“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.

became everyone’s

to pander to the Hamertons gifted all sorts of expensive and rare presents, a contest among themselves

to the day they

Both of them had

attendance was full

and Nicholas gave monetary gifts each and were despised

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

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

birds of a feather flock together. I spent too

“Repeat yourself, Bayer?”

and Josiah was quick to hide, afraid that the former would snatch his bank

was excited as she put on a cute little gold pendant

without fussing. With how

could not help it. “Can I carry

passed Zuko to her with a smile. Linda carried him for a while, thrilled to discover the baby smiling at

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