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.

good, but before she could grab Michelle and go,

we have something we haven’t

stiffly. She could not help shuddering when she met the man’s icy

“Someone stopped my wife from entering and boldly claimed

“You’ve misunderstood

her,

not speak and

rage, fear, confusion… They overwhelmed her, and she was stripped of her rationale and

spoke slowly. “Nicholas, I heard that she’s

“Uh, yes.” Nicholas nodded.

this artist of yours again!” Zephyr announced in public. “I’ll pay you double whatever the amount it takes to break

a

that it was a pity, but it was not something he could not do

know that Cordelia was Mrs. Thompson’s best friend? The best friend

and his tone was

heard what

“Yes!”

the agreement. Break

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