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,

your fatherly love being spurred because

at her with a gentle smile

snuggled against him like

a shoulder was revealed. Her

is a woman’s nature.” Zephyr smiled. “Fatherly love actually also

her eyes at him. “So, you think my so-called birth father

no

geezer’s love and concern for

be forgiven easily too. However, he thought

remained the same. Just for this, Zephyr wanted to say something

say as he stroked her long hair, “Cordelia, maybe your father really had a reason he couldn’t help. Sometimes, men have a lot of difficulties that are against their will. There’s

dim. “We and whatever’s on the other side of the scale are both his pains. Why is it us that he

“Cordelia—”

looked at him. “What’s so difficult that he had to make a decision like

Zephyr was silent.

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