Liam did not say anything.He looked at Matthew and Yale coldly. The seconds of silence felt like the study room was thrown into a vacuum. There was immense pressure hanging just above their heads as their lips quivered, and they stayed quiet.Suddenly, Liam picked up the crystal ashtray on the table and hurled it toward them.“B*stards!”“Ah!” Yale, whose reflexes were fast, crouched down, hugging his head. While Matthew was not hit, he did not manage to avoid it, and the ashtray landed right by his foot.Liam was furious. “You… Hah, my dear son and grandson! How did the Hamertons have pieces of trash like you two!?”They were not just pieces of trash! They were fools! So much for an unsought confession.Cordelia watched everything indifferently.“Take your son and leave!” Liam picked up his cane and hit Matthew’s calf.The jolt of pain made Matthew yowl. As if this hit was cursed, it also crushed the last of father and son love left in him.With a pale face, Matthew balled
Cordelia asked Clark to call the family doctor over to give Liam a full check at once, then she went to Yale and said with a smile, “Lead the way, Yale!”“What?” Yale pretended not to understand.Cordelia smiled, replying clearly, “To catch the affair red-handed!”Yale could not refuse. He and Matthew were like the Hamertons’ weeds—everyone could step on them.The bodyguards kept him pinned as he took Cordelia to Yale Residence.Michelle was applying some meds to Marcus in the guest room as she pretended to shed a few tears. She wanted to throw herself at him, but the man shouted, “Don’t come over!”The changed tone shocked Michelle.The injuries on Marcus throbbed once they were pulled, causing him to hiss.“Zephyr…” Michelle told him softly, “I’ve spent a couple of days here with you since you got injured!”“Hmm? Oh…” Marcus thought that she wanted money and waved an impatient hand. “Go to Yale if you want money. I’ve signed plenty of documents. That’ll make him lots of mone
Cordelia sounded confident and very much like the missus of the home.Despite that, Michelle purposely wrapped her arms around Marcus’ neck and looked at her challengingly.“Mrs. Hamerton, this is Yale Residence, so it’s Mr. Yale’s place, right? How is it right when the Hamertons prioritize courtesy and manners, but you make such a big fuss coming here with your cousin-in-law held down and teaching your husband a lesson?”Cordelia paused before she chuckled. She only knew that Michelle had ulterior motives in the past but had not thought that she was so stupid!“Ms. Carmichael, are you sure the person you’re hugging is my husband?”Michelle froze. She looked at Marcus, but the latter avoided her gaze. She thought it was a normal reaction from the man. After all, which man would not panic when caught red-handed in their affair? Besides, was Cordelia trying to say that she would divorce him?It would be even better in that case. There was a sense of triumph in Michelle’s expression
The police officer approached Marcus and showed him his identification.“Marcus Grist?” The officer snickered. “You impersonated Zephyr Hamerton and forged his signature to sign Hamerton Group’s important documents. The alleged sum is 45,000,000 dollars. The police will be charging you for fraud!“The documents you’ve signed do not have any legal effect!”Marcus felt like his heart was going to stop as his eyes were close to bulging. Before he could react, he was handcuffed, and two officers escorted him out.“It’s not me! Not me!” Marcus yelled, “It’s not me… It’s Yale Hamerton! He asked me to sign them. I…”His voice grew more distant until it completely disappeared.Cordelia breathed a long breath of relief and met Zephyr’s gentle eyes. The smile in his gaze was her best compliment.“Let’s go home,” he said softly.Cordelia nodded and turned to look at Yale with a slight frown. “Zephyr, he…”Zephyr looked over as well.It was at the same time Yale suddenly fell to the gr
Robert escorted Zephyr back to Zen Residence, and the doctor arrived soon to disinfect and patch him up. Cordelia was just beside them, watching in concentration.The Internet was buzzing with life. A short afternoon and a night later, the trending topics were all about the Hamertons.[Zephyr Hamerton’s signature forged by impersonator][Yale Hamerton attempts to kill his cousin]…Speculations and insider news were published one after another, and the audience had a field trip with it, nearly paralyzing the Internet.However, Cordelia was not in the mood for that. She was occupied with Zephyr’s wound and memorizing the doctor’s instructions of what medicine to consume once every how many hours.When Cordelia and Zephyr returned to Royal Manor at night, she held her husband carefully. Zephyr had just stepped his left foot into the door, and she was bringing him his slippers. It made his right foot hover in the air for some time.“Darling, you don’t have to be like this!” He s
“Dad… Dad?” Cordelia saw Rowan rolling his eyes and then pursing his lips on the screen and was puzzled. She had no idea what was going on with him and called out a few times. “Dad, what are you thinking about?”“Oh, n-nothing!” Rowan snapped out of it and chuckled. “Cordelia, you’ve got to wash his wound often if you want it to heal fast!”“Huh?” Cordelia paused. She had been under the impression that wounds could not come into contact with water too often.Zephyr, who was in bed, nearly huffed out a laugh from his disgruntled scowl.“Of course.” Rowan cleared his throat. “You mustn’t use normal water.””Oh…”“You have to use hydrogen peroxide!”Cordelia listened carefully and jotted hydrogen peroxide on the paper.Rowan continued. “Uh… Cordelia, hydrogen peroxide is an anti-inflammatory disinfectant. It’s very useful for washing wounds! Give him 100% in concentration, okay? Disinfect him nicely so that he heals faster when his wound’s taken care of! 100% concentration, rememb
Zephyr looked at them and responded dully. “Oh.”It looked like he was not quite interested.Both men exchanged a look in puzzlement and heard Cordelia’s sweet voice. “Seth and Fredric? Come in, have a seat!”It was only then Zephyr moved away with a scowl.Cordelia greeted them with a nod and smile and went to cut up some fruits in the kitchen.Seth and Fredric were smart people and could immediately guess what happened when they saw her blush and Zephyr’s disgruntlement. They could not help chuckling.It used to be Josiah and Robert who interrupted the couple, so it was quite a surprise that the two of them would be doing it too.“What is it?” Zephyr looked at Seth.It was as if his scowl was telling the doctor that he would not let him off the hook if there was no major discovery.Seth pressed his lips together and retrieved a lab test result. The data on it was mind-boggling.Despite that, Zephyr had always had extremely strong immunity and analysis ability regarding vari
“I want all of Lukas Welkie’s information and background. The more detailed, the better. Keep an eye on anyone who’s close to him as well!”Cordelia sighed in relief after that, only to turn around and see all three men looking at her in a stupor, especially Zephyr.She was confused and went over to check on her husband. “Darling, what’s the matter? Why do you look like this?”Zephyr smiled and patted her head. “You snatched my lines!”Cordelia paused before she flushed.Seth chuckled. “I only know now that two people will really look alike after being together for a long time!”“Right!” Cordelia joked. “Zennie must be studying harder after spending so long with a scholar like you, huh?”“No, no, no! It’s different with Zennie and me!” Seth chuckled innocently and explained, “She’s a younger sister. The most we are going to be is matching siblings!”“You…”Not only was Cordelia speechless, but even Zephyr looked like he choked and glowered.“Seth!” Cordelia frantically shot h