Joe was caught in the middle right now.

Cordelia caught a glimpse of the closet out of the corner of her eye. There was a small gap opened, and Helen was still in there. She hid a small smile.

She had planned to let Helen out, but it did not seem that it was necessary now.

Cordelia dialed 911 and was going to press the ‘Call’ button when Joe shouted, “Wait!”

It went pin-drop silent.

Joe took two slow steps and looked at Cordelia and Zephyr while everyone else watched them.

“I think that… it’s best not to alarm the police with this. After all, it involves the Tanners and Hamertons’ reputation.”

“You’re wrong, sir!” Zephyr’s gaze was cold. “It’s exactly because it involves our reputation that we shouldn’t simply gloss this over!”

“You were the one shouting to call the police earlier, and you are the one asking us not to call the police now. I wonder

her and huffed. “It’s enough to let Elder Mr.

and he is not the police. What’s there for him to call the shots over?” Zephyr’s gaze was stern. “Could it be that you feel guilty, thus going

“Zephyr, you—”

did not expect him

immediately cried hard. As tears fell on her cheeks, she swiped them here

forget it!” Nelly sobbed. “I wanted to celebrate Mrs.

The Tanners can’t take this sort

angered you! I’ll try not to appear before you next time, okay? But if we

can’t watch this any

voice suddenly came from

to see Helen

held her hand

right?” Helen squinted thoughtfully. “Hmm… You don’t have a

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