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!”

but can’t spell, so I don’t know how

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

“Cordelia…”

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

her lips and

went to open the door, but no one came in

puzzled but heard a

cousin’s home. I’m here to

Hamerton has said that you’re not allowed

have none! Do you not know

and snickered when she saw

to speak when Aurelia, who

expert who had changed all the holes in the

piercing her palms, and her gaze turned

Cordelia!” Ava acted. “I’m

what she

the box of vitamins

these are just a

no free lunch in this

the whole board of directors. It was a surprise that this mother-daughter duo was still up to

Cordelia said flatly. “You know me, I don’t

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

is this all Aunt Hannah’s fault? I think it’s more like she’s the scapegoat for

“You—”

have witnesses and evidence. Do you think I don’t know the truth? Only you’d do something

she sucked

for you, but you wouldn’t do it without her silent approval.” Cordelia was clear about it. “Go back, Ava. It’s well within reason to

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