“Z…”

Frederic’s throat constricted. He was usually good in words but could only break out in cold sweat in front of Zephyr now. Moreover, he had never seen Zephyr so stern.

“It’s not wrong to like a person, but you’ve got to know what kind of person it is you like!” Zephyr said sternly, “You can only determine if it’s worthy to love a person when you know them for who they truly are!”

“Z.” Frederic chuckled and emptied his wine. “Did you decide to love Cordelia after you got to know her for how she is? No! I can bet that you liked her at first sight!”

Zephyr’s gaze darkened. “What are you trying to say?”

Frederic did not answer but poured himself another glass.

“Cordelia’s not like that woman!” Zephyr’s voice was cold. “Don’t compare the two of them!”

“What?” Frederic scoffed, taking advantage of his tipsy state. “Your girl’s the apple of your eye, and the one I like is worthless?”

“You—”

This dumb*ss! If Michelle truly cared about him, she would have gotten together with him a long time ago and not kept him hanging for years!

It was so obvious that the woman was using him, and he stayed stubborn.

“She’ll like me…” Frederic took the bottle and gulped it down.

He had never drunk like this. He was a lawyer and had to constantly keep his cool and be alert. Today, however, he lost his composure.

at him, heaved a heavy

one to leave the bar. It was already late into the night, and he had drunk a lot, so he staggered a little while he

was the first time he had let himself

in Centrolis, and his family was strict

he had never had a sip of alcohol. It was after he

paper. With how strict his family was, he was forbidden from dating too early. Michelle was

that he had never lost growing up. He

could not lose… not even

shook his head and took the steps down toward the car park. His substitute driver was already there. He passed the car key to the substitute driver, but the latter had never driven such a nice car and actually cut the engine off after tinkering

to him in embarrassment. “Sir, I’m so

dismiss the serviceman and hesitated to call his assistant when a sports car skidded

were so bright that

opened that he saw the person coming

Yale went over to pat his car. “What?

took a step back. “I

night, right?” Yale scoffed. “Right, you can get

at him with a blank face

before he came that Zephyr and Frederic were drinking in this bar,

heard about Michelle, so he was able to connect the dots

Cordelia are obviously oppressing Michelle. Can’t

too much and

Back at Tanners’ party, Michelle offended Cordelia, and Zephyr boycotted her on the spot. You pleaded her case, but

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