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Chapter 451

Chapter 451

Although Rowan thought that the Hamertons did not deserve Cordelia, proper social etiquette must still be maintained. At least, the others would have nothing to pick on. He also thought that, as her father, he should prepare another set of gifts for her if she did not prepare well this time so they could dazzle the Hamerton patriarch to blindness!

Cordelia had no idea that Rowan had already played a thousand scenarios in his mind. She answered him with a chortle, "Of course, I didn't go empty-handed. My mom's prepared gifts for me!" Rowan felt his heart clench abruptly, and even breathing hurt.

"Your... mom?"

"Mm."

He forced a smile. "What did your mom prepare for you?"

Cordelia mentioned a few things, which were all things that girls would bring to a man's house the first time they were to visit in Southeast Aciatic.

Rowan felt a pinch in his nose. It seemed that what Xyla had prepared for their daughter would not be inferior.

"Right, there's one more thing." Cordelia looked at her. "It's Ejada. My mom made it herself."

Rowan felt his eyes getting moist. He had a lot to ask her, but nothing came out of his mouth despite a stretched moment of silence. He could not even ask, "Is your mom doing well?" What right did he have to ask? Just like what Janine had said, if Cordelia learned what he had done in the past, she might not even be calling him Uncle Irwin.

"Uncle Irwin, what's the matter?"

Rowan snapped back to himself and lowered his head to explain frantically, "Nothing... The wind blew just now, and my eyes don't feel well."

"Ms. Cordelia!" Robert rushed over and greeted Rowan when he saw him. He then looked at Cordelia respectfully. "Mr. Zephyr asked me to send you home first. Please get in the car." "No need!" Rowan perked up all of a sudden. "I'll send her back!"

"Well..." Robert was troubled. His task would not be accomplished this way still.

"Right, let me ask you." Rowan frowned. "Where's Zephyr? Why didn't he send her!?"

"Mr. Zephyr stayed to take care of some company affairs, so—"

"Brat!" Rowan raised his voice. "The stupid company affairs are more important than his own girlfriend?"

Robert was rendered speechless.

"Cordelia, I told you! Men are horrible! They aren't reliable at the critical moments!"

Robert looked at Rowan with a distressed look while Cordelia tried to hold back her laughter.

Rowan suddenly realized that what he said included too many targets, even himself, so he coughed to cover it. "Uh... I mean..."

The more he explained, the more chaotic it was. He stopped explaining.

"I didn't mean anything by it!" Rowan raised his voice. "Anyway, I'll send Cordelia back!"

He pointed at Robert and the chauffeur. "You and you, stay here! Serve your Mr. Zephyr well! Unreliable bunch..."

"Mr. Irwin!" Robert hurried up to stop him. This was Zephyr's task for him, and it was related to Cordelia. If something happened, the man would flip over Centrolis.

"Uncle Irwin, you don't have to send me." Cordelia smiled. "It's more convenient for Robert to send me."

Robert shot her a grateful look. She must have realized his predicament and resolved it for him.

"Yes, yes, it's more convenient that I send you!" Robert said with a smile, "Ms. Cordelia, please get in. Going back to Royal Manor?"

"No," Cordelia said softly. "Please send me to my mom's house."

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Rowan stood rooted. He felt a pang in his heart, and there was a twinge of pain before it thumped.

Cordelia looked at him strangely but did not think more about it and got into the car. Robert called for the chauffeur, and both of them sent her together.

Not long after the car drove off, Rowan broke out of his daze and quickly gave chase. He tailed Cordelia's car along the way with shaking hands gripping the steering wheel.

There were a few times when his vision turned blurry. The crisp and sweet voice, as well as flashbacks of a certain person's smile and actions, kept appearing in his mind. He could always see her in a gentle, long lilac dress smiling happily under the sun once she saw him. He could always recall how she rebelled against her family and relatives without care just for him, as well as the shock, rage, and despair in her eyes when she found out that he had lied to her...

Rowan hit the brake abruptly.

The car suddenly stopped in the middle of the road, causing disgruntlement from the cars at the back. Immediately, grating honks were all that could be heard on the road. The other drivers threw him dirty glances and curses when they went around him/

The traffic police rushed over soon enough and knocked on his car window.

