Joe’s face fell.

Cordelia’s tone was light. “Got to nip a weed in the bud. If I were wouldn’t get to cry and scream here at all.”

“You…” Joe was rendered speechless and could only shoot daggers at Cordelia.

The crowd snickered with palms over their mouths and whispered a judgment of who was right and wrong.

“You’re a shameless woman!” Joe got angry out of his embarrassment. “You’re the one who hit my daughter, and you accuse her instead!

“I want to call the police!”

“Yeah, we’re calling the police!” Mandy, Nelly’s mother, stepped up as well. “Let the police inspect her injury! Our Nelly’s not going to suffer a grievance like this!”

“Are you sure you want to report it to the police?” Cordelia arched her brow.

Zephyr went up to keep an arm around her shoulder and pulled her toward him, afraid she would be hurt.

Cordelia pushed him away softly and held his hand to give him a reassuring gaze.

“Zephyr, it’s alright,” Cordelia said softly. “Reporting it to the police is the best solution. I think they can inspect her injury and see whose fingerprint is on her face.”

Nelly’s eyes were filled with anxiousness as soon as she heard that.

“If I really did leave a handprint on her face, my fingerprints would be there, right?”

pulled out her phone to

her head at

immediately. His daughter was really the one slandering others! She was stupid enough to shoot herself in

shifted their gazes to

get things done in secret. “Keep the Tanners and negotiate with them. The consequence of the matter must be dispelled.

to say, “But, sir,

needs to be

“Yes, sir.” Robert nodded.

looked at Cordelia. “I wonder how

“How will the Tanners

is already clear, and you still

in the

condescending attitude, but this young girl before him had an unusual air and was not timid at all in front of him. He squinted. It seemed that Nelly was no rival

chase

Tanners’ interests. It must be so huge that it alarmed Liam. The woman could only be officially chased off, and the marriage pact between Nelly

Joe scoffed. “I’ve seen too many women like you who’d do anything to achieve your goal! You cling to Mr. Zephyr and see our Nelly as an eyesore. Of course you’ll do all you can to pick

that I don’t like her either.” Cordelia smiled.

any chance to cry and whine here and attract everyone over.” Books Chapters Are

Joe’s face fell.

to nip a weed in the bud. If I were wouldn’t get to

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