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?”

her phone to call the

Joe and shook her head at him as

His daughter was really the one slandering others!

their gazes to

Tanners and negotiate with them. The consequence of the matter must be dispelled. At least they can’t bring it up to my

his voice to say, “But, sir, it’s

his teeth. “It has already happened. Something needs to be done

“Yes, sir.” Robert nodded.

with a hint of mockery. He looked at Cordelia. “I

smiled. “How will the Tanners be held responsible

truth is already clear, and you still want to shirk responsibility?” Joe

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

had a condescending attitude, but this young girl before him had an unusual air and was not timid at all in

and chase

he had to make a ruckus out of this for the sake of the Tanners’ interests. It must be so huge that it

women like you who’d do anything to achieve your goal! You cling to Mr. Zephyr

eyesore. It’s only out of courtesy that I don’t like her either.” Cordelia smiled. “But even when I don’t like her, do you think I’d be

the one who slapped her, I wouldn’t be stupid enough to give her any chance to cry and whine here and attract

Joe’s face fell.

in the bud.

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