Cordelia tucked Xyla behind her and looked at Janine in alertness. She tried to say as calmly as possible, “Madam, my mother doesn’t feel well. Please don’t talk to her like that!”

Janine looked surprised. “What’s wrong with her?”

“It’s not my place to disclose it.” Cordelia wrapped an arm around Xyla’s shaking shoulders. “I’m going to send her back now!”

“Wait…”

Janine failed to hold them back as Cordelia quickly took Xyla out of the gallery.

Janine’s assistant asked her softly, “Madam Baker, do you need me to check them out?”

“What’s there to look into?” Janine gave him the side eye. “Could I not know her when we grew up together?”

Her assistant shut up and quietly backed away.

Janine looked at Cordelia and Xyla’s fading backs in deep thought. She then looked down and realized that the scarf Xyla had bought had fallen to the floor in their hurry just now.

She picked it up and smiled.

old, and you still like the same thing! Sigh, did

but… the princess you gave birth to

rummaged through the medical box once she

was looking for and waved for her to come over with a chuckle. “Cordelia, forget it… I

and looked at

“I’m just a bit tired. I’ll be okay after a nap. Go draft your article.

you sure you’re

“Yes.”

Cordelia carried her laptop there. “Have your nap. I’ll write up my article. I’ll be able to help you in time if anything does

kindly and patted Cordelia’s

years. She was

eyes, but it was not

saw a young Janine. They were still in school uniforms as they cheered at the bottom of the Elps, motivated each other in the national library, and shone in various

kind of man will you

families will get that

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