Rowan sat in the car with a pale face like his soul had left his body. There was sweat on his forehead as he teared up.

"Ms. Cordelia, what are you looking for?"

Robert could not help asking her, seeing that she kept turning around.

"Oh, nothing," Cordelia replied nonchalantly. "I think Uncle Irwin's car was following us, but he's gone now."

Robert thought about it with a furrow of brows. He had to let Zephyr know about this. After sending Cordelia to her destination safely, he called Zephyr to report it downstairs.

"Yes, we've sent Ms. Cordelia to her mom's."

"Mm." Zephyr was going through some documents. "Anything happened while she was in the manor?"

"No. Just..." Robert paused. "We met Mr. Irwin at the door, and he insisted on sending Ms. Cordelia."

Zephyr's hands that had been typing on the keyboard stopped abruptly.

'Rowan Irwin again?'

The man's expression was cool as his gaze darkened. His even breathing, however, concealed his emotions.

"Then?"

"Then..." Robert tried his best to watch his words. "Ms. Cordelia said that it's fine that I sent her, and Mr. Irwin stopped insisting."

Zephyr smirked. 'As expected of his Cordelia!'

Robert said with some difficulty, "And... Mr. Irwin scolded you."

Zephyr felt annoyance fill his chest. "What did he scold?"

"The usual," Robert answered, feeling amused. "Things along calling you a brat and saying that men are horrible—"

As soon as Robert said that, the call was cut.

Zephyr clenched his fists so hard that his knuckles turned white. His expression was icy.

Clark, who came in to send him coffee, was frightened by how he looked.

He asked nervously, "Sir, is there a problem with the accounts?"

"No," Zephyr uttered coldly and got up to go out with a stride.

"Sir-"

"I'm done with work. Pass the rest to the person in charge of each department!"

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At present, Zephyr just wanted to go to his mother-in-law's place.

He wondered if Rowan would follow Cordelia. 'That old geezer! What does he want?'

When Cordelia arrived home, Xyla was basking in the sun on the balcony. She beamed when she saw her daughter come in.

"Cordelia, come!"

Cordelia hurried over.

Xyla pointed at the succulents she had and boasted to her daughter, "Look how well I'm taking care of them! These plants have a strong vitality. They thrive even when you water them once over a week!" Cordelia chuckled. From what she could remember, her mother had never been known to have green fingers. Anything that went through her hands would surely wilt. She once teased that the only living creatures her mother did not kill were her daughter and Carter.

Xyla looked at Cordelia and smiled, knowing that her daughter must be laughing at her, but she tinkered with her succulents anyway.

"Mom." Cordelia was suddenly curious. "You've never grown plants in the past? I mean... before you had kids."

"No." Xyla shook her head.

That was because she had a botanical garden and a greenhouse back home. All the precious plants in the world were there. They also had a private tropical forest. She never had to take care of them. Cordelia collected the clothes on the balcony and folded them before cleaning the house.

Many times, her role and Xyla's role were reversed. She was more like a mother, and her mother was more like a daughter who needed to be cared for.

Cordelia chuckled and spoke. "Mom, sometimes I find you so strange... You have a princess vibe to you!"

Xyla froze for several seconds and suddenly felt sad.

She murmured, "Cordelia... I've caused you a lot of trouble and made you suffer grievances all these years."

"No, no!" Cordelia ran over to hug her. "How could you think that? I don't mean it that way!

"What I wanted to say is that you have an elegance to you. If I didn't know you, I'd really think that you're a princess!"

Xyla looked at her and chortled.

It was just so that the mother and daughter stood before the dressing mirror.

Xyla looked at herself in the mirror-time had left its mark on her. Her daughter standing next to her was in the prime of her youth and looked exactly like when she was younger.

She hugged her daughter tightly, pressing their faces together, and felt warmth gush in her heart.

"Right, Cordelia." Xyla asked her, "You went to the Hamertons today, right? How was it? Did you meet his grandfather?"

"I did," Cordelia replied softly. "Grandpa was nice to me. Don't worry."

