Cordelia looked at him in surprise as well. “W-What are you doing?”

“It’s all my fault. I admit it!” Zephyr licked his lips. “Cordelia, vent your anger on me. Don’t keep it inside. It’s not good for you like that!”

Cordelia suddenly felt a pinch on her nose, looking at how silly he was acting and how tenderly he was looking at her. No matter how many tantrums she had, they were all gone in this instant.

“What did you do wrong? Get up!”

“Cordelia…” Zephyr took the opportunity and held her hand.

Tears welled in Cordelia’s eyes, but she turned away, not wanting him to see how pathetic she was.

Zephyr wanted to hug her.

Alarmed, she shoved him away and ran to the porch with a ducked head.

Outside of Royal Manor…

A black Maybach was, once more, parked at a secluded spot. Despite that, one could see from that angle what happened in Royal Manor clearly.

When Cordelia ran out, Rowan became nervous and was instantly on his guard.

“This silly child. It’s chilly outside. Why’s she running out onto the porch?”

Rowan kept his eyes there, with worry brimming in them.

“Have they gotten into a fight?” He talked to himself, “That b*stard. Did he bully my daughter?!”

A silver needle was already in his hand, ready to attack.

Mona felt like her calves were going into cramps.

What she just said came out of rage. It did not even go through a brain-to-mouth filter. Now that she calmed down and thought about it, this was not the time, even if she wanted to stand up for Nelly…

wondered what Cordelia would do to her.

around instinctively. She was standing in the hallway by the door coincidentally,

on her, she would spread the surveillance recording and include a few

I said it wrong?”

major families maintain their status? It’s through marriages and exchanging resources,

sort of difficulty in the future, Nelly can help him, but

else do you

“Yeah, I depend

do that, even if they want

glared at her

with the plant on her desk nonchalantly and smiled. Her big eyes

truly have nothing to back me up, but it’s

marrying into his family, do you know what

don’t have to marry into

was so shocked that she could not

said flatly, “But I hope you focus on your job from now on because you won’t have

returned home, he saw Cordelia on the couch with Ginger in her arms. He frowned. “Why did you let

like furry little things like the cat. She

on by Mona, so she suddenly

said. Nelly had the Tanners behind her, but what did she have? Nelly would be the one able to help Zephyr when

wronged for no reason. The inferiority complex that lay deep inside her was

that she looked off and sat next to her, trying to wrap an arm around

asked softly, “Cordelia,

She ignored him but kept petting Ginger, causing the cat to

that something was off. His girl was usually gentle and considerate. She was also honest and straightforward with him. Why was she throwing

secretly pulled his phone out

your

seconds later,

delighted but rejected the guess right away. They used protection recently. It was impossible for her

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