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

a piece of paper over. “You’ve got to remember

“Cordelia…”

and Neil means victory or champion. You both

red instantly. She bit her lips and slipped off to

maid went to open the door, but no one came

was puzzled but

This is my cousin’s home.

Mr. Hamerton has said that you’re

when you have none!

much noise?” Cordelia came out with a hand on her back and snickered when she saw it was Ava. “Oh, it’s you, Ava. What

Aurelia, who was beside Cordelia, attracted her

the expert who had changed all the holes in the dresses to embroidered patterns in the blink of

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

Ava acted. “I’m

scanned what she had brought

quality tonics, and the box of vitamins was a rare

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

was no

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

honest,” Cordelia said flatly. “You know me,

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

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

“You—”

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

as she sucked

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

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