“Of course not.” Zephyr smiled. “I think it’s more like… an elder to a junior with how you’re treating Cordelia.”

Rowan stayed silent.

Zephyr probed. “Mr. Irwin, I heard Cordelia say that your children aren’t with you. Where are they now?”

“Don’t ask what you shouldn’t.” Rowan pulled a long face. “Take care of those around you first!”

Josiah had been anxiously searching for the missing trio these days. His parents had berated him over the matter, but he did not even know how two of Matthew’s guys had gotten into the yacht and how the yacht had just strayed from its course and gone right to the deep blue—with a storm that day as well.

There was no GPS location from the yacht, and their phones could not be contacted, so Josiah sent people to search the surrounding islands around Centrolis.

He went to the hospital this day to try his luck, seeing if Seth had received any message from Zephyr. However, he saw a pale and frail figure by the hallway’s corner.

The side profile was so beautiful and sad that it made one’s heart ache.

Josiah’s mind went blank as if a stick had hit him. It was until the girl walked away that he snapped back to himself and gave chase.

“Kelly? Kelly!”

When he went over, the girl was gone.

Josiah panted and looked at the empty hallway in disappointment. When he was about to leave, a familiar face appeared before him

Zephyr was astonished. “Mr. Irwin, you’re… minding this too?”

“What? I can’t?” Rowan glared at him. “I’m—”

He was hesitant to speak halfway through his sentence. He coughed. “You two haven’t gotten married, right? What do you think it looks like when you sleep together before you’re married!?”

Zephyr glared at him.

but he picked on him most of the time. When he

the front and waved at him excitedly.

“What is it?”

is a mountain spring, right?” She said with a smile,

means that there’s fresh water here!” Zephyr smiled as well. He then scanned around and

“What is it?”

too…” He considered it and said, “This means that we’re not far

be able to

Centrolis’ map. There are a few small islands by the side that aren’t

be on one of those

saw a hint of

more confident. As they returned to the cabin, they

tell the time, Cordelia suggested carving a line on the table each

they dried the sheets on the deck while

her brain to make food taste

days slipped

breeze was chilly. Rowan looked afar, sitting on the deck. The moon was quiet and gentle like the water. It had been a long

When he turned around, he saw Zephyr walk over with

chilly at night. This is for you,” he said

Rowan was surprised.

like this.” Zephyr snorted. “Cordelia asked me

“Cordelia…”

say her name

was not angry. He only nodded lightly. A small smile flashed across his face when

sat next to him with two

“And I notice you smoke a lot. You hid the pack of cigarettes

Zephyr scowled.

tell Cordelia.” Rowan

Zephyr’s

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