Cordelia had yet to breastfeed as she had just given birth. She was hurting from her swollen breasts.The doctor carried Zuko to her. It was a baby's instinct to drink milk. She would feel less uncomfortable after she breastfed.However, it failed after a few attempts.Newborn babies were too weak. Zuko kept crying from hunger, worrying Cordelia."Maybe…" Zephyr licked his lips. "I should help our son?""What?" Cordelia was stunned.They were the only ones in the ward. He placed their son in the cradle while he sat before his wife and removed her shirt.Cordelia was shocked. "What are you doing?!""The baby's weak, but I'm strong!""Zen…"Cordelia was flushing—even her ears were red.However, that sounded like a legitimate solution. They could not just let the baby keep crying."Wifey, I'm not trying to take advantage of you!" Zephyr explained with intention. "I-I just want to feed our son…"Of course, it had been a long time since he last touched her. Thus, he had his int
"Hubby!" Cordelia was still hungry after she drank the soup and looked at Zephyr shyly. "I'd like more food."He instantly served her the food Janine sent."Hubby, am I a glutton…""No!" Zephyr smiled. "I'm just happy you're not craving in-flight meals now!"She smiled too. However, Janine followed the confinement's food standard when she prepared the food. It was bland without any seasoning.Although Janine was hungry, she had no appetite when she looked at the food."What's wrong, wifey?""I…" She hesitated.Cordelia was not the kind of person who would trouble others.She was taken care of now, and it was the kindness that her mother-in-law gave. She was too shy to ask for things.Zephyr was observant and realized the issue instantly.He tasted the food—all of the dishes were tasteless. He then lifted his eyes to look at her and chuckled. "You don't like them?"She forced a smile and picked up the spoon to eat.However, Zephyr stopped her.Then, he mysteriously took a
Zephyr was gentle as he whispered into Cordelia's ear. "Didn't we make our promise on this? No matter which life, we'll be together. We'll never be apart."At that moment, Zuko, who was in the cradle, opened his eyes and stared at them.His face was blank. He did not know that his parents were showing off their affection in front of him.He started crying to get attention.Zephyr quickly got up to comfort him. He was an experienced father now. Knowing that he had just been fed, Zuko should not be crying because of hunger. Thus, Zephyr checked his diaper.As expected, he felt something warm in there…He laughed. "It's a gift from our son. It's huge!"Cordelia chuckled and searched through her bag. She found some handmade clothes to get him to change Zuko."Aurelia made these." Cordelia fell into deep thought. "Sigh, I wonder how she is now."Almost everyone had come for Cordelia's childbirth—Neil was the only one missing."It's the fifth day today," Zephyr said in a deep voice
Aurelia was locked in a small room in the cabin with a few other illegal immigrants, and police officers were guarding outside.The boat was big and slow on the sea, but the rise and fall of waves bobbed the boat. Aurelia had never been on a boat, so she felt dizzy.She rested near a window where there was a gap opened. A salty sea breeze blew in and ruffled her long chestnut hair.Aurelia dry heaved, and the illegal immigrants around her shot her sympathetic looks. However, they could barely protect themselves, so they could do nothing aside from offering their sympathy.A police officer opened the door not too long later and asked all of them to go out.Aurelia suppressed her discomfort and stumbled out of the boat. It had arrived at the open sea, away from Chaiseland, and would go to Eropah if it kept going forward. These illegal immigrants came from Eropah and were now being repatriated.Aurelia was not from there. She had grown up in Melorian. "Repatriate" was incredibly moc
"What?" The police officer and Aurelia were stunned."Uncle, no—""Shut up!" Neil yelled at Aurelia.Aurelia's heart dropped, and she felt aggrieved and an abrupt pinch in her nose."This is the open sea, right?""Yes…" The police officer frowned. "It is.""You're responsible for sending this person out of the border, right?""Yes.""As long as she's out of Chaiseland, you're not intervening in where she's going?"Each of Neil's sentences was correct, so the police officer could only nod.Neil took a step forward and wrapped an arm around Aurelia's shoulder.As the petite girl was embraced, she could not help the reddening of her eyes as Neil's arm felt like a warm and safe haven."She's my fiancee! She should leave with me!"…Aurelia sat by the window. It was still the endless sea under her, and she still felt dizzy. What was different was that she had been in a boat an hour earlier and was currently in a helicopter an hour later."Take a nap if you're tired." The ma
Aurelia was bewildered."What… do you mean what I think?"Her heart thumped wildly. She dared not look into his eyes, yet the space was limited. In addition to his current position, the tip of his nose was going to touch hers… Even if she avoided it, she had little room to move around.The man's warm breaths were close to the tip of her nose. They slowly turned into a ball of flame that burned away her rationale.Aurelia took a deep breath and tried her hardest to stay level-headed. What could she think? How could someone without a status be worthy of him?"Are you asking the obvious, Aurelia?" Neil smirked. "Have you really forgotten what you said that night?"I just want to know if what you said is true!"Aurelia's throat tightened up. She looked up after a moment of silence and met his eyes. Like a determined warrior, she gnashed her teeth with a made-up mind—she would deny her feelings for him regardless.If her feelings were a restraint that held him back, she would rather
"A private jet from Centrolis will come to pick us up when we're at the airport." Neil then added, "I still have work in Centrolis, so you'll have to stay with me for the time being. But it's easier in Centrolis. You can stay with the Hamertons, even though you don't have an immigration status there…""I'll have to trouble Cordelia again?""If you feel bad about it, help her babysit."Aurelia smiled and pulled the blanket up herself, falling asleep in a while.Neil looked at her sleeping profile quietly, unable to help himself from stroking her long, chestnut hair.The girl had not taken a shower in days, and her hair was knotted. She also had patches of dirt on her face. She looked pitiful.He recalled the moment he saw her on the deck. She was like a weak, helpless stray kitten with fear of the unknown in her eyes. It was just that this kitten did not belong in his world, after all.…Cordelia returned to Centrolis with Zephyr after she recovered from her labor.Baby Zuko be
"Don't worry, Zephyr!" Seth said with a smile, "It's not mock exam papers!"Zephyr and Cordelia exchanged a look and chuckled. What they heard next made them stiffen up, however."There'll be new mock exam papers when little Zuko grows up! This one here is his customized study plan!""What did you say!?" Zephyr's eyes bulged. "My son just turned one month old, and you two made him… a study plan?""Yeah!"Zennie opened the big package and pulled out a pretty countdown timer.Cordelia was astonished. "What is this?"The wooden cards had little rocket patterns around them to show that the baby would shoot right into success. There was a big "Exam Countdown" right in the center."Well…""Zephyr, Cordelia!" Seth coughed and smiled like an elderly loving professor. "From now on, there are 6,570 days till baby Zuko's first big exam. This study plan is customized for him, specially made by Zennie and me the best we could!"Cordelia winced. Her baby in her arms blinked his big, bright