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’t spell, so I don’t know how your name is

a

“Cordelia…”

grinned. “Aurelia means the golden one, and Neil

her lips and slipped off to

the maid went to open the door, but

was puzzled but heard a

you doing? This is my cousin’s home.

Hamerton has said that you’re not allowed

authority when you have none! Do

Cordelia came out with a hand on her back and snickered when she saw it

speak when Aurelia, who was beside

had changed all the holes in the dresses to embroidered patterns in the blink

her hands, nails piercing her palms, and her gaze

Cordelia!” Ava acted. “I’m here to

scanned what she had brought

tonics, and the box of vitamins was a rare blend with an even

apologetically. “Cordelia, these are just a token. They’re for you.

smirked. There was no

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

know me, I

ask Zephyr for a favor and let my mom go back to the board of directors! She knows she’s wrong and has been crying at home these two days. She’s regretting it so

Aunt Hannah’s fault? I think it’s more like she’s

“You—”

know the truth? Only you’d do something so

eyes widened as she sucked

you wouldn’t do it without her silent approval.” Cordelia was clear

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