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Zephyr smiled helplessly. There was nothing he could do about Cordelia. Well, she was the boss now. She had to
have the temperament of the matriarch when she was the one running the household now.
He took her into his arms and rubbed her back softly.
He said softly, “Promise me, if Lukas finds out who you are and you can’t get anything from him, do not fight
him…”
“Mm, I’ll protect myself.”
Zephyr looked at her in full attention. “Find somewhere and hide. Leave everything else to me!”
The next day…
Cordelia made taro boba milk tea and strawberry egg tarts to take them to Gale Bay.
Zennie was cooped up in the room, and the maid told Cordelia that she had not been too happy these days.
“Dr. Stafford’s gone to participate in a medical seminar in Jangasas, and Mr. and Mrs. Hamerton are overseas,
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇttaking care of the foreign market…”
“So, Zennie has been staying home alone these days?” Cordelia widened her eyes.
“Not exactly,” the maid answered honestly. “Ms. Zennie revises in her room most of the time. Sometimes, the
cousins come over, and they chat for a bit.”
Cordelia nodded.
The Hamertons had a lot of relatives, and Zennie had a number of female cousins around her age. They got along
pretty well all this while.
It was just that with so many things happening recently, Zennie might not be in the mood for fun.
Cordelia knocked on the door, and Zennie opened it after a while. She looked haggard, and the deep dark eye
circles under her eyes pained Cordelia.
“Cordelia!” Zennie forced a smile. “What brings you here?”
“Haven’t seen you in days, so I’m here to check if you’re studying hard.” Cordelia put up a cheery act. “I’m also
here to send some exam candidate specials!”
Zennie’s eyes did not light up as usual when she saw what was in Cordelia’s hands. She was only delighted for a
moment before her gaze went dim.
“Why? You don’t like them?” Cordelia put the bag on the table and took out the milk tea and egg tarts. She also
pulled out a small bag of cranberry cookies.
“The milk tea’s warm. Have it before it cools down.” Cordelia chuckled. “Keep these cranberry cookies on the table.
You can have them if you get hungry revising!”
“Thank you…”
Zennie kept her head down. As she held the milk tea and felt the warmth going to her heart from her palms, she
had the impulse to tell Cordelia everything at that moment.
“Cordelia, I—”
“What is it?”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmCordelia looked into her eyes as if she could read her mind. She tucked her long hair behind her ear. “Zennie, is
there something you want to tell me?”
Zennie bit her lips.
“The pressure’s a bit much because of the exams recently, huh? It’s alright. Your grades are good enough. Your
brother and I think that it’s no problem for you to get into the University of Centrolis.
“Of course, you have the family’s full support if you want to study overseas.”
Cordelia’s gaze was complicated. “Zennie, it’s actually good to change up the environment. What do you think
about Chaiseland? You can go to the school your brother went to.”
“Cordelia…” Zennie was hesitant to speak.
Cordelia looked at her encouragingly, and everything was on the verge of being spilled.
However, Zennie lowered her head ultimately after staring at her. She hastily took the straw and gulped down the
milk tea.
Cordelia kept her eyes on Zennie, personally watching her drink the taro boba milk tea.
“Cordelia, it tastes exactly like last time!” Zennie pretended like nothing had happened and forced a smile.
“Oh, glad that you like it.” Cordelia looked at her. “Try the egg tarts. See if they taste the same too?”
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