Zephyr smiled. Janine would never tell him whatever good news she had, as she always called Cordelia for it.

To Janine, her daughter-in-law was her own child, while she must have picked up her son from the street.

Zephyr knew his mother well too. Her good news was nothing more than their company stock price rising, their rival’s stock price plummeting, or her business empire expanding, her sore thumb of an enemy being eliminated…

In spite of it, Janine’s sudden voice swiftly blanked Zephyr’s mind for several seconds.

“I have a boyfriend… and I want you to meet him!”

“What!?”

Zephyr shoved himself over immediately. If Cordelia had not been fast with her hands, he would have knocked his head on the phone screen.

“Mom, what did you say? You got a boyfriend? For real?”

Cordelia kept shooting him looks to stop him from behaving so dramatically, but how could she understand his feelings as a son about his mother…

person. Even when his parents’ divorce had hurt him to a certain extent when he was younger, he understood as he grew

Henry had not started off romantically. They had

Zephyr

happy you are!” He wore a scowl, and his questioning tone did not sound like a son being concerned for his mother. It was more like

open your eyes and look carefully. You can’t judge a book by its cover! What if that man has an ulterior motive in approaching you?

Janine fought back. “You just can’t

“Mom, you’re being unreasonable!”

“Try speaking another word!?”

and then looked at Janine

voice, did her anger dissipate a little, and

gently, “But… Zephyr’s

think. Alright, I’ll stop here. I have to call your mom first! Xyla, that old woman, the gossiper in her heart, will certainly stop her from sleeping once she finds out…

the video call

some time. The man beside her was quiet as well. His oppressive presence made

and leaned on his shoulder lightly. Her hand went from his

she asked softly. “Mom just

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