Nicholas stood rooted with his temples throbbing. After a moment, he looked at Linda with a complicated gaze and said, “Calm down, okay? Zephyr doesn’t wish for this either…”

“What doesn’t he wish for?” Linda raised her voice. “Hah, he’s bored of living his rich heir life in Centrolis and came here pretending to be a former convict to get married?”

“Don’t make it sound so bad. You don’t understand. He was conspired against and got seriously injured. That’s why he hid his identity in Jangasas!”

Linda was quiet for a moment and scanned him judgingly before she scoffed. “You knew so much?”

Nicholas was rendered speechless.

“Nicholas Thompson!”

Nicholas wanted nothing more than to slap himself.

“Zephyr Hamerton!” Linda’s voice was shaking from how furious she was. “Recover and recuperate all you want. Why get Cordelia involved?

“Do you really think you’re a prince? Hah, being a womanizer even when you’re badly injured. How much will your rich heir friends be envious of you when you talk about it in the future? Am I right?

“But what about Cordelia? Will you really be able to marry her!?”

“Linda!” Nicholas looked stern. “Enough!”

Linda took a deep breath and forced her tears back.

The hallway fell into silence suddenly, as if warped into a vacuum.

The light above the emergency ward went out a while later, and Zephyr got up to run over.

“Don’t worry. She’s not in a critical state.” Seth came out with a relieved smile. “Fortunately, the cut was shallow and didn’t cut the artery. As for her other injuries, they’re superficial wounds. She just has to rest up.”

Zephyr’s lips wobbled, and his eyes turned red.

Seth had mixed feelings facing him again. Never in his dreams would he have thought that the man he had saved back then was so distinguished.

He said softly, “M-Mr… Hamerton, the nurses are finishing up inside. Once there’s no anomaly after some observation, Cordelia will be wheeled to the ward.”

and thanked him

“Also, I suggest that

“Why?” Zephyr was alarmed.

There’s definitely repulsion toward men. It’s a normal reaction. Give

silent with

nodded quickly. “I can do it! I’ll go home and pack now and come

then I’ll go with you!” Nicholas

Linda glared at him. “Mr. Thompson, take

you can’t overgeneralize us. I’m different from

glare at him as if saying with her eyes, “Are you saying eight years isn’t much for

listened to the vanishing sound of her heels clicking on the floor at the other end

you had to stall

You either appease

also being lied to for a

even I’m upset that you’ve gone

lips, his

to lie to her. He could not help it in the past and wanted a chance to tell her everything now… It was just one step away—one

cold. The lingering fear

Cordelia into the hospital

time before carefully opening the door and

cheeks were swollen and bruised. There was a thick bandage of gauze on her wrist. The most shocking injury

had been on the floor, wounded and most of her clothes

much that Zephyr felt

her cold hand. There was a pinch in his nose, and

was movement on Cordelia’s lids. Zephyr held his breath as he looked at

come over,

The man with his pinky missing was cackling, holding a

“Ah!”

eyes flew open. The pain all over her felt

was heard

she focused her gaze on looking at the man in front of her. He

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