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?”

phone to call

tugged Joe and shook her head at him as

slandering others!

shifted their

and negotiate with them. The

“But, sir, it’s obvious that

already happened. Something needs to be done to appease them first… then get rid of

“Yes, sir.” Robert nodded.

of mockery. He looked at Cordelia. “I wonder

you first.” Cordelia smiled. “How will the Tanners be held

clear, and you still want

Tanners. He had spent years in the business world, and even his older brother, Murphy, had to be courteous to

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

take the opportunity and chase this woman away

make a ruckus out of this for the sake of the Tanners’ interests. It must be so huge that it alarmed Liam. The woman could only be officially chased

want a clarification?” 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

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

chance to cry and whine

Joe’s face fell.

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

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