“What a joke!” Yelena’s voice was shaky. She pretended to be calm. “She’s not my father’s daughter. Why does she deserve the money?”

“So, Ms. Jenner is unwilling?”

Zephyr raised his voice. The place was silent.

Yelena stepped back in fear.

“My wife deserves those shares,” he said with a deep voice. “But she doesn’t care about this mere money!”

Zephyr held Cordelia as they walked out. He kicked the documents on the floor away.

The majesty of the man seemed to have suppressed the entire lobby. Even after he left, nobody dared to move.

Cordelia sat on the couch after getting home. She was strangely quiet.

That worried Zephyr a little bit.

He poured her a glass of warm water and sat next to her. He placed his arm on her skinny shoulders and pulled her close.

“What are you thinking about, wifey?”

As Cordelia held the glass, the security the man provided made her loosen her tensed body.

She chuckled and mumbled, “How nice it would be if I could hide in your embrace forever.”

“Why not?” He smiled. “Didn’t they say that one will spoil his lady like a kid if he really loves her?

“I’ll spoil you like you’re my daughter!”

Cordelia was stunned. She looked at him, not sure whether to laugh or cry.

“What? Do you want me to call you daddy?”

even better.” Zephyr squinted. He stuck his ear close to her and said in his deep

“I hate you!”

away while giggling. However, the man was like a wall, blocking her sturdily. He looked like he

loud thud gave a squeeze to Cordelia’s heart. She snapped her head up and happened to see William’s cold stare and a subtle smile at

pulled her from behind before she could get

“Stop!”

her head, and Yelena’s slap came to

She dodged swiftly, and Yelena missed. As she was attempting to slap her again, Cordelia grabbed

Cordelia did not want to give in at

share return documents were scattered on the floor. The blank part where William was supposed to sign seemed extra ironic

screamed as if she had gone

moment, Cordelia

If she and Carter had the same father and different mother, she had been despising him since young, had tried everything to put him in trouble, and eventually found out that he was not her

be mad

was

a deep breath. She wanted to stop Yelena

just when she got close to her, Yelena suddenly turned around and tossed the cactus plant on

and instinctively wrapped her

that moment, a big figure came rushing. He

crushed

fell into silence suddenly. The employees

best to suppress her racing heart. She

it was smothering. He

“Let’s go home, hubby.”

her head. “Are

“No.”

glanced at the documents scattered on the floor and scoffed. “That’s quite

Yelena wanted to say something, but she dared not due to his oppressively

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