“Oh…” Cordelia was rather disappointed.

“Mr. Irwin said next time.” Zephyr decided for his father-in-law. “He’ll definitely come and share his thoughts about keeping cats as pets with mom when he’s ready.”

“Alright.” Cordelia pouted and pulled out her phone, talking to herself in puzzlement, “Even if Uncle Irwin’s not coming, he should’ve texted me…”

“Maybe he forgot it when he got busy, with old age and all.”

Zephyr suddenly pulled Cordelia into his arms and rubbed her head.

Cordelia could feel the man’s passion, but this was a public space, so she punched him in embarrassment.

“Let go of me…”

“Cordelia.”

“What?”

felt a squeeze in his

how she was timid and cautious back when they were in the rundown house, how she agreed to marry in place of Yelena to gather enough money for her mother’s medical fees, how she wanted to sell his heirloom jewelry when she failed to ask for her wedding gift yet took it back determinedly

tighter, feeling a pinch on his

it up to you for all the past hardships you’ve

the

what he was saying either, but he simply felt his

She had a slight furrow of brows. Her heartbeat seemed to be on

However, she was busy with work recently,

she entered Imperial Media that day, Mr. Smith greeted

smiled. “You’re always so

me, Ms. Cordelia.” Mr. Smith’s expression

Madam Baker not in

to Chaiseland on an early morning flight,” explained Mr. Smith. “She has instructed me to leave

her jacket and changed into the suit jacket she

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