Nicholas weaved through the crowd to congratulate them with a clap.

“Nicholas, you’re here too!” Cordelia greeted with a nod. “Where’s Linda?”

“Sigh, your bestie’s a workaholic. She’s still working in the office now!” Nicholas shook his head with a helpless smile.

“Say, Zephyr, has the world changed now? These women are so capable. Are we men waiting to be taken care of?”

“That’d be great!” Zephyr smirked with a sly glint. He picked up Cordelia’s hand, the diamond ring on it glowing prettily.

“See, I’ve already handed in the deposit.” Zephyr was triumphant. “Cordelia will take care of me after this!”

“Yeah, right!” Nicholas looked at him in disdain.

“Right. Time for something else.”

The smile on Zephyr’s face slowly hardened, and his gaze turned deep and complex.

He was again the cold guy and felt even more oppressive than earlier. It felt like a pressure was weighing the hall down.

could grab Michelle and go, they were stopped by

have something we haven’t

in her steps and turned around stiffly. She could not help shuddering when she met the man’s

coldly. “Someone stopped my wife from

cried frantically, “You’ve misunderstood it, Mr. Zephyr.

her, not

not speak and

emotions—jealousy, rage, fear, confusion… They overwhelmed her, and she was stripped of her

I heard that she’s

“Uh, yes.” Nicholas nodded.

don’t want to see this artist of yours again!” Zephyr announced in public. “I’ll pay you double whatever the

a deep

was flat, but he could hear the rage burning within. He thought that it was a

woman must be crazy to offend Cordelia. Did she know that Cordelia was Mrs. Thompson’s best friend? The

nonchalant, and his tone was

heard what Mr. Z

“Yes!”

the agreement. Break

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