Nelly raised her voice. “This is a tacit understanding between the Hamerton and Tanner elders!”

Cordelia smiled and said gently, “Ms. Tanner, I’m rather ignorant. I don’t quite understand things like ‘tacit understanding’.

“I wonder, if the adults of both families approve and understand each other, and Zephyr doesn’t reject it, why is it ‘tacit’? Since it’s not announced, it means that both families still have reservations about this marriage.

“Or perhaps…” Cordelia said, looking Nelly in the eyes, “Zephyr doesn’t even acknowledge it!”

“You—”

Nelly was flustered.

Cordelia raised her hand to run it through her hair. The big emerald jade ring on her ring finger exuded extraordinary loftiness and affection.

It stung Nelly’s eyes. She was resentful but knew she could not show it on her face, no matter how furious she was.

This was the Bayers’ place. If she got into a fight with Cordelia here, she would be ruining the Tanners’ image.

Zephyr was also here. She could not make him think that she was a crazy woman.

her and forced a

pointless even if Zephyr likes them.” She scoffed.

and stroked the emerald ring

that you can decide on his marriage privately and step into the Hamertons just because you exchanged rings. Ms. Jenner, the Hamertons’ door isn’t so easy to enter.” Nelly went closer to her and said

her coldly. “What are

On the other side…

like he was threatened—behind him was

around because that would make him

changing? Still, Robert dared not provoke

hundreds of times in his mind and stopped in front of a room. He chuckled

“He isn’t done yet?”

probably be

on the door directly. “Zephyr, stop stalling! Come out and meet someone with

felt a headache upon seeing his

just give up? How many times do you want me to tell

developed!” retorted Janine. “What were you interested in other than eating when you were younger? It’s all

“Mom, you—”

up, come with

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