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!”

Aurelia smiled embarrassedly. “I can speak the language but can’t spell, so I

pulled a piece of

“Cordelia…”

see!” Cordelia grinned. “Aurelia means the golden one, and Neil means victory

instantly. She bit her lips and slipped off

to open

was puzzled but heard a

are you doing? This is my cousin’s home. I’m

has said

you have none! Do

hand on her back and snickered when she saw it was Ava. “Oh,

to speak when Aurelia, who was

who had changed all the holes in the dresses to embroidered

clenched her hands, nails piercing her palms, and her gaze

Ava acted. “I’m here to visit

scanned what she had brought

were excellent quality tonics, and the box of vitamins

these are just a token. They’re for you. Please

There was no free lunch in

chased Hannah out in front of the whole board of directors. It was a surprise

“You know me, I don’t like unnecessary

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

that she’s wrong?” Cordelia scoffed. “Ava, is this all Aunt Hannah’s fault? I think it’s more like she’s

“You—”

I don’t know the truth? Only you’d do something so stupid as to let others catch you so

eyes widened as she sucked

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

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255