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Chapter 321

Chapter 321

Zephyr looked down.

Cordelia had a standard height among women, but in his presence, she would only reach his shoulder when she stood on tiptoe. He patted her head. A gleam that would only be revealed when he was with her flashed through his eyes.

"I wouldn't have money to spend this month if I didn't come, right?" he whispered and chuckled.

"How could that be possible? I've kept it for you!" "Really?"

"Mm-hmm... I calculated. You're covered when it comes to food when you go to work. You don't have to spend anything. I'll buy clothes for you. Now that we're living in Royal Manor, we no longer have to pay rent. Life is much better now than when we were in Jangasas!

"Among our daily necessities, we'll need to spend some on transportation." Cordelia counted with her fingers. "You drive a manual car, and it saves on gas. I did some calculations. 50 dollars per month should be enough!

"So..." She took out a 50-dollar bill and waved it while smiling. She put it in his shirt pocket and patted it twice. "This is your monthly allowance. Careful when you spend it!"

Zephyr widened his eyes while frowning, and the corner of his lips twitched. He had a strange expression, making it unclear whether he was smiling or crying.

It was as he thought-he lost the money for cigarettes!

He sobbed inside. However, he could only force a smile when he saw Cordelia's cute face.

"What?" The lady looked at him proudly. "Do you have something to say about the money I gave you?"

"No, no!" He pursed his lips. "Err... I thought we had to buy bedsheets?"

She nodded, and they went shopping in excitement.

Zephyr touched his shirt pocket to feel the 50-dollar bill. It seemed he would have to drive less this month. Maybe he should get Uncle Clark to give him a ride. No matter what, he would have to hide the money!

"I have a question for you, N."

On the second day, Zephyr called Nicholas to his office.

However, he did not look like he was in high spirits. He leaned on the couch as soon as he came in and stared blankly at the ceiling.

Zephyr squinted. "What's wrong? The business isn't going well?"

He thought that was impossible right after asking that. Sol Entertainment had been blooming lately. They shot a couple of movies consecutively, while their artists were often on variety shows. Nicholas must be loaded now.

'Ah...' He guessed it right away.

Even if they made a lot of money, it had nothing to do with N!

Zephyr could not help but smile when he thought of that.

Nicholas looked at him and rolled his eyes.

"Oh yeah, what did you want to ask me?"

Zephyr paused. He thought it was useless to ask him how to earn some allowance.

Nicholas smirked. He seemed to have seen thoroughly what he wanted to ask.

"Sigh, seems like you're not doing any better!" He patted Zephyr's shoulder. "Although I've never succeeded in hiding money, I can share with you my failed experience!" "Forget it." He glared at him.

"We learn from our mistakes!" Nicholas smiled and said, "Won't you succeed next time if you avoid my failure?"

Zephyr thought about it and shook his head in all seriousness.

Hiding money? He did not want to fight with Cordelia!

No matter how much it was, 30, 50, or 10 dollars, he would happily accept it because it was from her. He enjoyed being controlled.

One was willing to suffer, while the other was willing to torture. That was the best in a relationship.

"Okay, then." Nicholas shrugged. "Forget it if you don't want my advice, but you must help me with what you promised!"

Zephyr was stunned. "What?"

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Chapter 322

"To sign Neil. Did you forget!?"

Nicholas was quite worked up. He had sacrificed his dignity to trade this with over 300 lipsticks!

"Don't worry, I remember." Zephyr chuckled.

The former looked at him hesitantly. "Really?"

"But I heard that the Imperial Media has been fighting for Neil. I think they've contacted him many times."

Zephyr was stunned. Was that not Janine's company?

So, his mother was interested in Neil too.

If they were to fight, he could not offend any side.

"Perhaps it's just a rumor," he said flatly. "I'll find out for you."

"Hmm, thanks!" Nicholas smiled. It was over 300 lipsticks! He could not let that go to waste no matter what.

When Zephyr returned to Royal Manor, he saw Cordelia making the bed as soon as he entered the room.

Her tiny body knelt on the bed, and each move was like a silent seduction attempt.

Zephyr was stunned and froze where he was...

He took a deep breath and walked to her. Hearing the sound behind her, Cordelia snapped her head back and saw his deep eyes.

"You're home?" She smiled innocently. "I've just put on the new bedsheets. What do you think?"

How would he be in the mood to look at it? All he wanted was to roll around these new bedsheets with her...

