“Take the initiative since she doesn’t!” Cordelia was impatient for them.

“Am I not taking enough initiative?” Neil frowned and put on his prideful front again. “I’ve already confessed once… and she was playing with a frog when I did it! I won’t do this a second time. How bruised would my ego be otherwise!?”

“…”

“Never mind, I’ll take my time with her.” Neil smirked. “We’ll see who lasts till the end!”

Cordelia fled, covering her face. These two people were not easy to handle—they were a persistent pair who loved irritating each other.

“Hey, Cordelia, why are you leaving? I haven’t finished telling you my plan!”

“Not gonna hear it!” Cordelia fled. “Zuko’s asking for me!”

“There’s one more thing!” Neil shouted from the back, “Didn’t Aurelia get a checkup after she got hurt? What does the report say? Is it with Uncle Rowan?”

Victoria arrived at the side hall, where Carmella had been waiting for her. Even though she was anxious, she kept her cool on the outside.

“Auntie—”

she could say a

as she looked in

and loving like she used to be, glaring

“Well done!”

“Auntie, I—”

did you let Helene out? Do you know how dangerous that is!? Do you want to

her best to deny it. “Auntie, it

fools?” Carmella snickered. “Victoria, you don’t have your mother. Your uncle and I took you and your brother into the palace and

something like this.

as she spoke without thinking. “Auntie, do

“Victoria Charles!” Carmella growled.

could only support herself by sticking her back against the wall and looking at

think I

“Auntie—”

a cold glint in Carmella’s eyes as she stepped close to Victoria and abruptly pinched her jaw with an

another missing person. Those people will only be glad that

looked at her in terror,

was just angry when I saw Neil take the girl in and wanted to ruin

stop being

terrified and stayed quiet as she

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