Cordelia chuckled dryly and punched him.“I was on the phone with Josiah.” Zephyr began to lie in all seriousness. “He’s been doing great with Kelly recently, and the two of them have been looking for social-media-famous shops online every day. They found one again… and asked us to try it with them!”Cordelia blinked. “Is he serious about Kelly? He better not be interested at the moment and not care about her once the novelty wears off!”Zephyr smiled softly. “Josiah has a wealthy background and is carefree usually. He could sometimes be flippant too… but I can guarantee that he’s one of the rare good men left in this world.”“Oh, didn’t expect you to think of him so highly!” Cordelia’s eyes were shining playfully. “Then are you going to tell me that you’re even more of a good man since your friend’s a good man too?”“Birds of a feather flock together,” Zephyr replied seriously. “I wouldn’t be humble for the sake of it, and anyone who’s my close friend is naturally decent too!”“
Marcus tossed his cigarette butt on the floor with a vicious smirk, burning a small black hole in the cashmere carpet.Joanne screamed. The carpet was expensive and was one of the rare valuable items in the currently deteriorating Jenner residence.“Marcus Grist, you b*stard!”Joanne was ready to fight him with balled-up fists, but William held her back.“Why are you stopping me?!”“Get back!” William glared at her.Joanne had been overpowered by William all these years. Once the man blew his top, she dared not say a second word and stepped back quietly.William struggled up from the floor, his back and waist hurting.“Marcus.” He took a deep breath and looked at the younger man with a complex gaze. “You’re right. Our families have been long-time friends. I should take care of you.”Marcus glanced at him and smirked victoriously.“You can freeload here.” William lowered his voice. “But you have to listen to me. You have to do whatever I say from now on!”“Hah!” Marcus’ gaze
Joanne’s shrill cries rang in the house again.Marcus found it lame and dusted his hands with a clap. He pulled William’s wallet out of the latter’s pocket and left.If there was no meal at home, he would go eat at a restaurant!After Marcus left, Joanne sat on the floor in a daze for a very long time with despair brimming in her eyes.William groaned and moaned as he struggled to get off the floor and then limped into the study. He felt in his pocket—luckily, Marcus only wanted money and had not taken his phone. There was not much money left in his wallet, and on his phone were the last of his savings.Joanne’s aggrieved cries could be heard from the living room.William sighed and dialed a number. It rang for a long time without being picked up. Just as he was about to hang up, a sinister voice said, “Mr. Jenner?”“Hah, you remember me?” William could hear the mockery in the words but he did not have time for that, so he asked directly, “Phil Nelson, when are you taking Marcus
Cordelia was puzzled while listening to it. To be frank, it was just three men hanging out at a bar and chatting while drinking. It did not seem like there was anything wrong with it.“Linda, did you… hear right?” Cordelia knew that Linda was a short-tempered person. “How do you know that it’s Zephyr who was longing for that person?”“I heard it myself!”“But bars can be so noisy. Could you have heard this wrong?”“Then… Then I’ll tell you everything I heard!”Linda told her everything that had happened.Anyway, the actual situation was simple…The men had gone into the booth and opened a bottle of whisky as Josiah had cried, “Guys, Frederic’s unforgettable woman’s back, you know?”Instead, Linda had heard: “The unforgettable woman’s back, you know?”“Gosh, of all times, it had to be now! I was going to discuss with Z how we could set up Frederic and Trinity!”Linda’s version was: “Gosh, now of all times… with Z… set up…”“This has to be kept a secret. Do not disclose it t
Zephyr went home that day, only to find Cordelia getting busy in the kitchen.He had been so busy with work the whole day that his lunch had been simply a bite before he had started going through several important documents. It was not until everything had ended in the afternoon that he had felt his empty stomach and churning pain.He had said that he’d had gastritis in the past to get Cordelia’s attention, not expecting it to really happen!The moment Zephyr stepped inside, he smelled the delicious aroma in the house and instantly began starving. When he saw the girl cooking for him, he smiled even more in contentment.Ordinary activities and a life like this was what he had liked the most back in Jangasas.Zephyr put down what he was holding and removed his jacket. He was about to go to the kitchen when Cordelia came out with a plate of braised fish.“You’re back!” The girl walked over to him sunnily.Zephyr paused. He did not know if it was a man’s sixth sense, but he thoug
Someone unforgettable? Zephyr felt confused once again. Why was she asking this out of the blue? It was not like he had someone like this!However, she had obviously come prepared to this trap of a dinner…Zephyr took a deep breath. There was no way this had come out of nowhere. She must have heard someone making things up in front of her!His priority now was to save himself, but the process could not be too intentional. He had to do it slowly and let her know that he could pass her test… He would then discover the gossiper and ask Nicholas to use his torturing devices on them!“What are you doing?” Cordelia waved a hand in front of him. “I’m asking you a question. Why are you spacing out? Do you not want to talk to me anymore?”“Of course not!” Zephyr raised his voice abruptly, scaring Cordelia into looking at him in a daze.Zephyr quickly held her hand to express his devotion. “Cordelia, I think there’s nothing to consider about this question.”“Hmm?”“It’s all her boyfrie
“It’s late, Mr. Smith. Am I bothering you?”Mr. Smith smiled. The bar was quiet. There would be saxophone tunes playing every now and then. The people next to him could hear him when he talked on the phone.Robert looked at him with slight confusion. He picked up the glass of whisky and then put it down slowly.Mr. Smith asked softly, “Does Ms. Jenner need anything?”“Investigate someone for me,” said Cordelia. “Find out everything about her! I don’t want the official information on the Internet… You get what I mean, right, Mr. Smith?”“Sure, I’ll do it right away. I wonder who Ms. Jenner is talking about?”“Michelle Carmichael from Sol Entertainment.”Mr. Smith was stunned and looked at Robert with doubt.He was bright and knew Cordelia well. She would not investigate someone for nothing.He had heard of Michelle. She was considered an attractive lady from a decent family and was recently signed by Sol Entertainment.It seemed Cordelia was not investigating Michelle for Lind
The preparations for the new movie were coming to an end. Shooting would start soon. However, Trinity did not seem to be fully in it. She had missed a few meetings.When Cordelia asked her out for a cup of coffee, she put it down after taking two sips. She looked out of the window, moody.Cordelia felt she looked like those female leads in movies who had just broken up.She felt a squeeze in her heart as she thought that.What would Trinity do about the movie if she had just broken up? She knew that a person like her, who relied on her talent, would prioritize her mood and inspiration in order to direct movies.Cordelia wanted to talk to her, but she could not bring it up if Trinity did not.She was bored, so she took out her phone and began scrolling. Suddenly, a video caught her attention.It was a beautiful girl singing while playing the guitar. Her voice was sweet, and her fans were giving her gifts. More than 100,000 people were watching her live stream.Cordelia smiled, “