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?”

out her phone to

discreetly tugged Joe and shook her head at

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

their

done in secret. “Keep the Tanners and negotiate with them. The consequence

say, “But, sir, it’s obvious that Ms.

needs to be done to appease them first… then get

“Yes, sir.” Robert nodded.

of mockery. He looked at Cordelia. “I wonder how you’re going

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

still want

the Tanners. He had spent years in the business world, and

timid at all in front of him. He squinted. It seemed that Nelly was no rival against

the opportunity and chase this woman away

that his daughter had most probably set this up herself, but he had to make a ruckus out of this for the sake of the Tanners’ interests. It must be

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 Nelly as an eyesore. Of course you’ll do all

your daughter’s the one who sees me as an eyesore. It’s only out of courtesy that I don’t like her either.” Cordelia smiled.

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Joe’s face fell.

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