This was within Xyla's expectations. She had received a strict education in terms of courtesy since she was a small child. How to give presents and how to return the gesture were in the classes she attended growing up.

"Since you've already met the elders... when are you getting married to him?"

"Mom, it's no hurry!"

"What are you talking about!?" Xyla widened her eyes. "No hurry? Are you going to just drag it on?"

Cordelia smiled. "I just want to work for a few years! My career's just started. I should at least make something out of it first!"

"You mean you want to make enough money before you marry him?"

Cordelia thought that her mother might not understand it if she told her about having financial independence and developing herself as a person and whatnot, so she just went along with what she said and nodded.

"Goodness!" Xyla widened her eyes. "Are you silly? When can you ever make enough money? If you miss Zephyr, though, where are you going to find another one like him?"

"Mom!" Cordelia looked at her, beaming. "Zephyr won't run away!"

"That's hard to tell! What if... another childhood sweetheart appears again? Like that something Tanner!"

"Whoever appears, he's mine." Cordelia was confident. "He won't be able to run away!"

Xyla looked at her with a doting yet helpless gaze and sighed.

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"But people will talk as you two live together without being married."

Xyla advised softly, "Cordelia, you're a girl, and reputation is important! You didn't know his identity in the past and thought that you had married him. You can't be at fault for staying together. Now that you know and still want to be with him, you should get married sooner!"

"Mom!" Cordelia grinned cheekily. "You're pretty old school!"

"I'm not old school. I want to protect you!" Xyla held her hand. "It's not official or legitimate so long as you aren't married. I'm worried about you being hurt."

Cordelia felt a pinch in her nose. She understood that it was due to the unhappy experience with William in the past that Xyla was exceptionally sensitive to the term legitimate.

She snuggled her mother affectionately. Growing up, she rarely had the chance to act cute and coy with Xyla.

Xyla patted her shoulders with a loving smile. Like many naggy mothers, she would keep nagging about their marriage.

"Alright, I know." Cordelia placated softly. "I'll put the wedding on schedule after I'm done with my busy schedule for this period, okay?"

"Mm, you've got to keep your word!"

"Don't worry!"

Xyla remembered something else and said, "Oh yeah, Cordelia... You and him... I mean, when you're together, is he... Is he nice to you?"

Cordelia was confused listening to her mother.

Xyla was being implicit, so she could not help giggling when she saw her daughter being bewildered.

"I mean, does he do it with you often?"

Cordelia froze before blushing in an instant once she understood it.

"Mom! How could you ask this!?"

"What not to ask about this? I'm your mom. Of course you can talk about it with me!" The education Xyla received had always been modern and open. Sex was never a taboo topic.

"I just want to remind you not to wear yourself out. As for prevention, you two talk about it! Of course, I'd love to have a grandson..."

"Mom!" Cordelia was so close to stomping her foot.

"Mom, I'll get it done for you!" The door opened suddenly to reveal a man walking in with a grin.

The triumph on his face was completely the opposite of how he was usually stern and cold.

Cordelia froze on the spot while Zephyr hugged her and smiled at Xyla.

"Mom, don't worry. You won't just have a grandson. You'll get a granddaughter too!"

Cordelia gave him a hard elbow.

Xyla was beaming widely once she saw her son-in-law and was now over the moon upon hearing what he said.

"Zephyr, you came in time! Come, take a look at my succulents..."

Zephyr raised his brows and smirked at Cordelia.

"I'll go look at mom's succulents with her first," he said softly. "After we go home... let's fulfill her wish!"

Cordelia punched him, and her blush intensified. The man must have been too free recently to think about that all day long!

Liam had changed his mind about Cordelia to a certain extent, inviting her for a visit almost every other day.

Cordelia kept her mother's advice to heart-no matter when it was, a girl should be reserved and composed. Only when she held a high standard would others not look down on her. Those who used to hate her, especially. It was a skill to adjust one's mannerisms to interact with them.

Cordelia had indirectly rejected most of the invitations. At the one tea party she went to, she only exchanged pleasantries with Liam, keeping a clear head and answering smoothly and politely.

Liam brought her up to Clark from time to time. "The girl by Zephyr's side... She's rather wonderful."

