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Zephyr smiled. Janine would never tell him whatever good news she had, as she always called Cordelia for it.
To Janine, her daughter-in-law was her own child, while she must have picked up her son from the street.
Zephyr knew his mother well too. Her good news was nothing more than their company stock price rising, their
rival’s stock price plummeting, or her business empire expanding, her sore thumb of an enemy being eliminated…
In spite of it, Janine’s sudden voice swiftly blanked Zephyr’s mind for several seconds.
“I have a boyfriend… and I want you to meet him!”
“What!?”
Zephyr shoved himself over immediately. If Cordelia had not been fast with her hands, he would have knocked his
head on the phone screen.
“Mom, what did you say? You got a boyfriend? For real?”
Cordelia kept shooting him looks to stop him from behaving so dramatically, but how could she understand his
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtfeelings as a son about his mother…
Zephyr was not a pedantic person. Even when his parents’ divorce had hurt him to a certain extent when he was
younger, he understood as he grew older that some things just could not be forced, especially marriage and fate.
When the fate between both people ended, staying bound together did no one good. Moreover, Janine and Henry
had not started off romantically. They had only gotten married for the interests of their families. Their personalities
were so different that it was a matter of course they separated.
It was just that… Zephyr still felt weird about it.
“Mom, who did you find? Look at how happy you are!” He wore a scowl, and his questioning tone did not sound like
a son being concerned for his mother. It was more like that of a stern father reprimanding his disobedient daughter.
“Mom, open your eyes and look carefully. You can’t judge a book by its cover! What if that man has an ulterior
motive in approaching you? Don’t you get deceived!”
“You brat!” Janine fought back. “You just can’t see your mom being happy, is that it?”
“Mom, you’re being unreasonable!”
“Try speaking another word!?”
“Okay, okay…” Cordelia intercepted swiftly. She held Zephyr off and then looked at Janine with a grin. “Mom,
Zephyr doesn’t speak well. Don’t get petty with him!”
Only when Janine heard the soft, sweet voice, did her anger dissipate a little, and her glower faded.
“We’re both happy for you that you’ve found love!” Cordelia said gently, “But… Zephyr’s worry makes sense. What
kind of person is he?”
“Well, it’s a long story!” Janine smiled. “I’ll send you his photo later, Cordelia! Let me know what you think. Alright,
I’ll stop here. I have to call your mom first! Xyla, that old woman, the gossiper in her heart, will certainly stop her
from sleeping once she finds out… Hahaha!”
Janine cut the video call after that.
Cordelia stared at the black screen in silence for some time. The man beside her was quiet as well. His oppressive
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Cordelia looked at his scowling face and leaned on his shoulder lightly. Her hand went from his chest to his
collarbone and rubbed it gently.
“What is it?” she asked softly. “Mom just got a boyfriend, and you’re this angry?”
“I…”
Zephyr’s eyes were cast down. Plenty of words were stuck in his throat, but he could not utter them.
“I don’t— It’s not like I don’t want mom to be happy.” His voice was a deep rumble. “It’s just…”
“It’s just you suddenly have some sense of disappointment?”
“Huh?” Zephyr paused and turned to meet Cordelia’s shining eyes.
Like déjà vu, it felt like he returned to the first night of their marriage when they first met. She had looked at him
with this pair of bright, beautiful eyes back then and melted his icy line of defense with her gentle yet determined
strength.
Zephyr’s heart squeezed, and he could not help hugging her tighter.
Her voice was soft. “Darling, I understand why you feel so down… Your parents divorced, and dad married Aunt
Cloud later. Now that mom’s going to have her other half too, you feel that you’ve been left out. Is that so?”
Zephyr pressed his lips together.
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