Cordelia’s hand froze in midair before she pulled it back awkwardly.Zennie knew that she had lost her composure a little. Her phone buzzed with messages—Phil was urging her to drug Cordelia immediately.Her tears were almost pooling in her eyes as her feet and hands went cold. Her heart ached so much that she could barely hold her phone.“Zennie, what’s wrong? Are you not feeling well?” Cordelia held her hand. “Oh, you’re so cold!”“Nothing, I’m fine!” Zennie denied and frantically pulled her hand back.After adjusting her emotions, she took a few deep breaths and smiled at Cordelia. “Cordelia, I’m buying today, so order whatever you want!”“You’re still a student. How could I let you buy?” Cordelia chortled. “Is your allowance this month enough?”Zennie paused and nodded.Cordelia was running the household now. Although she did her best to be fair, she secretly gave a part of her money to Zennie. The girl’s monthly allowance was even double what she had before Cordelia took o
Cordelia paused. She looked up and saw Zennie staring at the mug in her hand with reddened eyes as she waved frantically. “Cordelia, don’t drink it, don’t drink it!”“Zennie…”“Cordelia, leave now!”Cordelia’s heart jolted. Before she could feel bad for Zennie or moved by her, she felt a force yanking her out of her seat.Zennie was clutching her wrist to run out of the cafe, yelling, “Cordelia, go! Leave!”Cordelia had never known a weak little girl like Zennie could be so explosive in strength that her wrist hurt from her grip.“Cordelia, go!”Zennie swatted the coffee off the table, shattering the mug with a clank.“Zennie, we’re leaving together!”“No, Cordelia, I—”Before Zennie finished speaking, her phone started buzzing. She broke down and cried.Cordelia grabbed her phone and held her shoulders to get both of them out. A shadow suddenly rushed down from upstairs and punched at them aggressively.“Zennie Hamerton, you b*tch! How dare you not listen to me!?”“Zennie
Cordelia pretended to take the pills, but she had grabbed some soil when she felt the flower pot by the window just now. While Phil was distracted, she threw the handful of soil into his eyes.“Ah!” Phil covered his eyes.Cordelia took the opportunity to run out, pulling Zennie with her.A few steps into the cafe’s yard, Phil had come out in pursuit. His hand was going for Zennie’s neck, but a bullet went right through his scapula with a loud bang accompanied by a bright flare.Phil fell to the ground with a thud, curling up in pain.Cordelia pulled Zennie to run without turning back. Robert was outside to pick them up.Zephyr stayed back to clear the place. He stood before Phil with a blank face as he watched blood oozing from the latter’s shoulder.The gunpoint smoked, the burnt smell of gunfire lingering in the air.The battle was going to be over soon.Zephyr lifted his hand with a smirk. He was going to add another shot to end everything, but the moment he pulled the trig
This was Seth’s first time standing at the operation theater with trembling hands. An excellent surgeon should stay absolutely still holding the scalpel, but he could not do it now. After all, the one in front of him currently was no man but a monster. Yet, he could not kill him.Zephyr had specifically asked Seth to keep Phil alive. They had unsettled business to take care of.Seth breathed out heavily.The nurse saw that he looked off and instantly understood what to do. She asked softly, “Dr. Stafford, can we start with the surgery?”Seth turned away and told the interning doctors, “You’ve been in your white coat for some time now, but there haven’t been any chances for practice, and you haven’t been able to officially step on the operation theater. I’ll give you the chance today.”The interning doctors looked at each other with mirroring surprise.“The patient is wounded on the scapula by a bullet.” Seth turned on the big screen that showed all the detailed data and informati
It was just like Phil’s every blow to Zennie.Seth took a deep breath. He did not expect that, as a doctor, he would one day do something a devil would.His hands shook uncontrollably—not because he had turned into a monster, but for the grievances Zennie had gone through.“Dr. Stafford, we can stitch him up now.”“Alright.” Seth looked blankly at Phil, who was on the verge of death.He would not die. He would be fine with a few days of rest.However, the damage he had caused Zennie could barely be erased her whole life.Seth gripped his fists. He should really kill someone like this with his own hands!Cordelia and Zephyr had been waiting outside the operation ward and had naturally heard the harrowing screams earlier.Zephyr had a straight face as he sat like a statue. Cordelia leaned against his shoulder gently and put a hand over the back of his hand.Her hand was a little cold. Since she got pregnant, she kept feeling like her energy was lacking. She blamed herself for i
“But Mrs. Hamerton…” Robert pursed his lips. “Ms. Zennie has to be a witness. It’s the police’s request.”“It’s okay.” Seth’s gaze was determined. “I’ll keep her company when she goes to court.”Cordelia and Zephyr exchanged a look with a smile when they heard that.Seth coughed and blushed slightly.“Uh… I’m a little tired. I’ll be going back for some rest.”“Sure, have a good rest!” Cordelia chuckled. “Zennie’s still waiting for you to go to court with her!”Seth flashed them a smile and turned to leave.A few days later, Phil was transferred to the regular ward. He was bandaged up, and his originally pale face looked even weaker. The sharp edge in his eyes seemed to have diminished significantly, but it was like he was a revived bug the moment he saw Zephyr as he strained his neck and glared at him.It was just that a bug was just a bug.Zephyr’s gaze was cold without an expression. He frowned lightly after looking at Phil for a while.“The medical care you’ve received is
“It’s Dr. Stafford’s instruction.”“Oh.” The nurse nodded and left with her tray.There were nurses who came in after that, some to check on the drip, some to record Phil’s condition, but all of them were chased out without exception.Zephyr and Phil were the only ones in the room. Time ticked by, and he remained at ease, determined to drag this out with Phil.Meanwhile, Phil’s wound disallowed him to wait it out. The wound was painful and itchy. The dressing was stuck to the blood seeped, and any subtle movement was excruciating.He was sweating in pain that even his face was twisted. He wanted to die but was unable to, yet he could not recover even if he wanted to.“Zephyr Hamerton!” He lost it in the end. “What do you want!?”“I told you when I came in.” Zephyr looked at him coldly. “I want the truth!”“The truth? Hah… What happens when someone without a conscience like you learns the truth? You’ll still be living your merry life, but the one I love won’t ever be back…”Zep
Zephyr paused for a moment. He more or less understood what had happened. Phil and Rania were childhood sweethearts, and Phil wanted to marry her, but Rania liked someone else when she studied abroad and denied their relationship with the words “best friends”.She later met with a mishap, and Phil launched his revenge against the Hamertons out of his grief.It was just that Zephyr still failed to dig the name Rania Kerk out from his memory.Phil had just pulled trouble after trouble for the Hamertons over inexplicable revenge!Zephyr looked at him coldly and said, “Phil Nelson, I don’t even know who Rania Kerk is. Stop making things up!”“You’re really shameless…” Phil gritted each word.“Maybe this is just your excuse for revenge.” Zephyr’s presence was oppressive as he stepped closer. “Maybe Rania Kerk doesn’t even exist!”“You…” Phil’s expression changed, and he wanted to say something out of his agitation but ultimately stayed quiet.Zephyr’s gaze darkened. Rania was the be