Zephyr glared at her angrily but was at a loss for words because of what she said.

The girl wiped her tears. “So what about being 18 years old? Who says that 18-year-olds can’t date? Nelly Tanner was all over you when you were 18 too!”

“Zennie, one more word from you and!”

Zephyr’s overwhelming dominance made the room feel as if it was submerged in a vacuum.

Zennie could only hear her heart thump wildly. She hung her head timidly and wrung her fingers together, biting her lips, not daring to say another word.

It was then Cordelia came in with Linda and Seth, Fredric following behind them. They were here to celebrate the opening of the shop.

Zephyr took a deep breath and did his best to plaster on a relatively natural smile before he went to them. He politely and courteously greeted them, looking very much like the host.

Cordelia stood next to him, docile and admiring. Her infatuated look made Linda chuckle, snapping her out of her daze. She blushed and pursed her lips, escaping to the counter.

already looking at him every day?” Linda went after her and said, “But Marcus has done well with this. I

on you and

Cordelia smiled and showed her the

Is

has class today. He’ll come after that. The others…

rang, and his smile widened when

other end of the line was Josiah, who

loud complaint once he answered the call. “Am I that embarrassing? He’s not letting me attend such a happy

back his laugh and consoled him. “Put yourself in Z’s shoes for a bit. Cordelia thought you wanted to take advantage of her and got into the accident. Who knows how panicked she’ll be if she

was gloomy, sighing as he tossed the fishing

Z’s a classic example

of laughter back. “Z’s actually quite nice to you. He’s letting you

vacation? It was basically just sending him

and knew that he liked making things merry. Even if he had warned that Josiah was not to come

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