The more Cordelia thought about it, the more she found it wrong. Her heart thumped hard. “Zephyr, does he know what’s inside this cabinet?”

“I don’t think he does,” answered Zephyr. “But he wants to. That’s why he took the photos!”

Cordelia was frightened. “He’s too scary… Why would he be curious about this cabinet?”

“Maybe it’s because there’s a lock on it.”

Cordelia nodded. The lock on the cabinet basically told others that there were incredibly important things in there.

“Sir, Ms. Cordelia, don’t worry,” Robert said softly. “Phil’s sly, but we can catch him. He won’t have it easy by then!”

Zephyr patted Cordelia’s shoulder and gave her a resolute and warm smile. His expression changed swiftly when he looked at Robert with disdain. “Nothing else? Leave if there’s nothing!”

Robert was rendered speechless.

Cordelia saw that Robert seemed hesitant to speak, like what he wanted to say could not be brought up in front of her. She went to the kitchen and told Zephyr, “Keep Robert for dinner. I’ll make you all sticky ribs!”

“You want to stay for a meal?” Zephyr’s tone went up at the end of his sentence.

“No, no, no!” Robert refused frantically. It was until Cordelia entered the kitchen and closed the door that he lowered his voice to tell Zephyr, “Mr. Zephyr, there’s one more thing…”

“What again?”

“Rowan Irwin’s in Centrolis!”

Zephyr scowled. He had heard about Rowan making an appearance but not getting into the seats in the auction that other day.

Cordelia blushed red and struggled away from Zephyr’s hold to run into the room while he was distracted.

sucked in a cold breath, but it

dark

the metal bolt open with a clank. His eyes felt like ice as they gave Robert a death

he plastered on a

is it?” Zephyr spat

forgotten what he wanted to

of silence

growl from where she was in the

was picking vegetables and hurried out of the kitchen, shocked by the

happened to Mr.

the couch

her head, and turned back to the kitchen, talking to herself, “It hurts the throat to shout

on the porch and snaked in between the men. It looked left

tense face finally cracked a little. He glared at Robert. “You’re worse than a

a car knew that it must not disturb him from asking for

yes…” Robert chuckled apologetically, drenched in a

jolt in his mind, and he recalled why he was there, so he quickly pulled

the data in the phone’s

through the phone. There was indeed chat history between Phil and Zennie. He scowled and walked back to the house to

was deeply etched, with her fists clenched

Zennie with wrong thoughts! That she’s nothing outside of the Hamertons, that he’s the only one in this world who won’t

he turned to ask Robert, “Has Phil

following up,” said Robert. “But Phil’s too cunning. His routes go back and forth, so it shows

look at this!” Cordelia

phone gallery, and the latest

She compared the phone to their living room. “Zephyr, it’s this place. He’s been snapping

were the painting on

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