Clark was astonished.

Liam was usually cold and strict. Rarely were there times like this when he huffed with a glare. It was pretty rare, and what was rarer was that he acted this way because of Cordelia.

Clark smiled and helped the old man back to his room for rest. The servant sent in the tonic that he took every night.

Liam finished it with a furrow of brows and placed the bowl back on the tray with a thud.

Clark was worried. “Sir, any medicine has its side effects. I think it’s better that you drink less of it.”

“It’s fine.” Liam waved a hand. “I’ve been drinking this since I was young. It’s been decades now, and it’s already a habit. Besides, these are holistic herbs. They’re nourishing. They aren’t harmful!”

Clark wanted to say more, but nothing came out despite his open mouth.

In Royal Manor at night…

from her shower, she saw that Zephyr was already asleep. She checked the

Zephyr frequently worked overtime. It was rare that he slept early

there would be a meteor shower at 8:00 p.m.

kind of endearing when he acted childish

she slipped inside herself, pulling a corner of the

just

over the middle of his brows, tip of

looked at his face, the more she loved

to his work recently but also free up some time to help her with the miscellaneous affairs of the western suburbs’ project… and

a single cent of fun money. He did not even have cash for a meal on him. Forget Zephyr’s status. A regular person would

line. She bit her lips and got up to pull the drawer open to get all the bank

back lest he embarrassed himself in front of others. She then pulled a card out and placed it under his pillow softly. She intended for it to be a surprise, wanting to

moved around, trying to peel

What are

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