Everyone shifted their gazes to Cordelia.Zephyr looked at her worriedly and asked Robert to get things done in secret. “Keep the Tanners and negotiate with them. The consequence of the matter must be dispelled. At least they can’t bring it up to my grandfather!”Robert lowered his voice to say, “But, sir, it’s obvious that Ms. Tanner framed Ms. Cordelia!”Zephyr gnashed his teeth. “It has already happened. Something needs to be done to appease them first… then get rid of them!”“Yes, sir.” Robert nodded.The elder’s voice rang again with a hint of mockery. He looked at Cordelia. “I wonder how you’re going to be responsible for what you did, Ms. Cordelia?”“I’d like to ask you first.” Cordelia smiled. “How will the Tanners be held responsible if I didn’t hit her?”“The truth is already clear, and you still want to shirk responsibility?” Joe Tanner raged.Joe was the one at the helm of the Tanners. He had spent years in the business world, and even his older brother, Murphy, had
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!”“Yeah.” Cordelia smiled. “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 what you’re thinking, sir.”Joe glared at her and huffed. “It’s enough to let Elder Mr. Hamerton know! He
“Aunt Helen…” Cordelia was touched. She held tight to her hands.The former peeped at her. She chuckled while pursing her lips.She was an old lady who had nothing. Naturally, she had no fear.Since she was going to face a prestigious family like the Tanners, she was not afraid at all. She must go all in to fight for Cordelia.Without Cordelia and Zephyr, how would she have such a stable life?Living in this world, one had to remember their roots and repay what they received.“What a joke!” Mandy had never been criticized like that in her life.It was ridiculous to think that she was questioned by a servant when her family and the Hamertons had the same status!“My Nelly is the one who is hurt! It’s my family who is humiliated! Yet, you’re blackmailing me?“You’re trying to fool us with merely a video that we’ve no idea what it’s about. Do you think we’re stupid? Play the video if you dare. Let’s see what it’s all about!”Mandy spoke before she thought. It was too late, even
Cordelia looked calm. “Forget about the compensation. I don’t care for the Tanners’ money.“But you must restore my name!”Joe widened his eyes.She looked at him and enunciated each word. “I want Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Tanner, and Ms. Tanner to apologize to me in front of everyone!”“Impossible!” Mandy was the first to respond. However, Joe stared at her, making her step down.He looked at Zephyr, attempting to use his seniority to suppress him.“Do you agree with this too, Zen?”Zephyr smiled and held Cordelia into his embrace. “I’ll listen to my wife.”Joe took a deep breath to press down the rage in him.Kate had called Cordelia the Hamertons’ daughter-in-law in front of the people, and now Zephyr directly called her his wife…That was just humiliating for the Tanners!Joe’s voice was shaking, “Zen, you should call me uncle at least. I’m the same age as your father. We have the same status too! You—”“Who said seniors don’t have to apologize when making mistakes?” Zephyr rais
When Joe returned to the villa, he angrily removed his coat and tossed it on the floor.All of the maids looked at him, stunned. They dared not breathe loudly.Mandy walked in, looking terrible. She sat on the couch, and her eyes were getting red. She said while being mad and wronged. “I’ve never been humiliated like that in my life!”Joe glared at her and said nothing.Mandy came from a prestigious family as well. She beat the other three families when she was grandly married over 20 years ago.However, she had to bow to apologize to Cordelia today.“What did I do wrong!?” She cried. “The only mistake I made was that I shouldn’t have—”“Enough!” Joe stared at her.He knew what she was going to say.However, it was best not to say that when Nelly was around.Joe’s face turned grim when he looked at Nelly, who dared not come in.“How dare you stand there!?” he scolded. “It’s all your fault whatever happened today!“Even if you wanted to frame that Cordelia, you should’ve gon
Nelly stood where she was like a sculpture. She only snapped back to her senses a long time later. She walked away slowly.‘Hah, orphanage, adopted, the Tanners’ heiress…’What Mandy had said was like a ghost following Nelly, crushing her very last ounce of dignity and pride.Those words were a wake-up call. Her identity as the Tanners’ heiress that she had been proud of was actually fragile. She was just the heiress with a mask on. Behind the mask was a wounded face.…Absent-mindedly, Nelly walked to the courtyard. None of the massive, sophisticated houses that were as majestic as castles belonged to her.After passing by the corridor to the courtyard, she arrived at an exquisite standalone building. It was located in a good location that was surrounded by mountains. It was a perfect place to live.She stood at the door while clenching her fists. There was hatred in her eyes as she stared at the door.“M-Miss?” An old servant opened the door. She looked at her in shock. “Why
Kelly was stunned. She wanted to reject her.However, Nelly pulled her hair!She groaned from the pain. She felt as if her scalp was going to be removed… She clenched her teeth as she tolerated it. She looked at Nelly and said in many difficulties. “Stop it, sister…”“Stop it!?”Nelly looked ferocious and pulled even harder.“If not for you, mom and dad would’ve given me all of their love! I’m healthier, prettier, and more capable than you… Why am I only your replacement?“It’s all because of you, Kelly!”Nelly pulled her hair maniacally as if she had gone mad. “You shouldn’t live! I’m the Tanners’ heiress. I am!“Why don’t you die, b*tch!?”“Stop it!” Kelly was sobbing.However, she was helpless in the wheelchair. She could not fend for herself at all.Nelly vented all of the pain her parents had given her to Kelly.Kelly wanted to expose everything that Nelly did, but the latter had said if she dared to tell anyone, she would lose her parents.“I’m living with mom and da
Zephyr wanted to be with her a little longer…Cordelia blushed. She remembered that this was what she had told him previously.Zephyr looked at her quietly and smiled, grabbing her bare shoulder that was exposed…Zephyr woke up early in the morning and saw that Cordelia was still sleeping. He got up gently and went to warm up the soup Helen had made in advance in the kitchen.Recently, Helen was coming up with all sorts of tricks to nourish Cordelia, and the latter had to drink soup several times a day.Despite that, Cordelia seemed to still be as fragile.Zephyr chuckled and heard meowing as soon as he went to the kitchen.The kitchen window faced the front of the house. A fat tabby cat hopped up the window sill and stretched, facing the sunlight.The fat tabby was a regular in Royal Manor.When they first met it, it was a pitiful frail stray that had yet to wean. It was an issue if it would make it. Cordelia took care of it and even made it a home on the porch. The cat seeme