“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?”

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

“I hate you!”

giggling. However, the man was like a wall, blocking her

loud thud gave a squeeze to Cordelia’s heart. She snapped her head up and happened to see

her from behind

“Stop!”

turned her head, and Yelena’s slap came to

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

not want to give in at all. She

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

as if she had gone

Cordelia had

young, had tried everything to put him in trouble, and eventually found out that

mad about it

took what belonged to Yelena, but she was not

breath. She wanted to stop Yelena from stirring

turned around and tossed the

was shocked and instinctively wrapped her arms

big figure came rushing.

cactus crushed onto the

The

tried her best to suppress her racing heart. She

was so cold it was smothering. He stared

“Let’s go home, hubby.”

her head.

“No.”

the documents scattered on the floor and scoffed. “That’s quite a lot of shares. Hah, seems

say something, but she dared not due to his

She deserves the compensation!” Books

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

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