See, his sister was so nervous even when Zephyr choked on water!Carter chuckled and slipped away with the excuse of wanting to sleep due to his jetlag.Zephyr recovered and felt like laughing, looking at Cordelia."I didn't expect my father-in-law to be so brutal.""Yeah," Cordelia answered as she patted his back. "He has a successor for his silver needles now!"Zephyr suddenly thought of something. Carter was great medically, so it might be useful.Cordelia snuggled Zephyr like a kitten. "Darling, I'm sleepy.""Let's go back to sleep in our room.""But I don't want to walk…""Fine." Zephyr was ready to fulfill all her requests. "I'll carry you!" he said as he princess-carried Cordelia and went upstairs slowly."Darling, it's like I don't need legs anymore after encountering you!""No way," Zephyr said softly. "You don't need them most of the time, but there's a time when you do.""When?""When you're unhappy," he said with a smile and an indulging gaze, "You can kick me
Hannah hooked a finger to gesture Ava closer to talk. When the latter sat down in front of her, she lowered her voice to a mere whisper."Ava, of course, this child can't be kept…""What?" Ava was stunned.Since her mother was pregnant, she felt like the baby that had not been born yet would take her already scarce love away, so she was incredibly displeased.Now that she heard what Hannah said, she wavered. After all, this was her sibling of the same mother. If it were really a boy, he might be useful to her in the future."Why, mom? Did the doctor say it can't survive?""I know my own body." Hannah looked at her. "It's too risky for someone at my age to give birth. Even if it's born, it might not be easy to raise… Besides, he's not the fool's, so…""Mom, the fool doesn't even know! Look how happy he's been. He'll keep protecting you!""No!" Hannah's expression changed. "Noah's a fool but not Zephyr and Cordelia!"Ava widened her eyes. "Did they find out?""Not for now, but
"It's fine," Cordelia said softly. "I've ordered a drink for you. You like blueberry cheese milk tea, right?""Hah, Cordelia." Ava still refused to remove her sunglasses. "I liked it last time, but not now! I have to maintain my figure now. After all, I have so many scenes to shoot… Besides, if someone caught me having milk tea in a shop like this, it'd affect my image!""Oh…" Cordelia nodded and did her best to look nonchalant. "Oh, yeah, Ava, I asked you out today to talk to you about the film.""Everything's going smoothly, don't worry!" Ava jutted her chin. "Ms. Lulham says that I'm a talented actress, and this film will definitely boost me to stardom!""Really?" Cordelia chuckled. "It's great that you received her compliments, but… I'm afraid the production can't go on."Ava removed her sunglasses, and her eyes were wide like saucers."What did you say!?""Ava, calm down," Cordelia coaxed her softly. "Well, I've gone through the Baker Group's accounts, and there isn't much
Zephyr uttered lightly with a deep voice, "No problem."The men he had arranged had followed Ava's cab and sent him the GPS location.The cab was going toward a certain direction outside of the city and was the same one when they followed Hannah the last time.Ava was indeed going to Chuck.Zephyr smirked. The increasing amount of evidence was like an expanding balloon waiting to explode with a bang one day. The truth might hurt for the time being, but it would be a lifetime of relief to Noah."Thanks, darling," Zephyr said softly. "Go rest up. Leave the rest to me."Cordelia nodded and returned to the villa escorted by the bodyguards.A few days later, Zephyr met Neil in the office.The award-winning actor sat casually and leisurely on the couch with his long legs crossed. Even a white suit that was a challenge to wear looked incredibly fitting on him.The Baker Group's female employees rarely came to this floor because they were usually scared of Zephyr. Still, their passi
The party was in the yard. String instruments were played melodically, with the aroma of wine drifting in the air. The roses in the garden were in full bloom too. It felt as if one was back in the 16th century Eropah with a dreamy tinge.With her very pregnant belly, Cordelia socialized with Zephyr among the crowd. Zephyr felt bad about her difficulty in walking and was going to carry her when she held his arm."What?" The man chuckled. "Didn't you say that you don't need your legs anymore after you're with me?""I still need them now!" Cordelia whispered harshly, "It's not nice in front of your family!""What does coddling my wife have to do with them?"Cordelia chuckled but stopped him anyway."Our Cordelia's simply too sensible!" Janine said in a lowered voice as well, "It's nothing to let him carry you. Your feet look so swollen… It must hurt?"Cordelia shook her head docilely.A woman's shrill voice came from afar. "Oh, our Mrs. Hamerton's really so sensible! So much so th
Hannah scrambled up from the ground instantly and glared at Zephyr."Z-Zephyr Hamerton! How dare you speak to your aunt like this!?""How dare you speak to my son like this!?" Janine's stern voice intimidated everyone.Hannah shrank back and poked Noah discreetly for him to kick up another fuss.Noah yelled recklessly, "Janine, you're being unreasonable! What… What has Hannah done wrong? Why did you send people to follow her!?"She has my child! D-Do you hate her so much? Do you hate me too!?"Janine grimaced. She wanted to lash out several times but held back.Once she thought of how her little brother had saved her without a care for his own safety when they were younger, she caved. No matter how big her temper was, she could not let it out as guilt devoured her whole.Zephyr went up to pat her shoulders for her to step back.He would unleash the temper his mother was unable to lash out. Growing up, he had never seen his mother so weak. Besides, this was not a temper. Tolera
Hannah choked, unable to get a word out.Janine sneered. "Cordelia's right if you ask me! If she and Zephyr didn't keep an eye out and have someone follow Ava, she might really be deceived by the old man!"And you have a baby now, Hannah, but you can't neglect your daughter, right?""Enough!" Hannah screamed and spotted Ava who was hiding among the crowd at a glance.Ava kept her head lowered and looked as frantic as she was.The moment their eyes met, Ava could clearly feel the murderous glint in her mother's eyes and shuddered.Franklin came over.He had heard the ruckus that happened over here, and someone had told him everything that unfolded.Living to this age, Franklin had long mastered the skill of masking his emotions. However, there was a storm in the bottom of his unfazed eyes, and his silence was only the quiet before the storm."Hannah Johnson, Ava Baker." Franklin's voice startled the two women like a hammer. "Explain this!""Dad…""Grandpa…""Grandpa, let me
"Mom! You…” Ava panicked.She held her throbbing cheek. Panic, resentment, rage, guilt, and all sorts of complicated emotions rushed up to her."Don't call me mom!" Hannah panted harshly. "Do you still see me as your mother? I… How did I raise a shameless thing like you!?""Mom, don't listen to their nonsense. Uncle Chuck and I are just—""Don't the photos say enough!?" Hannah was hysterical. "That man groped your waist! And y-you let him? Are you trying to make me mad!?"Ava froze, unable to say anything.Actually, Hannah had long noticed the scandal between her daughter and lover.She rarely took Ava to meet Chuck, but Chuck's lecherous eyes would stay on Ava each time they met. She was hurt and angry, but more of it was jealousy.She was jealous of her own daughter, jealous that she had the youth which she had lost, jealous of her face that could enchant men.She was old now and could no longer win over Chuck's heart, no matter how hard she tried. Other than bringing him mo