Cordelia said seriously, “I don’t know which kind of people you’re talking about, Ava. I only know that some people
don’t have a good birth, but their hearts and characters are noble. I like keeping people like this around!
“Some people, though, don’t know their place when they’re already leeching off someone else and have been
doing nothing but despicable deeds. People like this who are vipers in the family should be caught instead!”
Cordelia snickered. “Ana, am I right?”
Ava did not manage to get any advantage out of the situation and turned to flee.
“Close the door,” Cordelia told the butlers. “Chase her away if you hear the dog barking again next time. Why did
you wait for me to come and fight?”
The butlers looked at each other and tried to hold back their laughs. Their madam was really interesting—she did
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“Betty!” Cordelia chuckled. “Make us two cups of milk tea, please!”
The housekeeper quickly jogged to the kitchen.
Cordelia was going to take Aurelia upstairs for some rest when the latter tugged at her and spoke in a bare whisper
like she had done something wrong, “Cordelia… did I cause trouble?”
Cordelia was puzzled. What was she talking about?
“That woman, s-she’s your relative, right?” Aurelia asked carefully. “I scolded her…”
She had thought that it was because she scolded Ava that Cordelia had to step up and sound Ava. She was the one
at fault. If she could have held it back and not gotten petty with Ava, Cordelia would not have offended someone
because of her.
“Silly girl, what are you thinking about?” Cordelia smiled. “That woman…”
She hesitated to speak. Where should she start? Her grudges with Ava did not start a day or two ago. If she were to
tell Aurelia everything, she might not understand either.
“Never mind.” Cordelia waved a hand. “Just remember to stay away from her next time!”
“Mm!” Aurelia nodded seriously.
Cordelia took her upstairs for milk tea—the usual taro milk tea.
The servants in Chaiseland were not well versed in making milk tea like this. Cordelia had only come up with the
recipe after experimenting countless times based on her memory of the milk tea shop’s taste.
It tasted decent, though!
Aurelia liked it the first time she tried it.
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“I can get them to make you one more if you like it?”
“No, thanks!” Aurelia smiled contentedly and lay on the recliner. “Cordelia, you’re so nice! And your place feels so
comfy…”
“Then just stay here!”
“No way!” Aurelia looked at her seriously. “I’ve offended that lady. She might hold a grudge against you. I think it’s
better if I leave!”
“You think she won’t hold a grudge against me because you’ll leave?” Cordelia shook her head.
Where did this silly girl come from? Cordelia remembered Aurelia saying that she was not a kind person the first
time they met. How was she not when she was so considerate of others?
Cordelia looked at her. “Aurelia, seriously, you should have a home. Have you thought about your future? Will you
spend the rest of your life in the basement?”