“Hey, don’t touch it!” Xyla swatted the back of Cordelia’s hand.

“There are only two pieces in the box. I’ll have to make them again if you ruin them!”

“Mom…” Cordelia looked at her in puzzlement. “Why am I bringing this to Elder Mr. Hamerton? I haven’t eaten this that much myself!”

“Silly girl!” Xyla said with a smile, “Back where we come from, this is what we use to show our respect for the elders!”

“Back where we come from?” Cordelia looked at her with widened eyes.

Growing up, she had always thought that Jangasas was her hometown.

Xyla’s face fell upon realizing that she had said too much.

“You… You don’t have to bring it if you don’t want to,” she said softly. “The other presents are quite valuable too. The Hamertons won’t look down on you!”

After saying that, she returned to her room, leaving Cordelia to stay dazed in the living room with furrowed brows for some time.

On the day of the meeting…

Janine, who planned to work overtime, canceled two meetings in a row and stepped on the accelerator to rush to Hamerton Manor, not forgetting to call Zephyr and scold him on the way.

“You brat! Why didn’t you let me know that Cordelia’s meeting the old man today?”

Zephyr was confused. “For what, mom? So you can wreck the meeting?”

“Rascal!” Janine sped up and went past the yellow right.

“Don’t you know what kind of person your grandfather is? Don’t you know that he insists you and Nelly get married? Now with what happened to the Tanners, he wants to meet Cordelia… I think there must be some conspiracy!

“Zephyr Hamerton, is your grandfather trying to set up a loaded dinner to threaten Cordelia and then help the Tanners rise back up?”

with difficulty, “Mom, grandpa’s not

already had the potential for dementia

silent for a moment before he said

rebutted right away. “You always listen to your grandfather! What if you switch sides last minute? Our Cordelia

not trust your

Janine insisted. “Come out and open

to say anything,

the

sighed, got changed speedily, and hurried off to the

first, then pick up Cordelia. The point was Janine must not

of a drive from Zen

and was going to call Zephyr when she heard a sharp braking sound come from behind

and

20 years, and he had gotten older, but the way he carried

hurried to the manor only to look up and meet Janine’s icy gaze. He

more than ten

“R-Rowan Irwin!?”

“You’re… Janine Baker!?”

recognizing each other and looked appalled, like they had seen

“Why are you here?”

you

here. Why can’t I be

son…” Rowan stopped speaking. He thought about it, and due to his medical judgment of kinship and their facial resemblance, realization struck him. “Your

rolled her eyes at

knew that Zephyr was the third heir of the Hamertons and the heir Liam approved the most, but he had no idea who his parents were. He used to assume that his parents could be a pair of regular and honest husband and wife who did not have much of a presence in

was a surprise

voice. Enemies were bound to meet,

closed his eyes and shook his head before opening them abruptly. “I must,

hips. “Rowan Irwin, have some shame! Your Cordelia?

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