"Hmm, not bad." He glanced out of the corner of his eye.

"Do you like the pattern on it?"

"I do." He stared fixedly at her. There seemed to be fire ignited in his eyes.

"Zephyr, maybe we should..."

"Buy more." His voice was slightly husky as he grabbed her into his embrace.

Cordelia was stunned. She had no idea what had happened to him, but she heard his powerful heartbeat accelerating. "Why should we... buy more?"

"For backup, of course." He spoke close to her ear. His deep voice was alluring.

"I've already bought a backup...”

"It's not enough!" He chuckled. "Change a new one every day."

Cordelia widened her eyes. "Why must we do that?"

Zephyr licked his lips and gulped.

...

When Cordelia slowly opened her eyes, all she felt was the sore all over her body.

Meanwhile, the man next to her looked satisfied. He grabbed her into his arms, placing his chin on her fair and smooth shoulder.

"Zephyr..." Cordelia's cheeks blushed. She wanted to scold him. When she saw his grinning eyes, she was intrigued to tease him.

"What?" The man raised his eyebrows.

"Hmm." She touched his face intentionally and grabbed his chin with two fingers like he used to do to her. She lifted it in an overbearing manner. "You're quite good-looking!"

"Hmm?"

Zephyr widened his eyes.

Cordelia stretched her body. Her blushed cheeks and lazy demeanor were especially charming.

She looked at him and went on to tease him. "What's your name? I like that you're handsome and honest. You'll serve me from now on. What do you think?"

Zephyr widened his eyes even more. "You..."

"I have everything you need here!"

She took her phone and played with it. A tone was heard on Zephyr's phone. "You received $10!"

"Handsome boy! Hehe..."

Cordelia patted his shoulder. Although she broke character, she had to go on with the act. "Take the money to buy yourself cigarettes!

"Hahaha..."

She laughed out loud before she was done speaking.

Zephyr looked at her helplessly. There was a subtle smile on his face.

When Cordelia was done laughing, she suddenly felt that big body pressing onto her again. She could not move from the suppression. Just when she was going to push him away, he grabbed her tiny hands easily and pressed them on her head.

She saw the fire in his eyes again and panicked. "You've bullied me so much. Can't you let me go-"

Before she finished speaking, a deep kiss blocked her lips.

Cordelia was out of air. Her mind went blank while she grabbed his neck uncontrollably.

There was an alluring and satisfied smile deep in his eyes. He had never thought he would have to get cigarette money like this, but he liked it.

It was just that 10 dollars were too little.

The affair exhausted Cordelia. She was still snoring in bed when the sun rose the next morning.

Zephyr gave her a light peck on her cheek. She stretched lazily and buried her head in his muscular chest.

The familiar man's fragrance made her feel safe.

He played with her hair. "I should get going. You should wake up soon."

"It's rare to get two days off. Don't go to work," she mumbled. "You won't even let me sleep in!"

Zephyr smiled. "I'm just training you to have good habits. You'll work with my mom soon. If this goes on, you'll definitely be late for work. "That's her biggest pet peeve."

Cordelia rubbed her eyes and looked at him with a smile.

Zephyr prepared her. "Also, my mom has a hot temper, especially at work. If you make a slight mistake, you might be scolded terribly!

"She's a perfectionist. She wants everything to be perfect, so you'll have to get used to that. She might only approve your proposal after being amended five to ten times." "Is it... that bad?" She was quite worried. "But I've never been an assistant!"

"Don't worry. There's always a first time for everything." He smiled. "Nobody can gain work experience before they start working.

"As long as you take everything that she assigns you seriously, she won't bear to scold you even if she wants to!"

Cordelia nodded hard.

Zephyr got up and took a quick shower. She had just gotten up from the bed when he was fixing his tie.

She watched him from the mirror at the dresser. His body was slender, and he was good-looking. He was muscular when he had nothing on, skinny when he had clothes on... The 10 dollars for cigarette money she gave him was worth it!

"Why are you looking at me like that?" He smiled.

Cordelia's big bright eyes were like the stars. "Zen, I'll bring lunch to your office, okay?"

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Stunned, Zephyr turned around to look at Cordelia.

Her hair was slightly messy. She looked a little silly when she had just woken up-she was so cute!

If he did not have so much work to do at the Hamerton Group, he would like to...

"Are you sure you want to bring me food?"

