“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?”

his face. He lamented about his mother’s wild imagination and explained with difficulty, “Mom, grandpa’s not a fool. Nelly Tanner has gotten chased out of Centrolis already. How

had the potential for dementia when he was

fell silent for a moment before he said seriously, “Mom,

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

not

Janine insisted. “Come

say

the latter to go. Given his mother’s temper, she would

sighed, got changed speedily, and hurried

there. He would have enough time to appease his mother first, then pick up Cordelia. The point was Janine

minutes of a drive from Zen Residence to

was going to call Zephyr when she heard a sharp

turned back and

man got out of the black Maybach. They had not met for over 20 years, and he had gotten

the manor only to look up and meet Janine’s

for more than

“R-Rowan Irwin!?”

“You’re… Janine Baker!?”

snapped their heads away upon recognizing each other and looked appalled, like they had seen a

“Why are you here?”

you

my son lives here. Why can’t I be

Rowan stopped speaking. He thought about it, and due to his medical

snickered and rolled her

parents were. He used to assume that his parents could be a pair of regular and honest husband and

was a

Rowan raised his voice. Enemies were bound to

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

arms on her hips. “Rowan Irwin, have some shame! Your Cordelia? Haha… Does Cordelia know who

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