“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!”

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

“What’s the matter, Wendy?”

from Centrolis. I think it’s some… Uh, an invitation! Your name is

you free to collect it,

Cordelia was stunned.

a lot of feelings recently, the kind where he felt happy and

covered his

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

I want to tell you something after I

could not help but ask, seeing

a long story,” he said. “You’re still clueless about my family situation despite us being married for

Grists had gone down. Marcus’ parents were both deceased, and he was

Come to think of it, she understood it. If someone in the family had gone to prison, regular people would stay

telling me now? You should have

Are they

Zephyr shook his head.

to tell me?” Cordelia looked at him tenderly. “Do you want to contact your relatives again but can’t find

“Um…”

I’ll get the presents for your relatives ready.

meet them with

family’s my

having decided that he would

for long. Just two to

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