Cordelia did not manage to get what he meant, so she nodded seriously.

He smirked, revealing a naughty grin.

"Sure," he whispered. "I'll wait for you at noon.”

At noon, he would eat the food she brought him or her.

As soon as Zephyr got out, Cordelia began cooking in the kitchen.

Helen was cleaning the house, and some fragrance suddenly attracted her. She saw Cordelia making food and putting it in the thermal container.

"What did you make, Ms. Jenner?" Helen was curious. "It's appetizing by smelling it alone. It must be delicious!"

Cordelia smiled, scooped a piece of pork rib onto a small plate, and handed it to her.

Helen dared not take it at first, and she only tasted it after the former insisted that she should try it. It was smooth with an amazing texture, and the sweetness was perfect. Helen was impressed. "I can't cook as well as you, even though I'm older!"

"I'll cook more often for you, then!"

"Oh, no!" Helen panicked. "I'm grateful that Mr. Hamerton is willing to let me stay to take care of you two. How would I dare to ask for your cooking! I should be serving the two of you..."

"Aunt Helen." Cordelia looked at her in silence.

She could not help but think of her mother when she looked at her. It was pitiful enough for an old lady who was tortured and left alone for half of her life. How would she bear to let her suffer during her old age?

"Don't be a stranger." Cordelia held her hands. "There are no rules at home. Moreover, you're a senior, while Uncle Clark has been taking care of Zen since he was little. We should respect the two of you." "Ms. Jenner..." Helen felt a lump in her throat.

She had never thought she did not foresee herself running into such an amazing family despite all of the fortune telling that she did.

Since that was the case, she would do all she could to take care of this couple.

"Oh yeah..." Helen wiped her tears, took a good look at Cordelia, and chuckled. "Ms. Jenner, you really have the life of an empress. I was being honest about that!" Cordelia smiled while continuing to pack up the lunch.

"I'm being serious!" Helen looked serious. "Believe me! Although most of the time I was scamming people when I was doing my job the past few years, I actually learned a little bit of physiognomy... "Ms. Jenner, you have the face that would prosper... I see that you're the daughter of a noble family!

"That's right. This isn't the face of an empress!" Helen frowned and thought hard. "An empress... relies on her husband. But your face... You look like you depend on yourself, your maternal family..." "Okay!" Cordelia laughed. "You're going overboard, Helen!"

Whether she had the life of an empress or the daughter of a noble family, she did not care.

She only cared about Zephyr, whether they had the fate of spending forever together.

"Aunt Helen, I'm dropping by his office now. If you're done with your work, rest or go wherever you want!" Cordelia smiled sweetly. "I'm sorry, I only made lunch for him. Can you take care of lunch yourself?" "Yes, of course!" Helen responded quickly. "But I can't run around. I must stay here to keep watch! You don't know this, Ms. Jenner. I saw someone loitering around our house lately!" "Really?" Cordelia was stunned.

Now that Helen said that, she remembered she had unintentionally seen a shadow flash by the garden one night.

She had been startled and suspected that it was just an illusion, so she did not investigate.

However, this was Royal Manor. It was the Bayers' territory. Everyone knew the relationship between the Bayers and the Hamertons. Who would be so daring to trespass?

"Hmm, got it." Cordelia bit her lip. "Please watch out, then, Aunt Helen. If someone is trespassing, never confront them. Try your best to contact security or the police directly. Understand?" "Don't worry, Ms. Jenner! I'm experienced. I know what to do if that happens."

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Cordelia nodded and went out immediately.

Zephyr had given her a special access card. She could enter any office in the building without having to make an appointment at the front desk.

She entered a private elevator with the access card and arrived at the top floor.

Just when she was going into his office, she suddenly heard some kind of commotion.

"That's about it. Please look at the report."

She was stunned.

'The voice is familiar. It seems to be that arrogant Ms. Tanner.

So, Nelly is in his office?

'No wonder he did not reply to the messages that I sent him on the way here.'

Nelly's voice lowered. "Zen, I've prepared the signing ceremony from Feranche this week for you."

Zephyr said nothing.

"I'm doing all this for your own good." She sounded wronged. "I appreciate the opportunity that we're working together... Zen, do you want me to show you my heart? "Sure, as long as you say yes, I'll show it to you!"

Disgusting!

Cordelia took a deep breath. She had absolute confidence in her man. However, Zephyr treating people coldly did not mean that others would do the same!

