions in

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