“A private jet from Centrolis will come to pick us up when we’re at the airport.” Neil then added, “I still have work in Centrolis, so you’ll have to stay with me for the time being. But it’s easier in Centrolis. You can stay with the Hamertons, even though you don’t have an immigration status there…”

“I’ll have to trouble Cordelia again?”

“If you feel bad about it, help her babysit.”

Aurelia smiled and pulled the blanket up herself, falling asleep in a while.

Neil looked at her sleeping profile quietly, unable to help himself from stroking her long, chestnut hair.

The girl had not taken a shower in days, and her hair was knotted. She also had patches of dirt on her face. She looked pitiful.

He recalled the moment he saw her on the deck. She was like a weak, helpless stray kitten with fear of the unknown in her eyes. It was just that this kitten did not belong in his world, after all.

Cordelia returned to Centrolis with Zephyr after she recovered from her labor.

Zuko became everyone’s

great-grandfather, Liam. Then, it was his first-month party, where all the wealthy families that wanted to pander to the Hamertons gifted all sorts of expensive and rare presents, a contest among themselves both discreetly and in the open. Next were the Hamerton relatives who turned fortune tellers in the blink of an eye, all of them reading success, prosperity,

they would meet

morning. Both of them had cramped faces from smiling

full at

gave monetary gifts each and

Linda grinned, her gold earrings, necklace, and bangles clinking loudly. “Don’t you see? These are what Nicholas gave me for

his head with a silly grin. Gold was the most valuable, and

a feather flock together. I spent too much time around Nicholas, so I definitely got

“Repeat yourself, Bayer?”

raised a brow, and Josiah was quick to hide, afraid that the

excited as she put on a cute little gold pendant that she had specifically asked

big as he looked around without fussing. With how plump he was,

him so much!” Linda could not help it. “Can I carry

him for a while, thrilled to discover the

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