This stumped Aurelia.

“Why… He doesn’t like it?”

“No!” Cordelia hurried to say, “I’m just curious. He’s my cousin and an award-winning actor with many fans in Centrolis. Why is he an uncle when it comes to you?”

Aurelia looked down slightly with a blush.

She gripped the glass and rubbed it with her finger anxiously, but the corners of her lips were discreetly ticking upward.

Why was he called an uncle? It was because Neil was a man who was mature, stable, and had a cold hint in her first impression, just like… the merciless assassins in mystery novels.

Back then, she genuinely thought he was an uncle she could not approach.

Later, the term of address became her special way of addressing him. She called everyone else by their names. It was only different when it came to him.

“Uncle” put distance between them and avoided suspicions from others.

The feeling was strange. She missed him when she did not see him but was afraid when she did see him, worried that others would see through her, so “uncle” was a way she carefully guarded her meek pride.

Aurelia chuckled.

Cordelia held her hand. She had long seen through everything.

“Oh, yeah.” Cordelia changed the topic. “Did you realize that our names are similar?”

“Huh?” Aurelia jolted.

“There’s a ‘lia’ in both our names. It means gentle!”

can speak the language but can’t spell, so I don’t

okay if you don’t know my name.” Cordelia pulled a piece of paper over. “You’ve

“Cordelia…”

means the golden one, and Neil means victory or champion. You both

her lips and

went to open the door, but no

was puzzled but heard

my cousin’s

Mr. Hamerton has said that you’re not allowed inside this

assuming authority when you have none!

so much noise?” Cordelia came out with a hand on her back and snickered when she saw it was

was going to speak when Aurelia, who was beside Cordelia, attracted

had changed all the holes in

hands, nails piercing her palms, and her gaze turned

Ava acted. “I’m here to visit

what she had

excellent quality tonics, and the box of vitamins was a rare blend

“Cordelia, these are just a

There was no

whole board of directors. It was a surprise

know me,

and let my mom go back to the board of directors! She knows

this all Aunt Hannah’s fault? I think

“You—”

know the truth? Only you’d do something

widened as she

you, but you wouldn’t do it without her silent approval.” Cordelia was clear about it. “Go back, Ava.

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