She gnashed her teeth. She squeezed the thermal container until her joints paled.

However, Zephyr still said nothing.

It was easy for Cordelia to imagine how weak and coquettish Nelly looked through the door. It felt as if there was a needle poking Cordelia's heart when she thought of that. "What did you say?" After a moment of silence, Zephyr's deep voice suddenly sounded.

"Oh, I said..." Nelly quickly said, "The project in the western suburbs is starting soon. The people in charge have submitted the plans. And these are the reports-" "Not that."

Zephyr put down the pen he was holding. He crossed his arms and lifted his eyes to look at her. There was a cryptic smile on his face.

Upon looking into his deep eyes, Nelly's heart squeezed. She flipped her long hair and said with a smile, "I'll go to the signing ceremony with you. I even found a Feransai interpreter who is very professional..." Zephyr shook his head and smirked, indicating it was not what she had said before.

"Err..." Nelly looked around. "Are you talking about me saying I'll show you my heart?"

"Yes, that's right!"

"Zen..."

She was over the moon.

He had been looking through the documents with his head held low before. She had assumed he did not care about what she said. Never had she thought he heard everything!

Therefore, she seized the opportunity to confess. "Zen, I can really do that! I can do anything for you. If you want to see my heart, I'll show it to you!"

"Really?" The man raised his eyebrows.

"Really!"

"Great."

He opened the drawer calmly, took out a pocket knife, and tossed it onto the desk!

Nelly's heart squeezed. She had goosebumps all over upon seeing the flash of the cold gleam on the knife. She could not help but step back.

Zephyr had a smile on his face. With his deep and electric voice, he said casually, "Do it."

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Nelly's jaw dropped.

"What?" Zephyr looked at her coldly. "Didn't you say you wanted to show me your heart?"

"Zen..." Nelly forced a smile.

"Do you want me to do it for you?"

"No! I mean I can do everything for you." She felt guilty. "It's just a... metaphor to say that I can show you my heart. It's..."

Nelly was incoherent. "Zen, don't you understand what I'm trying to say?"

"I'm sorry." Zephyr chuckled. "My thought process is rather direct. I only understand what people say as it is. I thought you'd really want to show me your heart!"

Nelly smiled, "Are you joking with me?"

"I never joke with people I don't know well!"

His face was cold. There was a suppressive aura around him.

Nelly bit her lip and lifted her eyes to look at him. Her face alternated from flushed and pale.

"Y-You're saying that you still don't know me well until now?" She said softly, "Grandpa said that he'll call the shots on our marriage!" Zephyr frowned.

At that moment, Cordelia came in. There was a light and warm smile on her face.

Zephyr was stunned when he saw her and checked the time. 'Oh, no! I've been so busy I did not realize that it's lunchtime!'

"Cordelia..."

He licked his lips, panicking a little bit. How could he let her see Nelly in his office!?

"You must be hungry. I brought your favorite dishes. Come, eat."

Her usual gentleness calmed his anxiety.

Watching her smile, Zephyr felt as if she was the only person left in this world.

Nelly was ignored as if she did not exist.

Cordelia took the dishes out of the container and handed the clean cutlery to Zephyr.

He sat on the couch like a good boy, scooped a piece of pork rib, and fed her.

She smiled and ate it happily. She then fed him a spoonful of soup.

Nelly clenched her fists, her nails digging deep into her palms. Her hatred was growing like a tinder.

She forced a smile, walked to them slowly, and complimented Cordelia's cooking skills. "You sure are capable, Ms. Jenner. The food you made looks really good. You've defeated the best chef I have at home!" Cordelia nodded at her courteously. She did not want to talk to her at all.

Nelly was persistent. "I wonder who will be so lucky to marry you in the future!"

Zephyr's face turned grim. He was so close to asking her to get out. Just when his tongue was going to slip, Cordelia pressed onto the back of his hand and signaled him.

"Zen is the only one who will enjoy this exclusively," she said softly. "Nobody else will!"

"Oh, really?" Nelly was arrogant as she enunciated each word. "Don't get carried away."

"You're the one who shouldn't get carried away, Ms. Tanner." Cordelia's voice was soft, but it was powerful. "This is Zen's office, and it's lunch hour now. I wonder if there's space for you here. "Please leave if not. If there's something about work, he'll get someone to talk to you."

What she said sounded as if she was the lady boss of the Hamerton Group, which stunned Nelly.

