Zephyr walked forward and patted her shoulder lightly.

From what he remembered since he was young, Kate had always been a strong and optimistic person. Although she said that, he knew that she was the saddest person among them.

The nurse came over to tell them that they could go in now. Kate rushed over.

Zephyr held Cordelia. “Aunt Cloud’s birthday dinner is coming. But now that Zennie has fallen, I’m afraid she won’t be in the mood to throw a party.

“But the Hamertons don’t care what she feels. They’ll go on with all of the celebrations.”

“So… the birthday dinner will still go on?” Cordelia was stunned.

“Mm-hmm.” He forced a smile and played with her hair, “Families like ours are cold-blooded.

“Nobody cares about the meaning of everyone’s birthdays and festivities, but the banquet itself. The banquet is a vanity fair. It is the place to exchange resources and make connections. How would they miss this opportunity? Moreover, the invitation was sent out a month before. The people will start talking if it’s canceled out of nowhere.”

Cordelia nodded.

“What are you thinking about?” Seeing that she had fallen into silence, he became nervous.

Could it be that she thought such a family was too much that she did not want to marry him anymore?

He felt a chill down his spine when he thought of that. Cold beads of sweat were dripping from his forehead.

“I’m thinking…” Cordelia lifted her eyes to look at him as she said gently. “It must have been quite difficult for you to live in such an environment since you were young.”

He squinted. He could not help but feel happy. Did she sympathize with him?

“It’s quite hard. That’s why I appreciate you even more

determined. “I’ll take good care of

stunned. He could not help but

of him for the rest of his life when they

hospital, she saw Zephyr and Kate waiting at the emergency room’s

she?” she asked with

the call from DL’s manager, they said she fainted at the shopping mall and rolled from

squeeze in

the shopping

for a young lady to go

Cordelia hesitated

not sure whether Zennie passing out had anything to do

“What’s wrong, Cordelia?”

complicated look in her eyes. “We better find somewhere there’s only

over and screamed,

“Cordelia, you’re here too?”

“Yes.” Cordelia nodded.

Zennie alright, Aunt

were red. “She hit her head and

could not help but

go in to see her

head and forced a smile. “This girl’s clumsy, I’ve told her many times. See, she fell really hard today! It’s good that this happened. This ought to teach her a

and

been a strong and optimistic person. Although she said that, he knew

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