The more Cordelia listened to her, the more worried she got.“Aurelia, I better send some bodyguards to go with you…”“It’s really okay!” Aurelia cracked a grin. “I’m familiar with that area. Besides, I move around easier alone. Other than getting my stuff, I want to say goodbye to the old nomad lady and the others. I wouldn’t be as comfortable with the bodyguards following me!”“Then—”“Bye-bye, Cordelia!” Before Cordelia finished her sentence, Aurelia ran off like a deer, turning back to beam at her. “I won’t come back tonight. I’ll bid them a good farewell! See you tomorrow!”Cordelia was heavy in movement and did not get to call the bodyguards in time. Aurelia ran fast too and vanished in the blink of an eye.When Zephyr came back at night, they lay on the bed. He was working on the laptop while Cordelia tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.“Honey, what’s wrong?” Zephyr tucked her in carefully. “Is your belly making you uncomfortable? Don’t keep lying on your left. Tu
Cordelia flashed a sweet smile. “I knew you were hungry, darling!”Zephyr was rendered speechless.“What do you want to have, honey?”A multiple-choice question appeared in Zephyr’s mind, but the crux was choosing the correct answer. He thought their housekeeper had been caring for Cordelia’s daily life since she arrived in Melorian, so Betty’s culinary skill must be alright…“Why don’t we have steak and bun?”Cordelia stayed quiet, looking at him.“No, no, I’m the one who wants that!” Zephyr backtracked hastily.Cordelia was still silent.“Then… I want spaghetti? Mac and cheese? Fried chicken and fries?”The shiny pair of eyes across Zephyr blinked, her face still expressionless.Realization struck the man. “Oh, I know! I want Acian food!”Cordelia smiled. “What kind?”It seemed that Zephyr was getting closer to the correct answer! He was thrilled and named everything he could think of.Soy-sauced meatballs? Acian sausages with vegetables?Why did it seem like he was get
Cordelia paused before a fit of giggle burst out."Sorry, darling." She felt kind of bad as she turned to look at him. "I'll go explain to them that I'm the one who suddenly felt like having in-flight meals, not you…""No need." Zephyr held her hand. "Just turning silly in my prime, I can take it!""I…" Cordelia did not know what was going on with her either. Her palate had turned weirder these days. She kept craving odd food.She had wanted airline meals for a long time and thought it would pass if she suppressed it, but the thought only grew stronger. It was not like she found the food delicious in the past."Pregnant women crave lots of different things. Can't be helped." Zephyr's gaze was tender as he kissed the back of her hand. "What I can do is satisfy your cravings as much as possible!""Why are you so nice to me…""Because your husband is your superman!""Zephyr…" Cordelia felt like crying.There was always a man who loved her and indulged her unconditionally in this
Aurelia’s eyes widened as she paled as if she saw a ghost. She quickly adjusted her emotions and forced a smile.After all, this was how she managed all these years.“Hi, James! You’re free today?”James kept his eyes on the metal box that she did not get to hide in time. It seemed that the girl had been making good money recently!James was one of the gang members on the street. He was not capable and was ugly, so he was often bullied by the other thugs when he first joined the gang.His psychological state gradually became twisted in such an environment. After years of hard work, when he finally became a thug with a slightly higher status, he began to bully the weak around him as revenge, often beating people up to the point of bleeding when he collected protection fees.Aurelia had seen it plenty of times. The lady next door who died from losing too much blood had died because she did not hand in the fee in time. His underling had stabbed her three times.This was why she n
Aurelia was nervous and planning how to escape when she suddenly heard the woman shriek. "Ah, who— Who is this!?"The woman spoke in Chaisene, but the "darling" she said when she just came in was in Acian.Aurelia thought that the Chaisene the woman spoke was questioning James, who was at the door, or… the woman was a mixed one just like her."Oh, Madam, you're here!" It was James' groveling voice.'Madam?'Aurelia paused. Combining the term of address and the woman's voice, she was probably not very young. She also sounded surprised. It was obvious that she did not know Aurelia was in there.The woman lost her cool and cursed in Chaisene, "You b*stard, son of a b*tch! Hah, you and your boss got this little sl*t to anger me!?"I'm going to see who the f*ck she is then!""Madam, stop… Stop. Calm down!"Aurelia heard noises of pushing and pulling. She could feel that there were a few times the woman was going to hit her, but James held her back. The man said everything nice he c
"There won't be another woman who's as good as you, sweetheart…""How are you going to repay me then? Hahaha…”Aurelia nearly threw up from where she was on the bed.She could clearly hear the pair make out, and they seemed to have gone out before louder moans came from next door.Aurelia's heart thumped. She carefully removed her blindfold and looked around. The room was on the second floor.She did not know the building's structure, and there might be guards downstairs. She might as well jump down from here.A few seconds of hesitation later, she made up her mind with closed eyes and jumped off the window! She sprained her ankle but could care less about the pain as she ran forward with all her might.Living 18 years in Melorian, she was long familiar with the streets there, even those anonymous alleys.Aurelia turned left and right, not daring to look back or stop. She did not know how long she had been running when she finally arrived at the main road.It was midnight, but
After a moment of silence, Neil replied softly, "We'll talk about it next time.""What do you mean 'talk about it next time'?" Zephyr's deep voice sounded."Cordelia asked you to do it, you do it now! What kind of man are you to stall it?"Neil was rendered speechless, complaining in his mind, 'Yes, you're high and mighty. You're a manly man!'Didn't you get the meal preparation company people over just because your wife wanted an in-flight meal in the middle of the night!?'Neil rolled his eyes back at Zephyr and snorted."I need to go to class at the film school. I'm taking my leave now!""Hey, you…" Zephyr had yet to finish, but Neil had already started walking.Cordelia smiled helplessly."Don't worry, darling. His visa's prolonged," Zephyr said softly."What?" Cordelia was stunned. "How did you know?"A certain Mr. Zephyr Hamerton was triumphant. "I got it done!""So, he has more time to consider if he wants to help Aurelia now?"Zephyr nodded with a smile.Cordelia
Janine side-eyed the person.Hannah's lackeys were really loyal. Did they think that their master could rise again?Janine had never regarded these people much back when Hannah was still part of the board of directors. Hannah could only act her way because of Noah. Now that she was no longer on the board of directors, what did her lackeys think they could amount to?Janine scoffed. "And what makes you think the audience won't buy it?"The person could not answer.Janine presented another graph, a report produced after several rounds of market surveys.From the data evaluation, the production was a niche film, but its reception would not be too bad. At least, there would be no problem trying for an international award."Besides, our company has numerous award-winning actors," said Janine. "As well as the prodigious director, Trinity Lulham. I don't have to tell you about her achievements. She's doing great recently, so this film isn't an issue!""Madam Baker, having many stars i