Cordelia’s eyes dimmed a little, and a wash of sorrow colored her face. After a stretched moment of silence, she softly uttered, “No.”

Zephyr’s heart clenched, and he hugged her tighter.

She was supposed to be the little princess born with a silver spoon in the Irwins, yet she had experienced hardships in the first 20 years of her life. She lived under someone’s roof, struggled to make ends meet, and had to always overcome the world’s hostility to her. She even had to get married in someone else’s place…

Zephyr always wondered if he would be able to still meet Cordelia if he had not coincidentally recovered in that village and replaced Marcus.

If Cordelia did marry Marcus and was abused by him… she would probably just put up with it too.

It was just that there would no longer be light in her eyes.

Zephyr felt the lingering fear just thinking about it and could not help tightening his hold around her shoulders.

Cordelia’s voice was soft. “Zephyr, why are you suddenly talking about this to me?”

“Oh, nothing, just chatting,” he replied in passing,

spurred because

her with a gentle smile and stroked her

against him like a

had only worn a thin sleeping gown, and a shoulder was revealed. Her blushing fair face looked

love

“So, you think my

no answer for

had done. The old geezer’s love and concern for

he thought that someone like that must not be forgiven easily too. However, he thought Rowan was rather pitiful from a man’s point of

geezer was, his feelings for Xyla remained the same. Just for this, Zephyr

your father really had a reason he couldn’t help. Sometimes, men

and whatever’s on the other side of the scale are both his pains. Why is it us

“Cordelia—”

men are hard to figure out.” She looked at him. “What’s so difficult that he had to make

Zephyr was silent.

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