Clark grinned. The day had finally come. "Of course she's wonderful! How could she not be when she's someone Mr. Zephyr likes?"

"Are you... saying I have bad foresight indirectly?"

It was because Liam liked Nelly before this.

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Clark was astonished.

Liam was usually cold and strict. Rarely were there times like this when he huffed with a glare. It was pretty rare, and what was rarer was that he acted this way because of Cordelia.

Clark smiled and helped the old man back to his room for rest. The servant sent in the tonic that he took every night.

Liam finished it with a furrow of brows and placed the bowl back on the tray with a thud.

Clark was worried. "Sir, any medicine has its side effects. I think it's better that you drink less of it."

"It's fine." Liam waved a hand. "I've been drinking this since I was young. It's been decades now, and it's already a habit. Besides, these are holistic herbs. They're nourishing. They aren't harmful!" Clark wanted to say more, but nothing came out despite his open mouth.

In Royal Manor at night...

When Cordelia came out from her shower, she saw that Zephyr was already asleep. She checked the time-it was only 8:00 p.m.

Work was busy recently, and Zephyr frequently worked overtime. It was rare that he slept early today.

Cordelia smiled upon recalling that this man had confidently told her during dinner that there would be a meteor shower at 8:00 p.m. tonight and that both of them were to sit at the roof hand in hand and make a wish.

He was kind of endearing when he acted childish sometimes.

Cordelia tucked him in carefully before she slipped inside herself, pulling a corner of the sheets up.

Zephyr's even breathing was just next to her ear.

She looked at him quietly, unable to help running her pale fingers over the middle of his brows, tip of his nose, lips, and finally stopping at his chiseled face.

The more she looked at his face, the more she loved it.

Cordelia smiled. When she ran her finger over the fatigue that showed between his brows, she jolted. She thought of how he had to attend to his work recently but also free up some time to help her with the miscellaneous affairs of the western suburbs' project... and all his bank cards were with her too.

He was a man without a single cent of fun money. He did not even have cash for a meal on him. Forget Zephyr's status. A regular person would find it hard to accept.

Cordelia suddenly thought that she had quite gone over the line. She bit her lips and got up to pull the drawer open to get all the bank cards that Zephyr had submitted to her.

She thought she should give him one back lest he embarrassed himself in front of others. She then pulled a card out and placed it under his pillow softly. She intended for it to be a surprise, wanting to let him know when he woke up the next day.

Unexpectedly, he slept lightly and moved around, trying to peel his eyes open.

"Cordelia? What are you doing?"

"Nothing." Cordelia smiled. "Giving you allowance."

"Huh?" Zephyr was perplexed.

He had not asked for an allowance from her today, but she took the initiative to give it to him? How could he miss such a golden opportunity!?

He got up swiftly and took off his T-shirt, revealing his muscular chest.

"Come on!"

Cordelia was stunned. "Come on, what?"

The man smirked. "Aren't you giving me 'allowance'?"

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Cordelia screamed, but it was too late for her to run. Zephyr pressed against her within a blink of an eye.

The man grabbed her wrists and whispered into her ear, "Wifey, how much is there in the card?"

She was honest and answered without even thinking about it, "This is your old black card. There's no money in there, but it's unlimited spending—" The beastly-like man kissed her before she was done speaking.

She could not breathe.

When they were done, Cordelia lazily leaned on him. She felt as if she had collapsed.

Zephyr grabbed her shoulders softly, revealing a satisfied smile.

He was not sleepy at all.

"No!" She stopped him in time. "I'm exhausted. Please let me go..."

He grinned. "Ms. Jenner, your service is unlimited."

Cordelia grabbed the blanket tightly to wrap herself in it. Her big eyes looked at him with her guard up.

Zephyr was soft-heartened. He grabbed her into his embrace and patted her smooth back.

"Okay, I'll let you go," he said gently. "Have a good rest."

She chuckled and held his neck with her hands.

"I don't feel as sleepy now." She looked at him. "Why don't we talk?"

"Sure, anything you want."

But what were they going to talk about?

Cordelia knew that he usually had many taboos. When they were together, he did not want to hear about her work, another man's name, or talk about girls that he used to know... No matter what they talked about, they could not avoid these two topics-getting married and sex.

