Although Cordelia had not seen Zephyr these days, she knew that he had been accompanying her. She knew that he slept on the couch at night and bought breakfast, then hid before she woke up in the morning.

He actually did not go far, just strolled around downstairs.

Cordelia watched his tall and lonesome back from the window and felt her heart wrench.

Many days passed, and messages kept coming from Centrolis—all of them asking Zephyr to return as soon as he could.

After that, he was quiet for a long time before telling Robert, “Send my car back.”

Robert paused and nodded.

“Sir, I think it’s better that you make a trip back. The recent board meetings are basically Mr. Matthew and Mr. Yale’s playground. Both of them are acting like they’re in control of the Hamerton Group!”

“Mm, let them gloat for a few more days first.” Zephyr sneered.

He had not settled the score with them for injuring him, yet they had hurt Cordelia now. He would not let them off the hook!

“Mr. Zephyr, what’s your plan?”

“Just keep an eye on the board of directors. Contact me anytime there’s a situation.”

Zephyr ended the call after that.

Kate served him the peach tea she had long prepared from the side.

“Nice one, Zephyr!” Kate pursed her lips. “Don’t listen to your grandfather who is asking you to go back. All the old fox knows is to pretend to be sick!

“But once he does, it’s Matthew’s heaven. Sigh, your father is great, but he’s just so unconcerned! He doesn’t even care to show up at your grandfather’s place!”

she suddenly found it wrong. Why was she always complaining

if your father could bear this responsibility, Matthew would not get any chance! And you wouldn’t

of which, how is Cordelia now? Still ignoring

head with a depressed

Linda was rendered speechless.

people watching them now, either enviously or with stupid grins. Some of them whipped their phones out to record it and chuckled. “I always hear people say they kneel on washboards, but I never expected I’d encounter someone kneeling on one because of his

“Hahaha!”

cheeks were burning. She wanted nothing more than to bury herself in a hole if

W-What… Have you lost

“Get up! Stop kneeling!”

pull him up as

shouted

wife is my enemy! I, Nicholas Thompson, have some status in the gangs. Anyone who has a grudge

“Ow!”

he finished, Linda pulled

when he peeked at Linda, his gaze

hold it in and turned away to

“Enough of embarrassing yourself?”

“Yes…”

“Then go home!”

go home! Ow, sweetheart, softer…” Linda pulled up Nicholas, and he followed her,

ring do you want?

& Stay

accompanying her. She knew that he slept on the couch at night and bought breakfast, then hid before she

actually did not go far, just

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