Nicholas paused and asked, “Who do you want gone?”

There was an eerie silence before Yale uttered heavily, “The third heir of Hamertons, Zephyr Hamerton!”

There was an icy glint in Nicholas’ eyes.

“Come to Centrolis if you’re free. We’ll talk in detail when we meet!”

Cordelia looked at Linda, who was curled up on the bed, and could not help feeling the pinch in her nose as she patted her back softly.

Since they came back, Linda had not said a word. She holed herself in the bedroom once she entered the house, and her eyes seemed to have lost their focus. She looked like a husk where her soul was sucked away.

“Linda, you must be hungry?” Cordelia tried everything she could to strike up a conversation. “Seth and Marcus are outside. I’ll get them to make you something, okay?”

blinked, and a teardrop

felt her heart

a seagull cruising through wind and riding on waves.

deep breath and slowly sat up in bed. She wiped her tears dry and forced

softly, “Cordelia, I’m sorry for

“Nicholas’ the one who came to pick a fight. It’s

still has something to do

you mean he came for

doesn’t look like it to me. He’s here for Marcus! They… had grudges when they were in

self-deprecatingly. “Cordelia, look at me. I used

He’s no different from Marcus! He’s gone in there

“Linda…”

me!” Linda could no longer hold

stunned, and her mind blanked out. It was after a long time

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