Zephyr smiled at Cordelia and played with her hair in an alluring manner.

"Or do you want to stay to eat with us, Ms. Tanner?" Cordelia smiled even more now.

Nelly was so pissed that she was going to crush her teeth from the grinding.

Zephyr said nothing from the beginning to the end. He merely focused on the food Cordelia brought and ignored Nelly completely.

He had wanted to help Cordelia, yet never had he thought that lady's battle prowess surpassed his.

He had to show a pocket knife, while she merely had to speak to scare the enemy away.

"Mmph, delicious!" He could not stop eating while showing Cordelia a silly smile.

Nelly turned around to leave the office. The noise coming from her heels was loud.

Cordelia only stopped smiling after ensuring that the former had left far away. She then took the food from Zephyr's hand away!

"What?" He had yet to swallow the food in his mouth as he looked at her innocently. "Isn't this... for me?"

She glared at him and wanted to slam the plate on his head.

However, she became soft seeing his innocent, scared, and hungry face.

'Useless!' She scolded herself inwardly.

What was wrong with her to always fall weak for this man?

"Cordelia..." Zephyr smiled carefully as he observed her facial expressions.

She heaved a long sigh and dropped her strong stance. She scooped other dishes on the plate and handed it to him.

"Don't just eat the meat. Eat more vegetables," she said softly.

Zephyr knew why she did that, but he was pretending to be clueless as he asked her while smiling, "Oh, so you took my plate just to get me more vegetables! Thank you, wifey. I'll finish it!" Cordelia said nothing.

However, she felt terrible. She could not help but ask after a while, "Nelly... Why was she here again?"

'Again?'

Zephyr put down the cutlery. "It's her first time here. We're working on a project together. She came to report to me, so..."

"So I just happened to run into her, right?"

Cordelia stretched a finger and poked his heart hard. Jealousy filled her face.

Zephyr secretly pursed his lips. He was smiling even brighter now.

He did not want her to misunderstand, so he explained, "You're overthinking it. We're just working together, nothing else."

"I know..." She looked down. "But whenever I see her with you, I'd feel... annoyed. I'd feel..."

'Jealous.'

She could not say that out loud.

He put down the cutlery again, held her into his arms, and buried his head into his chest. She heard his strong heartbeat again.

"Do you remember what I said?" He said softly, "I have a heart after meeting you. I'm no longer a cold machine."

Cordelia sniffled and wiped her nose with the corner of her shirt.

Zephyr looked into her bright eyes. "Cordelia, merchants from Feranche will be coming next week for one of the projects' signing ceremonies. Come with me." "What?" Cordelia was stunned.

Zephyr smiled.

She had to come. There was no excuse.

The project was about the land in the western suburbs, and she was the owner.

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Cordelia lifted her face and said while feeling a little troubled. "I'm afraid I can't go next week... I'll start work at Imperial Media tomorrow."

"So soon?"

"Yes." She smiled.

After resigning from the news agency, Janine called her many times to get her to work as soon as possible.

Although she wanted to rest a little bit more, her career came first. After all, she was eager to become a successful woman, just like Janine.

"Hmm... Don't worry." Zephyr thought about it. "I'll tell my mom to give you one day off."

Cordelia frowned. "That's a terrible idea!"

"It's not." He chuckled, patted her head, and said, "This banquet is important. You must come."

Clearly, she did not understand why he said it was important.

She did not know that she was the owner of the land in the western suburbs. She assumed he meant because Nelly would be there too, while he did not want to show up with Nelly. Cordelia smiled. Her dimples filled all of the happiness that she was feeling.

A few days later, Janine sat with her arms crossed seriously in the Imperial Media's director's office. She stared at the man before her with a suppressive demeanor.

The man had a subtle smile on his chiseled, cold, and handsome face.

"Mom..."

Janine glanced at him and ignored him. She continued to stare at her computer.

Zephyr had only bowed his head to two women in his life. One was his wife, while the other was his mother.

"Mom, my request isn't too much. Why can't you say yes?"

"Because I say so!" Janine's tone was firm.

"But I really want to bring her to the signing ceremony."

"There are many things in the company that I need her to do!" Janine raised her voice.

He persisted. "Only half a day."

"Not even half an hour!"

"You're being unreasonable, mom..."

Janine got up to chase him out before he could finish.

However, due to his size, it took an effort to move him, even though she used to be a taekwondo champion.

