Charlie smiled helplessly and was going to pick up a wine glass when Rowan caught his hand mercilessly.

“No drinking!” Rowan glared at him. “You can’t drive after you drink!”

Charlie was befuddled. “Mr. Irwin, didn’t you say that… we’ll walk back later?”

“Who said that!?”

Rowan glared at Charlie but was immensely gentle to the person on the line.

“Cordelia, calm down… Oh, don’t fret!

“Don’t worry, don’t worry. I’m just around!

“Not far at all! Hah, I’ll be there very soon. I promise I’ll heal Elder Mr. Hamerton!

“Silly child, what are you saying? No need to be courteous with me!”

Rowan put on his jacket and ran out as he spoke.

Charlie chuckled wryly on the spot. He looked at the two glasses of wine that were not even touched reluctantly before he sighed and went after his boss.

The pub was obviously a long way from Hamerton Manor!

Rowan kept urging Charlie to step down on the pedal on the way.

When they arrived at the manor, the living room was filled with people, but Rowan only had his eyes on Cordelia.

He smiled at her with a sense of duty and pride in being needed by his daughter and went up the stairs with his medical kit.

Zephyr watched him and could not help feeling sorry when he recalled the same man at Imperial Media who had argued with him and then left forlornly.

He turned to look at Cordelia and wrapped an arm around her shoulders to pull her into his embrace with complicated feelings.

room, and everyone crowded around

“I’ve given Elder Mr. Hamerton acupuncture. He’ll be

“Let him take this twice a day and one

memorized what

Hamerton’s embolism is due to over-nourishment,” said Rowan. “He mustn’t take those tonics anymore! I’ve

Hamerton’s senior in age now. How could he afford to be

asked for the person in charge to send the tonic

the person came—it was a man who looked honest. He wore a Hamerton employee’s uniform and stood there cautiously. When he occasionally peeked at Zephyr,

familiar but could not recall who

he’s Lukas Welkie,” Clark told him. “Mr. Welkie’s

Zephyr was alarmed.

Gale Bay whose duty was to take care of Henry and Kate’s daily

came to me to

icily, “Then what about the tonic? Does he know

fell to his knees as his eyes flitted

eyes with Yale, both of them paused before averting their

away. “Oh, the

know will understand that you’re helping dad, but those who

quietly without a word, not fighting back even when others threw accusations

are you on? I

I slandering?” Matthew looked victorious. “I’m speaking the truth! Mr. Irwin here said that the tonic’s ratio is problematic! And the person sending it daily is from Gale Bay! How can you not be

“You—” Kate was furious.

was then a soft voice spoke up. “Zephyr, I think Uncle Matthew’s the

paused before he laced their fingers

to talk with a soft volume, but

to grandpa, why does he stay away like the plague on the matter

seem logical,

some

to render Matthew speechless. He stared at

of the family yet, and you’re

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