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…

that Zephyr was already asleep. She checked the time—it

recently, and Zephyr frequently worked overtime. It

recalling that this man had confidently told her during dinner that there would be a meteor shower at 8:00 p.m. tonight and that both of them were to sit at the roof

of endearing

slipped inside herself, pulling a corner of the

even breathing was just next

unable to help running her pale fingers over the middle of his brows, tip of his nose, lips, and finally stopping at

his face, the more she loved

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

even have cash for a meal on him. Forget Zephyr’s status. A regular person

bit her lips and got up to pull the drawer

then pulled a card out and placed it under his pillow softly. She intended for it to be a surprise, wanting

around,

What are

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