“Um…”

“Don’t worry!” Cordelia grinned. “Focus on your training and competition these few days. I’ll get the presents for your relatives ready. We’ll go visit them one by one after you come back, okay?”

“You’re willing to meet them with me?”

“Of course! Your family’s my family too!”

Zephyr held her hand, having decided that he would come clean after taking care of things.

“Honey, I won’t be away for long. Just two to three days. Stay home and wait for me!”

“Mm!”

“When I come back, I’ll tell you everything about my family and me.”

“Okay!” Cordelia rubbed Zephyr’s face with a smile.

She checked to see if she had missed anything a few more times, and Zephyr put the suitcase into the trunk.

Centrolis was not too far away from Jangasas, so he wanted to drive back.

Cordelia said that cars were men’s other wives. He understood it now. As long as the car was around, it felt like she was accompanying him, and he felt fearless.

“Darling, be careful on the way. Drive slowly!”

“Mm.” Zephyr waved. “Go home!”

Cordelia stood still until the car slowly faded out of her sight before she turned back to the stairs.

It was then she received a call.

“Ms. Cordelia?”

was caught unaware. “You

“Ms. Cordelia, I’m Wendy!”

sound of realization. It was a helper of the Jenners. It seemed that they did not know

“What’s the matter, Wendy?”

letter this morning.” Wendy said gently, “It’s from Centrolis. I think it’s some… Uh, an invitation! Your name is written

free to

Cordelia was stunned.

to have a lot of feelings recently, the kind

smiled and covered his mouth softly

it to yourself,” she said. “Don’t ever say it out loud, or it’ll go

something after I

could not help but ask, seeing that he looked serious,

clueless about my family situation despite us being

puzzled. When they married, she understood that the Grists had gone down. Marcus’ parents were

in the Grists. Come to think of it, she understood it.

“Why are you only telling me now? You should have told me earlier.

are they? Are they not in

Zephyr shook his head.

is what you want to tell me?” Cordelia looked at him tenderly. “Do you want to contact your relatives again but can’t find it in you to do that?” Books

“Um…”

“Focus on your training and competition these few days. I’ll get the presents

willing to meet them with

family’s my family

decided that he would come

long. Just two

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