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Janine was over the moon. She met Zephyr, who was going to get changed at the patio earlier, and this brat of a
son actually told her very seriously that he had brought Ms. Jenner this evening.
…
Janine nearly died in rage after hearing it and threatened him, “Zephyr Hamerton, if you dare let that woman step
in my family, it’s either me or her from now on!”
Zephyr smiled nonchalantly. “Mom, it’s going to be the Hamertons that she’s marrying into anyway, not the
Bakers.”
Janine choked from his retort and gnashed her teeth, glaring at him. What a horrible son she had!
She got a flute of champagne huffing and came over here only to bump into Cordelia!
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‘Heh, this is great. My princess is here. Even the heavens are helping me!’
Janine grabbed Cordelia’s hand and flashed her a kind, motherly smile. She scanned her head to toe. “Cordelia, you
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtlook gorgeous today! The dress is pretty too. It brings out your charm!”
Cordelia smiled shyly. “My boyfriend picked it out for me.”
Janine pulled a long face right away, grumbling in her mind, ‘Boyfriend? A bumpkin’s taste! Awful!’
She quickly wore another expression and beamed again. “Right, Cordelia, you’re here for the interview, right?
Come, I’ll take you to the person I wanted to introduce to you now!”
Cordelia was bewildered. This was actually the address Janine had written down for her…
‘Since Aunt Janine is attending the party, she must also be connected to the four major families. She might know
Zephyr’s mother then?’ Cordelia frowned with a strange feeling.
While she was in a trance, Janine was pulling her away.
“Aunt Janine, I—”
“Hurry!” Janine was impatient. “I saw the guy just now. Let’s hurry to him. Don’t let him run away!”
“But I’m waiting for someone here.” Cordelia looked at her with a troubled look.
Janine paused. She could not bear to see her princess in a dilemma, so she thought about it and said, “Alright, wait
here. I’ll get him over!”
She put down her flute of champagne and darted into the crowd with her high heels.
Cordelia waited where she was. The people around her were all dressed up and chatting happily. The atmosphere
felt just nice with the melodic violin playing.
She looked around and thought that Zephyr should almost be done changing, wondering how he was going to
explain about the woman with him. It was at the same time she heard a shrill voice.
“Oh, Ms. Jenner, you’re here too?”
Cordelia looked up to see a woman dressed glamorously with intricate makeup and a pompous flair. It was the
same person she met at her house the last time—the woman who “grew up together” with Zephyr.
Cordelia smiled and greeted politely, “Hi, Ms. Tanner.”
Nelly was rather surprised. “You know who I am?”
“I do.” Cordelia looked at her. “Zephyr’s mentioned you to me.”
Nelly was stunned. Her gaze was skeptical. “He… actually talked to you about me?”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmCordelia did not deny it.
It felt like a rock was lifted from her heart to Nelly. This meant that she had some significance to Zephyr. After all,
no matter how reluctant he was about the marriage between the Hamertons and the Tanners, he could not fight
back against the whole family.
Thinking of this, Nelly smirked triumphantly and crossed her arms.
“Since you know about my relationship with Zephyr, do you think it’s appropriate for you to be here today?”
Cordelia smiled without saying anything.
Nelly approached her. The girl’s calm grace made her anxious. The elegance that felt innate raised her doubts as
well.
Cordelia was said to be an illegitimate daughter and came from a small place like Jangasas.
She was the heiress of the Tanners. How could she pale in presence compared to her!?
“I know that you and Zephyr met each other in Jangasas.” Nelly cleared her throat. “He was recuperating there,
and you got together over some misunderstandings.”
She kept a close eye on Cordelia. “Ms. Jenner, you’re smart. Why didn’t you wonder why Zephyr didn’t tell you that
he already had a fiancée in Centrolis?”
“Fiancee?” Cordelia arched her brow. “You mean you and Zephyr have a marriage agreement?”
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