Michelle was stunned. Ms. Jenner?Was one Ms. Jenner in Imperial Media not enough? There was another one now?Yelena looked at her as well, her gaze turning from confusion into jealousy and rage.“Hah, Mr. Yale’s stopping me from entering because of this sl*t?”Michelle was angry, but before she could retort, Yelena slapped her!“You wh*re!”Yelena was no delicate award-winning actress. The actress’ slap was part of filming, but Nelly had trained Yelena to get into battle mode.“You shameless b*tch! Mr. Yale’s not someone you can seduce! I’m going to rip you apart today! Let’s see if you’ll dare hook up with him again!”“Ah! Let go of me!”The two of them fought, and the club was thrown into chaos. Shrill screams, insults, and grappling noises mixed, creating a unique scene at the bottom of Splendor Mountain.No one dared mediate the fight, not that they knew how to. They could only watch the women fight.Michelle was not even Yelena’s rival. She was at a disadvantage and sh
Frederic looked at him with a blank expression.He was only here because of what Zephyr had said—that he could pretend to betray him. He had picked this time because he knew Yale and was aware that he would not be resting and would still be having fun at this hour.Since he planned to get something out of Yale, of course he had to choose a time when he could get the closest to him. He just had not expected to see Michelle like this here…Frederic gripped his fists. It felt as if something had crumbled in his heart abruptly.Michelle stared at him blankly as well. Her clothes were messy and her hair disheveled. There were even some wounds on her face, and she was throwing herself at Yale.Frederic suddenly thought he was hilarious. Years of infatuation and resolution broke down in an instant.He had seen a quote on the internet—“When’s the moment that you suddenly stopped loving someone?”—and he realized this was this moment for Frederic.He suddenly thought that this was all due
Zephyr looked at the screen. Cordelia had already created a clear and tangible form. He buried his nose in her hair and took a deep breath.“With you around now, any tricky accounts will be easy to handle.”“Easy to say!” Cordelia turned around to rub their noses together. They could not help chuckling when their eyes met.“Honey, it’s not just easy for me to say…” Zephyr spoke hoarsely next to her ear. “It’s easy for me to ‘do’ too!”Cordelia’s attention was on the accounts, and she clearly did not catch what he meant, so she asked seriously, “What did you do? Have you paid attention to anything at home other than the tasks at the company?“I’ve recalculated. The whole Hamerton Manor’s income and expenses can be balanced generally, but if any unnecessary expenses are removed and the resources are reformed, we could save even more and even make a profit...“Hey, I’m talking to you. Did you hear me?”What did the man want? She was talking to him about serious matters, and he was
Zephyr did not say anything. He had wanted to shoulder this alone, but when he thought about how he had almost lost her because he had said nothing, he decided he was not going to be a fool twice.He smiled and hugged her lightly. “I was informed that William Jenner’s currently in Centrolis.”The person in his arms clearly went stiff. Zephyr hugged her tighter.“Jenner’s company has gone bankrupt, and Yelena has become Yale’s plaything…” he explained to her. “William Jenner’s in desperate need of money. It’s well within reason that he’s in Centrolis to rely on his daughter.”“He isn’t just depending on his daughter.” Cordelia’s voice was calm. “I don’t think he’ll let me go.”Zephyr ran his hand through her long hair. He could not help smiling as he looked at her soft but resolute face.He remembered that he had assumed she must have a soft and weak character when they had first met, but she had turned out to be much tougher than he had imagined.That was why he did not shy away
The old man had seemed to be proud and arrogant in the past. Since when had he become so submissive?“Grandpa.” Cordelia pushed the urge to laugh down and held her husband’s hand gently under the table. “I actually feel like having sushi too. And unagi-don!”“Oh…” Liam gave it some thought and shot Clark a look.Clark nodded. The Ilbon chef perked up and stood straight, taking a deep bow before answering sonorously, “Hai!”He then went to the kitchen to prepare the food.Zephyr looked like he was in despair as he slowly exhaled.The manor felt oppressive. He might as well refuse to eat the next time he came back. His grandfather would not just watch the heir he had personally trained starve, right? His wife would feel bad for him too and might treat him better—maybe increase his allowance and give him back the black card…He decided then and there to do it!Zephyr beamed and enjoyed the sashimi in front of him.“Mr. Zephyr.” Clark came in with a document. “These are the sponso
Zephyr knew that unless Rowan admitted this to Cordelia or Xyla told her personally, it would feel entirely different if the girl were to find out from someone else.Liam coughed with a frown. Then, the servants served Blossom Mandarin, one portion per person, placing it gently beside them.“Cordelia.” Liam was quick to change the topic. “Try this!”Cordelia snapped back to her senses and nodded with a smile.She recalled back when she had not known about Zephyr’s identity yet and he had taken her on a honeymoon to the hot spring hotel. It had been spring, and the mountain by the hot spring had been blooming with peach blossoms. It had felt like paradise.Back then, the signature dish of the hot spring hotel had been Blossom Mandarin. She had picked the fish eye and given it to Zephyr.She did the same now. The most precious things were meant for the most precious people.There was unnoticeable envy on Liam’s jaded face when he saw it. After some time, he muttered softly, “You
Zephyr had his guesses. However, he dared not tell Cordelia without solid evidence.“Don’t worry. I’m here.” He comforted her while holding her. They left.She was still upset when they arrived at Royal Manor in the evening. Yelena’s devastating screams echoed in her ears.“Don’t worry, wifey.” Zephyr served her a bowl of soup that Aunt Helen had cooked earlier. “I actually think this is good.”“What?”“She is clearly on drugs to be behaving like that,” Zephyr said in his deep voice. “Perhaps we can use this to find out what Yale is secretly doing.”Cordelia was stunned. It made sense. Now that Yelena was completely under Yale’s control, even if she was really on drugs, it was Yale who gave them to her.She recalled that Yale had invited her to the party that time and Yelena had attended instead… She could not help but feel chills running down her spine. She was still traumatized.Now that she thought about it, it was Yelena who had taken the fall for her.However, even though
Josiah was serious. “Even if I get married, Kelly won't do this to me!”He took out a bank card as he spoke. It was a bank from Sweltzar.Fredric recognized the card. Many billionaires kept their money in this bank, and not many people in Centrolis could afford this card.“Kelly gave this to me.” Josiah was over the moon. “We have our money in there. She said she’ll save some money into the account every month, and I’ll do the same too. I’ll manage it. In the future—”Before he was done speaking, Nicholas screamed, “Zen, he has money!”Josiah was startled and looked at him blankly.Nicholas was jealous. He rubbed his palms, ready to charge.Zephyr hated that people were richer than he was now, even if it was someone that he had grown up with.He added oil to the fire. “Why are you still standing there when you found out he has money? It’s unlike your style as a mafia boss!”Nicholas raised his eyebrows. “Then let’s… go?”“Let’s go!”“Ahhhh!”Josiah’s devastating shrieks fil