She glared at him and thought she had never expected him to become like this when he was young. He was shameless and stubborn. It was a waste of time to scold him! "Zephyr, this is my company. Get out!"

He was unwilling. "Your company? I have shares too!"

She was furious. "Get out! Cordelia is my assistant now. You can't order my staff as you wish! Do you think I, the director, am nothing to you!?"

Zephyr looked calm as he had gotten used to his mother's roars.

However, that shocked Cordelia, who had just come in.

"Madam Baker?" She was stunned.

Janine looked like a kind mother when she saw her walking in.

"Oh... Haha, it's all good. I was reasoning with Zen!"

Zephyr looked helpless.

"What do you need?"

"Hmm." Cordelia snapped back to her senses and handed over the documents. "I need your signature on these."

Janine took over the documents and looked through them quickly. They were all good, so she signed her name at the bottom.

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"What other schedule is there today?"

"There's a talk with two variety show celebrities at 1:00 p.m., an internal company meeting at 2:30 p.m., and a meeting with several important media companies from 3:10 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to reach a collaboration agreement.

"There's also dinner with agents at 7:00 p.m. The hotel is booked at the city center, the top floor revolving restaurant."

Cordelia was well-organized and clear. It had only been days since she started working, but she was meticulous, all-rounded, calm, and composed. Not only was she able to make appropriate arrangements for everything, but she also crafted excellent proposals and was recognized for her skills.

Janine smiled in comfort, feeling that she had not chosen the wrong person.

Zephyr took a glance at Cordelia and felt bad.

She would leave hurriedly in the morning and often would not have time for breakfast. She would also stay up late to rush proposals and wake up with dark eye circles the next day.

She could handle such a heavy workload but not him.

Zephyr coughed and said, "Mom, look at how tired Cordelia is. I will take her to the signing ceremony so that she can relax a little. She'll be able to work for the company better when she's relaxed and rejuvenated, right?"

Cordelia was moved. She looked at Zephyr and smiled upon meeting eyes with him before quickly looking down.

Despite that, Janine had only heard half of what he said, up to "how tired Cordelia is”.

She asked softly, "Cordelia has work been tough?"

"No!" Cordelia answered with a smile, "I feel productive!"

Janine held her hand with an affectionate gaze. "My dear child, I work fast and hard, and I'm used to centering around myself. I don't quite care about what others feel sometimes. If you feel wronged somehow don't hold it in. You've got to tell me!"

Cordelia shook her head with a smile and repeatedly assured her that she liked the working environment here and had learned plenty of things from her. Zephyr simply looked shocked.

Where did the Janine Baker, who frequently scolded her subordinates to the point of tears, go? Was she possessed?

Janine asked again, "Cordelia, do you want to go to the signing ceremony?"

Cordelia wanted to because she knew Nelly would be attending too. Once she was there, she would surely pester Zephyr!

She bit her lips and found it hard to speak.

It was a surprise that Janine seemed to read her mind and looked at her like she was looking at her obedient, adorable, precious daughter.

If her precious daughter wanted to take a breather from her busy schedule and had the urgent task of fending off a love rival, how could she not let her go? "Which day is the ceremony?" Janine asked with a smile.

Cordelia paused. "It's... Thursday."

"I don't have much on Thursday. Go ahead!"

Cordelia widened her eyes.

Janine patted her head gently and grinned bright.

"Go, go. Have fun! Besides, the signing ceremonies of the Hamerton Group are usually quite elaborate in scale. It's good for you to be exposed too!"

"Mm!" Cordelia smiled.

Zephyr was dumbstruck.

Who was it who had said that half an hour off work was disallowed too? Who!? Why was Cordelia standing there without saying anything more effective than him speaking so much?

"Huh? When did I turn the AC on? The fan's too strong..." Janine looked at the ceiling and talked to herself.

Zephyr was standing just below the air vent, and his hair was messed up due to the cold wind.

"Take good care of Cordelia, you hear me?" Janine ordered him like usual, "Don't stick so close to the Tanners!"

Zephyr was rendered speechless. He knew that retorting was useless and could only nod. When he looked up to see Cordelia beaming with crescent eyes, he smiled as well. Anyway, he was happy to accept that he was not his mother's favorite!

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The signing ceremony was not big in size, but those who attended had business relationships with Zephyr and were of high status.

