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.

breath, but it

glower was so dark

pulled the metal bolt open with a clank. His

of Robert’s lips twitched as he plastered on a smile, his heart

it?” Zephyr spat

wanted to say

silence felt as long as

growl from where she was in the room.

vegetables and hurried out

happened to Mr.

on the couch with a secret

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

finished the cat food on the porch and snaked in between the men. It

face finally cracked a little. He glared

knew that it must not disturb

chuckled apologetically, drenched in a cold

was there, so he quickly pulled an old phone

the data in the phone’s recovered. Take

and went through the phone. There was indeed chat history between Phil and Zennie. He scowled

with her fists clenched as she shook a little

she’s nothing

he turned

so it shows up as a tangled mess on

at this!”

the phone gallery, and the latest photos

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

the painting on the wall

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