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

know my name.” Cordelia pulled a piece of paper over. “You’ve got to remember Neil’s

“Cordelia…”

Neil means victory or champion. You both are even

flushed red instantly. She bit her lips and slipped off to

open the door, but no one came in after a

puzzled but heard

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

Baker. Mr. Hamerton has said that you’re not

have none! Do you not know

and snickered when she saw it

Aurelia, who was

was the expert who had changed all the holes in the

hands, nails piercing her palms, and her gaze turned

Ava acted. “I’m here

she had brought

vitamins was a rare blend with

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

no

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

“You know me, I

“Cordelia, please 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

scoffed. “Ava, is this all Aunt Hannah’s fault? I think it’s more

“You—”

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

widened as she sucked in

Cordelia was clear about it. “Go back, Ava. It’s well within reason to be punished

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