“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 sentence, Carmella

throbbed in pain as she looked in

kind and loving like she used to be, glaring at

“Well done!”

“Auntie, I—”

know how dangerous

to deny it. “Auntie, it wasn’t

have your mother. Your uncle and I took you and your brother into the palace and raised you! I’m very

something like this. Only you’d be so

was intimidating. Her voice shook as she spoke without thinking. “Auntie, do you think I don’t know why Aunt Helene’s locked

“Victoria Charles!” Carmella growled.

support herself by

I can’t

“Auntie—”

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

family has another missing person. Those people will only be glad

looked at her

I never thought of harming my uncle! I-I was just angry when I saw Neil take the girl

stop being

as she looked at Carmella in

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