“Stop pretending!” Xyla was mad. “Rowan, do you think you’re the only one who’s an expert in medicine? Can you deceive someone who is not as smart as me instead!?”She pointed at his arm. She was laughing from rage. “Look! The place that you poked and I did isn’t the same acupoint!”“Xyla…”Rowan called out to her weakly, and then he smiled like an idiot.Why was she the same when she was young!?He remembered that she would poke him with a needle when she was mad. Sometimes, he would be poked over ten times when he talked with women. Half of his body would be numb.He thought it was strange that an over-10-year-old girl could poke a needle so accurately.He realized it made sense. She was the princess of the Irwins. The family had been the royalty’s doctors for generations. She was blessed with talent and knowledge in medicine, unlike him, who had to work hard and take small steps to get what he had.There were no shortcuts—he had to push through, just like the revenge that ye
Rowan felt a squeeze in his heart.“Yes, I know it’s too late. I should have taken you and Cordelia away from Jangasas when she was born!”However, the Irwins had been in chaos back then. Some people in the family had been looking down on him because he had taken over the power. They had been hostile toward him and had tried to chase him out using external sources.He had been dealing with those troubles while researching new medicine at the same time. Moreover, he could not let Xyla return at that critical time. If she did, those people would definitely target her. They would use her or might take her and their daughter hostages to force him to do as they said.However, he regretted it now.He should have brought her back instead of leaving her in Jangasas alone, letting her run into that b*stard, William!He should have given their children a better life instead of letting Cordelia learn to be walking on eggshells and letting Carter have a hard time in school.Families shoul
“Mom…” Cordelia called out weakly a moment later. She watched her mom carefully. “A-Are you alright?”Xyla was full of energy. “Mm-hmm, I’m alright!” She brought the apple that she had yet to finish peeling over while speaking. She pierced the knife on the apple—it was majestic.Cordelia kept quiet.From what she remembered, her mom had been a soft person, apart from the time when she was ill.However, her mind had been a mess back then. She did not know what she did when she was throwing tantrums.She had never been so strict since she felt better now.Xyla looked at Rowan, who had become a good boy from her roar. He buried his head quietly while sitting by the bed and rubbing his palms. The bed was quite high, and their legs did not touch the floor. Their legs were dangling.He looked like Ginger when Zephyr used to scream at it.Cordelia covered her mouth to smile secretly. ‘Hmm… He looks like Humpty-Dumpty.’She could not hold back and almost laughed out loud. At that mome
Zephyr could only come back and sit on the couch while pouting.Rowan looked at him with a cryptic look in his eyes.“About you marrying Cordelia…”“How many times are you going to ask that?” Zephyr enunciated each word coldly. “It’s true. My grandfather has agreed to it!”“Hmm, I know.” Rowan smiled. He was not sure whether to be happy or sad. He was lucky to be able to see his daughter getting married, but he did not have the right to hold her hand through the red carpet and give her away to the groom.Zephyr paused and said softly, “My grandfather indeed minded Cordelia’s background at first, and he hoped you’d take her as your goddaughter… But I told him about your relationship with her yesterday.”Rowan’s eyes widened. He could not say anything while staring at him.“He’s very happy since finding out that she’s your daughter. Sir, aren’t you going to seize the opportunity to acknowledge her as your daughter?”“I…”Rowan was choking. He had yet to gain forgiveness from Xyl
Zephyr’s memory was great. He remembered the dosage, but Rowan did not say what the medicine was.“Sir, what’s this?”Rowan stared at him and revealed a sly smirk.“Don’t worry. It’s beneficial to you!”“But I’ll have to know what this does, right?”Rowan grinned and enunciated each word clearly. “Improving your libido!”Pfft!Zephyr almost did not hold back the urge to slam the bottle on his head.Improving his libido? This old fox! He was the one who needed that!…Cordelia and Zephyr decided to collect their marriage certificate in the afternoon.Their good friends were there to witness the holy moment in the tiny hall at the Civil Affairs Bureau.They took pictures and took the oath. The moment they stamped on the certificate, Zephyr’s heart was pounding.Cordelia was smiling with excitement. She leaned on his chest coquettishly and felt safe as she felt his powerful heartbeat.He played with her long hair and kissed her forehead.Nicholas congratulated them. “Congra
“Z!” Josiah called out. “Now that you guys have the certificate, should we celebrate with a feast?”Zephyr snapped back to his senses. He nodded. “We should.”“I’ll book the hotel!” Josiah took out his phone immediately and looked at Cordelia. “What would you like to eat?”They were chipping in ideas, so it was a lively discussion.Zephyr looked calm as he looked at the door quietly.That person seemed to have left.“What are you looking at?” Cordelia held his arm.He chuckled and kissed her hair as he whispered, “Wait for me in the car. I’m going to make a call.”She was stunned. She then realized that someone seemed not to have shown up today.It was between them. Even if they had a conflict, they should be solving it themselves.She smiled and gave him a gentle look. She then led the others to the car park.After they left, Zephyr sat in the hall alone. A moment later, someone slowly walked in.“Z…”Zephyr lifted his eyes to look at him.Fredric looked guilty. He smile
“Fredric,” Zephyr said in his deep voice. “I won’t stop you from liking someone, but time will reveal one’s true colors. Make up your mind when you see through her!”“Z, Michelle…”“Okay, I don’t want to hear that name again!”Fredric pursed his lips. He kept quiet while looking at Zephyr’s cold eyes.“Oh yeah, Z.” He hesitated for a long time before saying, “Do you know that Yale was hurt a few days ago?”Zephyr had heard about the incident. He had heard that Yale had had a fight with some people in a bar parking lot.Furthermore, it had happened on the day he’d had a fight with Fredric.He thought about it and soon reacted. He then looked at Fredric with his deep eyes.“So you talked to him after I left that night?” Zephyr had a cryptic smile on his face.Fredric sensed that something was off. He had cold sweat dripping on his body.“Z, I didn’t…”Zephyr glanced at him expressionlessly.Fredric felt his throat tighten and continued. “Umm… I handled the situation. Clark ca
In the evening, Zephyr and Cordelia returned to the Royal Manor.They started kissing in the car as soon as it was parked in the courtyard, so the suppressive space was filled with romance.Her breathing quickened. However, she shoved his hands away, signaling for him to only do that at home.Although they had been together for a long time, she was still very conservative in this aspect. It was private, so it was natural that she needed privacy to do that.“Wifey…” Zephyr complained. “I can’t hold back anymore!”“You have to!” Cordelia lay on his chest like a kitten and warned him politely. “Don’t force me to take your allowance away!”Zephyr felt terrible. He held her hand and kissed it.However, he knew that as soon as she went into a private space and the curtains were closed, she would no longer be the lady who blushed because of a mere kiss…She could take his soul away when she let go. That feeling was just…He felt a squeeze in his heart. He snapped up and picked her up