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
Helpless, Cordelia could only wrap her arms around his neck and kiss his lips deeply.Although Zephyr was not quite satisfied, he let her go with a smile.“You don’t have to make breakfast,” Cordelia said softly. “Aunt Helen’s probably grocery shopping at this hour and will be back soon! She’s speedy and will be done preparing breakfast in a while.“Right, she said to finish this soup first before breakfast!”Cordelia stretched her hand for the bowl of soup as she spoke.A thought flashed in Zephyr’s mind, and he abruptly placed the soup on the side.It stunned Cordelia, and she stared at him. “You… What’s wrong?”“Oh, nothing.” He recovered. “The soup’s gone cold. Don’t drink it.”“Hasn’t Aunt Helen been keeping it warm?”Zephyr said after a pause, “Cordelia, stop drinking these for the time being. And Aunt Helen’s a little aged. It’s too tiring for her to take care of the house chores and to cook.”Cordelia blinked. The man’s sternness confused her.“If you want to eat at
Cordelia stuck her tongue out with crescent eyes. She paid him no mind and went on the street. They were close to Imperial Media and only had to walk across a street, so she hurried off to the company.Zephyr stood for a bit under the building.Robert called to tell him, “Sir, don’t you know what Madam Baker’s like at work? She forbids her employees’ personal relationships to interfere with work!“If you announce your relationship with Ms. Cordelia in the company, it’ll cause a lot of trouble!”Zephyr was impatient. “What trouble could there be?”“Like.. the artists under her will learn from her and start dating. How could they attend to their schedules without being distracted?”Zephyr scowled. “So, I have to act like I don’t know my wife?”Robert chuckled dryly. “It’s what your mother says anyway.”Zephyr hung up directly. He could not do it? Well, he insisted!Despite that, he was stopped at the reception just as he stepped into Imperial Media. It was a new company, and Jan
Cordelia’s heartbeat sped up, and she panicked a little. A call came in then.She jolted and answered it, hearing a gentle and deep voice on the other end. “Cordelia? It’s Seth.”“Oh.” She calmed down. “Dr. Stafford. What’s the matter?”Seth paused and lowered his voice even more. “Can you come to the medical center now? Where I work. I’m doing consultations today. At the psychology department.”Cordelia had a feeling that this had to do with Zennie. She hung up and rushed to the medical center.…Seth had been waiting for her. After they exchanged pleasantries upon meeting, he looked thoughtful with a cryptic gaze as he looked at her.“I’ve been counseling Zennie these few days.” Seth pushed a report to her.Cordelia picked it up, and her hands shook involuntarily.The words “Major Depressive Disorder” stabbed her heart like a knife.“This is…” She looked at Seth.Seth sighed. “This is the result of the comprehensive assessment after giving Zennie various tests.”“How?”
Cordelia was in deep thought for a while. After that incident at home last time, it seemed like it had been a while since she had news about Phil.“I don’t know if he’s in Centrolis,” she replied honestly. “But he’s a long-term employee in Hamerton Manor and has a lot of work daily. It’s quite impossible for him to leave his job?”“Oh.” Seth nodded. “Zennie hasn’t met this person recently, so I thought he had already left Centrolis.”“Dr. Stafford!” Cordelia quickly said, “Even if he’s appeared, you can’t let him meet Zennie!“Zephyr and I don’t want Zennie to keep interacting with him. He’s too dangerous!”Seth contemplated and nodded after a beat.His assistant ran over at this time and told him nervously, “Ms. Hamerton is awake, but she isn’t doing very well mentally…”Seth rushed to the consultation room right away.Cordelia followed him and watched him run upstairs. The moment he entered the door, Zennie quieted down and looked relieved.Seth did a simple checkup for her
“She got food poisoning, but it’s very light. I’ve already treated her. She ought to have a good rest this week, and she’ll recover very soon.”Cordelia gasped. “Food poisoning?”“It’s my fault.” Zephyr looked at her. “Cordelia… I didn’t let you drink the soup in the morning because I suspected that Aunt Helen drugged it.”Cordelia sucked in a cold breath. She knew that Zephyr would not suspect someone out of the blue or wrongly accuse an old helper loyal to him.“I wanted to bring the soup to you, but Ginger came to the window sill looking for food, so I gave it a bowl too.“But it went away after sniffing it.“I got suspicious that something had been added to the soup since then.”It was only now that Cordelia understood why he had looked worried and said strange things about how not to eat what Helen made next time…“I went home in the afternoon and saw Helen busying about at home,” said Zephyr. “I was already suspicious of her then and thought I’d wait for her to expose her
“What?” Zephyr narrowed his eyes and thought about it before scoffing. “More like he’s absconding!”Cordelia looked at him. It was a coincidence because she was also suspecting Phil. Other than the young man and Zennie, Royal Manor had never taken in other guests.Zephyr’s gaze was icy. “Robert, are his whereabouts traced?”Robert nodded. “His flight goes straight to Jangasas.”It meant that there must be something in Jangasas that attracted him.“Seize the Nelsons at home first,” he said coldly. “Send our people to Jangasas to keep track of him!”“Yes, sir.”“Phil must have support behind him to be able to take a long break from the manor so easily!”Zephyr’s gaze was cold as a draft of a plan formed in his mind. Phil was just the bait. He wanted to use him to fish out the person behind him! As for who it was, he more or less could already guess it.Zephyr turned to Cordelia, who had been quiet by his side. He sighed and hugged her, speaking softly. “This kind of life is scar