“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?”

Zephyr squinted. He stuck his ear close to her and

“I hate you!”

him away while giggling. However, the man was like a wall, blocking

a squeeze to Cordelia’s heart. She snapped her head up and happened to see William’s cold stare

office, Yelena pulled her from behind

“Stop!”

turned her head, and Yelena’s slap came to her

she had come prepared. She dodged swiftly, and Yelena missed. As

but Cordelia did not want

return documents were scattered on the floor. The blank

screamed as if she had gone

moment, Cordelia had

had the same father and different mother, she had been despising him since young, had tried everything to put him in trouble,

mad about

she was not one of the

breath. She wanted to

to her, Yelena suddenly turned around

Cordelia was shocked and instinctively wrapped her arms

big figure came rushing. He hugged her and dodged

cactus crushed onto

into silence suddenly. The

best to suppress her racing heart. She lifted her

was so cold it was

“Let’s go home, hubby.”

head.

“No.”

scoffed. “That’s quite a lot of shares. Hah, seems like

she dared not due

deserves the compensation!” Books

voice was shaky. She pretended to be calm. “She’s not my father’s daughter.

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