Cordelia hugged Zephyr, leaning her head on his chest.When she heard his powerful heartbeat, it brought her security and warmth.“Hubby, does she know that you bugged her backpack?”“No,” Zephyr said. “She can’t find out.”“Hubby…” Cordelia smiled. “Seems like great minds think alike!”“What?”She smiled in silence. She turned around to grab a small item that was like a USB drive from her bag and connected it to her computer.Zephyr was stunned. “What’s this?”“It’s similar to your secret listening device.” She turned her head to look at him. “But it’s a special communication device from the Southeast Aciatic’s military. It can see her phone’s content.“I’ve used this since earlier. Let’s wait for a little bit. We should get news soon. Hmm… We should get something tomorrow morning if we don’t get anything tonight.”Zephyr did not focus on the last sentence. His thoughts stopped when he heard “Southeast Aciatic’s military”...They said even the aristocrats would have to resp
“W-What’s this!?”Cordelia inhaled sharply.Zephyr’s face turned grim, and a cold gleam flashed in his eyes.Zennie wore a revealing dress in each picture, and they had all been taken at Nicholas’ bar and club.She was posing seductively as if she was trying to show her private parts.Different men were surrounding her. It was obscene.Cordelia could see more rage in Zephyr’s eyes as they saw more pictures.“Hubby, I’m sure this isn’t her…” She said, “Technology is advanced now. People with ill intentions would edit some girls’ pictures to blackmail them.”Zephyr paused and nodded.He knew about AI technology as well. Not only could it change someone’s face, but it would imitate their expressions as well.There were even videos that went viral on the Internet, saying that those were some best actors’ new work, but they were just deep fake videos.Many celebrities had court cases on that.“Hubby, it was Phil who sent them to Zennie.” Cordelia checked the sender’s information
“It’s the same now, hubby.” Cordelia held Zephyr’s hands. “You don’t have to fight Phil. There are many things that we can do to make him pay!”Zephyr smiled and patted her head. She felt warm.She continued to look at the records on the device. She did not only look at the latest ones, but she looked through the older ones as well.Zennie had been in love with Phil back then. They would chat for a long time every day.Almost everything he said was manipulative. It destroyed her confidence, making her fall into fear.Cordelia was shaking as she looked.During their recent conversation, he secretly got her to bring drugs to a bar.“Josiah has shares in that bar,” Zephyr said in a deep voice. “When they find drugs in the bar, the Bayers will be dragged into it!”She was shocked. “So, he did that to harm the Bayers?”“Yes.”Zephyr looked serious.Phil had approached Zennie with ulterior motives from the beginning. He had been controlling her to reach his secret goal.Zephyr wa
Zephyr smiled helplessly. There was nothing he could do about Cordelia. Well, she was the boss now. She had to have the temperament of the matriarch when she was the one running the household now.He took her into his arms and rubbed her back softly.He said softly, “Promise me, if Lukas finds out who you are and you can’t get anything from him, do not fight him…”“Mm, I’ll protect myself.”Zephyr looked at her in full attention. “Find somewhere and hide. Leave everything else to me!”The next day…Cordelia made taro boba milk tea and strawberry egg tarts to take them to Gale Bay.Zennie was cooped up in the room, and the maid told Cordelia that she had not been too happy these days.“Dr. Stafford’s gone to participate in a medical seminar in Jangasas, and Mr. and Mrs. Hamerton are overseas, taking care of the foreign market…”“So, Zennie has been staying home alone these days?” Cordelia widened her eyes.“Not exactly,” the maid answered honestly. “Ms. Zennie revises in her r
Zennie stretched a hand out for the egg tart, but she felt her vision blur halfway in the air. She could not see Cordelia, and her voice sounded like it came from the sky. It grew farther and softer. Then her vision went black, and she passed out.Cordelia made sure that Zennie was unconscious and placed her on the couch, tucking her in with a pillow and a blanket. She then told the maid, “Zennie’s a little tired and is sleeping. Keep an eye on her at the door and tuck her in from time to time so she doesn’t catch a cold.”Zephyr was waiting for her at the door. Cordelia wore a relieved smile as soon as she saw her husband.“I feel a little bad for doing this to Zennie.” She felt guilty.“It’s just some sleeping pills mixed in. It’ll be fine.” Zephyr comforted her softly. “Let her have a good sleep. Everything will be over when she wakes up.”Cordelia nodded, and they departed to the agreed location to meet with Lukas.The so-called old place was just a deserted hut in Hamerton M
Lukas was thrown into the basement of Gale Bay.Zephyr sat in the center while bodyguards with blank faces stood around the room. Lukas was shaking on his knees, but he refused to tell the truth.“M-Mr. Hamerton, I really don’t know what you’re asking about… Ms. Zennie asked for t-that. I didn’t insist on giving it to her…”Zephyr scowled, and without a word from him, the bodyguard beside him kicked Lukas in the chest.Lukas cried out and yelped, nearly coughing up blood from the pain.“Mr. Hamerton, you can’t do this…” he argued. “It’s against the law to lock me up here…”“Hah, so you know about law too?” Zephyr looked at him coldly. Each word from him was sharp like the blade. “I’m the law in the Hamertons!”Lukas was stunned. Blood seeped from the corner of his lips, and the coppery scent and endless fear choked him up like the hemp rope.Zephyr did not want to waste too much time with him here. Cordelia was still upstairs. He did not let her come down to the damp and cold b
Zephyr nodded lightly with a squint. It was true. That man had repeatedly used Marcus to hurt Cordelia, used Matthew and Yale’s stupidity to cause trouble in the Hamertons, and used Zennie’s naivety and innocence to manipulate her mentally. He even wanted to distribute drugs in the bar Josiah had shares in to ruin the Bayers’ reputation.All these people were related to Zephyr.It was just that Zephyr could not figure out when he had ever offended Phil. Why did he want to target the Hamertons and him like this?It was true that he was ruthless and merciless in the business world. He forced people to the extent of bankruptcy and made lots of enemies, but that was simply the law of the business jungle, where it was also the survival of the fittest.He had expanded his business empire under the premise of following all the rules.Moreover, Phil was not even his business rival. He was just an employee of the Hamertons.In Zephyr’s impression, he had never mistreated any Hamerton em
“The police have taken Lukas away, so he won’t possibly be contacting Phil recently. Phil hasn’t reached his goal, so he’ll still contact Zennie.”“So…” Cordelia blinked her big eyes playfully. “We just have to keep guarding this setup and pay attention to what Phil sends Zennie!”As soon as she said that, the laptop made a sound, and a certain icon kept blinking on the taskbar.The coincidence was unreal. They were just talking about waiting, and their target had sent himself to them.They sat in front of the laptop, clicked into the system, and the conversation between Zennie and Phil popped up.The two of them were using a call, so the system lagged slightly before connecting the audio.As expected, Phil used a different number and sounded furious.“Zennie Hamerton, did you get the goods!?”Zennie stammered with a sob, “No. I’m sorry, I… I forgot. I overslept and…”“Heh, I think you just want the whole world to admire your beautiful body, huh, Ms. Zennie?”“No…”“I heard