The western suburbs land project involved the interests of various parties. The signing ceremony this time was mainly agreements among a few subcontractors and design firms. These contracts required Cordelia's signature to be effective.

Cordelia was in the restroom. Those who did her makeup were chief artists of top international cosmetic brands. As for the clothing rack that the assistant wheeled over, a few haute couture gowns glittered like fairy dresses. They were specially tailored for her, and there was only one of each in the world.

The stylists were discussing which dress Cordelia's makeup look should go with while she was wielding a signing pen and signing her name seriously on a few documents.

Zephyr came in with a knock on the door. He could not help adoring her, looking at her earnest look. He went over to sit next to her and waved at the stylists. The latter dismissed themselves.

They were the only two people in the room now.

"All done." Cordelia passed him the contracts.

"Mm." Zephyr took them and looked at her gently. "Do you know what these are?"

"Yeah. I've gone through every line. All good!"

Zephyr grinned. He had actually read these agreements a long time ago, making sure that nothing was wrong before he let her sign them. It was just that this detail-oriented girl had read through them again- so fast, too.

It seemed that she was far smarter than he had imagined.

"I just don't quite understand..." Cordelia frowned. "Isn't this your company's project? Why are you letting me sign them?"

"Because..." He thought about it and said, "Profits and risks coexist in each project, and I'm letting you sign to share the profit with you. I also hope that... if there's a risk, you'll stand next to me and face it with me."

"Mm, of course!" Cordelia nodded and held his arm with a clear gaze. Her alert and endearing look felt like a fairy that fell into the human world.

Zephyr stroked her face with a full heart and called the stylists back in to pick out her clothes.

"I'll go socialize in front." He smiled at her. "Come meet me after you get changed."

"Okay!" Cordelia agreed with a beam.

Zephyr left the room but not too long after, the door was opened again. Cordelia thought that he had come back and turned around only to see Nelly's vicious gaze.

Nelly snickered. "Ms. Jenner, I'm not interrupting, am I?"

Cordelia remained silent and checked herself in the mirror.

"I think this dress doesn't quite match you." Nelly waved, and her servant brought the stylists out.

The door closed with a thud.

Cordelia straightened up and looked at her alertly, inching to the door.

"Don't worry. I won't do anything to you." Nelly was arrogant as usual. "This is a signing ceremony I planned. Even if I wanted to do anything to you, I wouldn't do it on my own turf!" "Then what do you want?"

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Chapter 329

"I just want to talk to you." Nelly looked at her.

Cordelia kept a distance from her and scanned the room out of the corner of her eye to see if there was anything she could defend herself with.

"Ms. Jenner, I know that I'll never compare to you in Zephyr's heart," Nelly said softly. "But our marriage is fixed by grandpa. The Tanners and the Hamertons have known each other for generations too. This isn't a relationship he can just cut off!"

"I've heard this many times," replied Cordelia. "Ms. Tanner, I'd also like to tell you that some things aren't meant to be. Some people won't change their mind because your families have known each other for so long, either."

"I understand." Nelly kept her eyes on Cordelia. "I've actually given up. Since Zephyr doesn't belong to me, I might as well let go of him. He'll be much happier being with you too.

"But what I want to tell you is that you'd better deserve him."

Cordelia's heart squeezed.

"Hah, to be honest with you, I've grown used to events like today, so I feel at ease in one. I know that Zephyr doesn't like having press around, so I didn't arrange for any media to come in today.

"Zephyr and I will be talking to business partners from Feranche in a while later." Nelly smiled. "Ms. Jenner, you'll be awkward standing at the side when we talk, won't you? After all, you won't understand what we say."

Cordelia bit her lips and stayed quiet.

"You don't have a family background that matches Zephyr's nor the knowledge and ability that parallels his. Even when you get married in the future, how far can you go?

"Zephyr only feels the novelty with you. When the disparity between you two grows bigger, will he still feel the same about you?

Nelly felt more triumphant, seeing that Cordelia remained silent. "Heh, Ms. Jenner, I'm saying these for your sake. You should pick up more things. It's the most important to be on par with Zephyr, right? "Learn more things and make more money, so you save up some... Hah, but I guess no matter how much you save, the Hamertons won't be bothered. After all, they've seen too much good stuff. "Right, you can keep something cheap. Maybe they haven't seen anything cheap and take it as a gem instead? Just like how Zephyr's never seen a woman like you, that's why he coddles you. It's the same logic!"

