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?”

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her head at him as subtly as

one slandering others! She was stupid enough to shoot

shifted their gazes to

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

“But, sir, it’s obvious that Ms. Tanner

Something needs to be done to appease them

“Yes, sir.” Robert nodded.

of mockery. He looked at Cordelia. “I wonder how you’re going to be responsible for what you did, Ms.

“How will the Tanners be held responsible if

you still want to shirk

in the

before him had an unusual air and was not timid at all in front of him. He squinted. It seemed

chase this

ruckus out of this for the sake of the Tanners’ interests. It must be

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

me as an eyesore. It’s only out of courtesy that I don’t like her either.” Cordelia smiled. “But even when I don’t

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Joe’s face fell.

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