Cordelia took a deep breath.

The room was quiet like it had turned into a soundless space.

She looked up and met Nelly's mocking gaze, her bright eyes brimming with fearlessness and nonchalance.

"Ms. Tanner, are you thirsty after saying so much?" She chuckled.

Nelly furrowed her brows.

"Everything you say is right!" Cordelia replied unhurriedly, "But you don't have to worry about what I save for the marriage. Zephyr's got it all prepared for me."

Nelly looked appalled.

"You've heard about Le Esse, right? It's a bangle." Cordelia smiled. "There's also Le Fari. It's an emerald ring. It's said that the king bestowed it when his family ancestor was a concubine." "What?" Nelly widened her eyes.

"Why? You haven't heard of it?" Cordelia acted like realization had just dawned on her. "Ah, that's right! Zephyr had been keeping them personally before he passed me the jewelry. How could you possibly have seen them!?"

Nelly looked at her and gnashed her teeth.

"But you're right, Ms. Tanner. I should really improve myself. After all, the future matriarch of the Hamertons can't lack in talent or knowledge!"

"You!" Nelly choked. "That's a bold claim from you to call yourself the matriarch!"

"It's correct!" Cordelia blinked. "All Zephyr's cards are currently with me. His money is under my care too. Will you be the matriarch if I'm not?”

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Chapter 330

Nelly froze. She moved her lips but could not say anything. Cordelia smiled and walked out of the restroom gracefully.

She had not wanted to fight for anything, but someone had to provoke her, so she did not mind battling to the end either. Since she had boldly claimed that she was the lady of the Hamertons, she had to show it.

She confidently walked into the banquet hall and stood next to Zephyr, holding his arm lightly with grace and composure.

"Mm, this dress is a good choice." Zephyr smiled. "Everyone's looking at you."

"Could your choice for me go wrong?" She stood next to him endearingly.

Robert entered with a few business partners from Feranche.

Zephyr nodded with a polite smile and exchanged pleasantries with them. Just when he was going to introduce Cordelia to them, Nelly suddenly walked out from the side. "Zephyr!"

Her appearance immediately attracted some gazes.

Some people there more or less knew about the Hamertons and Tanners' relationship. In their impression, Zephyr and Nelly's marriage was fixed. It was thus unexpected that the man brought another woman back when he returned from Jangasas.

The outside world had plenty of speculations about this woman, but none could be sure. It was until today that they got to see her from afar.

Despite that, Nelly was also here...

The crowd watched on like they knew there would be a good show.

Nelly walked to Zephyr charmingly and intentionally glanced at Cordelia, who was next to him.

"Zephyr, I invited these partners here! I also brought the interpreter."

Zephyr nodded without any expression.

Nelly turned around and gave the interpreter a look.

The interpreter understood it instantly and went up to tell the men in Feransai, "Welcome to the signing ceremony. Mr. Hamerton and Ms. Tanner will-"

"Mr. Hamerton and Ms. Tanner?" One of the Feranche men interrupted and looked confused.

He then looked at Cordelia with an awkward smile.

This was exactly what Nelly wanted. She felt victorious. A bumpkin like Cordelia could not even understand Feransai, while the languages Zephyr learned were Chaisene and Espany. He did not understand Feransai either!

"It's fine." She looked at the interpreter and smiled. "Go on!"

The interpreter nodded.

When she was going to resume, Cordelia suddenly smiled and introduced herself to the guests in extremely accurate and fluent Feransai.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Cordelia Jenner. I'm here with Mr. Hamerton today. We'll be hosting you after the signing ceremony together. We hope you have a good time!"

"Oh!" It was only then the Feranche guests smiled in relief and went up to greet her. "Ms. Jenner, nice to meet you!"

"Thank you."

"Are you Mr. Hamerton's dance partner?"

"Of course." Cordelia was gracious.

Zephyr held her with an affectionate gaze. After that, he told the Feranche guests also in Feransai, "The interpreter wasn't too professional. She misinterpreted the names. It won't do. "My wife and I will be your company for the night. My wife's Feransai is excellent. She can interpret for you!"

"Ah!" The Feranche men's eyes lit up as they grinned. "It's Mr. Hamerton's wife, I see!"

The crowd's gazes were on Cordelia now. They were surprised as they exchanged whispered comments and discussed Cordelia's background.

Nelly looked awful as she gaped at Cordelia and Zephyr.