Her cheeks flushed. She buried herself into his embrace like a kitten.

"What's wrong?" Zephyr was stunned. "Are you not feeling well?"

"No..." Cordelia smiled and squeezed a topic. "Zen, we seem to have missed the meteor shower tonight."

"Oh, right." He nodded, "I heard it started at 8:00 p.m., and it's almost 2:00 a.m. now..."

"It's all "

Before Cordelia could say, "your fault", Zephyr came up with an excuse.

"It's okay. Have you forgotten that your husband is better than a meteor shower? I'll fulfill any wishes that you have."

Cordelia smiled. She did not have any crazy wishes. All she wanted was for her family to be healthy, to have a great career, and to grow old with him.

Oh yeah, she seemed to have promised her mother to talk about the wedding.

Her dimples were showing as she smiled when she thought of that. As she stared at him, there seemed to be stars in her eyes.

Zephyr was confused.

She asked. "Zen, what do you think of Uncle Irwin?"

He was stunned. "Why are you... talking about him out of nowhere?"

Cordelia smiled. She had something in mind.

When they really got married, a man should give her to Zephyr's hands!

William would definitely not come, while Carter was too young. Nobody suited the role.

She did not know many people to begin with, let alone men. She was close to Rowan, and he cared a lot for her. He was the best candidate.

However, Zephyr did not think the same. He still had his guard on against Rowan.

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Janine had said that he would not have to show mercy to Rowan if they saw each other...

No matter what grudge they had, Rowan had offended his mother before.

Offending his mother would mean offending him. Naturally, he would not tolerate him!

"I don't know much about him," Zephyr said with his deep voice. "Cordelia, stay away from him."

"Why?"

"Because..." He could not give a reason. "No matter what, this man is shrewd. Watch out when you work with him. Apart from working, stay away from him."

But...

Cordelia pouted.

She was upset when she got home and saw her mother being alone and that only the succulents on the balcony were her company.

At that time, she had an idea. She wanted to get her mother a boyfriend. She would not be so lonely, at least.

She thought about it, and Rowan seemed to be the only one who fulfilled her conditions.

"Okay, Cordelia." Seeing her hesitation, Zephyr gave a light peck on her forehead and said gently. "Let's talk about something else." Cordelia yawned. She flipped over and lay on the bed.

She was really sleepy now.

She shut her eyes and fell asleep soon. She heard Zephyr saying something before her consciousness went fuzzy. She soon started to dream. In the dream, she was in a dark ancient forest. It was so quiet she could hear water flowing and the frogs croaking.

As she went forward, she could see the subtle lights.

She grabbed by instinct, and she grabbed a firefly! She was surprised and happy. When she looked closely... The firefly had two pairs of wings.

A double-winged firefly? She thought about it in confusion in the dream.

Someone seemed to have told her that the double-winged fireflies lived in the rainforest in Sabe of Southeast Aciatic. It was a private garden.

She let the firefly go and proceeded forward.

Suddenly, a shadow flashed through the dark. She was startled, then a tall, big man walked by.

Cordelia followed him and saw two people hugging. They could not get away from each other... She smiled. Just when she was going to turn around to leave, an elusive voice called out to her. "Cordelia..." She turned around, and she was shocked by the two faces!

"Mom? Uncle Irwin? You guys..."

Cordelia's heart was pounding. Her blood was rushing to her head!

However, when she wanted to ask more, she slipped and fell into the dark.

She woke up from her dream.

She was drenched in a cold sweat and only calmed down forcefully after taking a few deep breaths.

It was strange. Why did she have such a dream?

She rubbed her temples. Seeing that Zephyr was not there, she put on her flip-flops and went looking for him.

As she thought, Z was hitting the sandbag in the courtyard.

He was half-naked, and his beautiful muscles exuded his manliness under the sunlight.

He was as fierce as a wild beast as he hit the sandbag.

Cordelia recalled that he would practice every morning when they were living in Jangasas.

Zephyr noticed her standing not far away. He stopped immediately and showed her a smile that was warmer than the sun.

"Are you tired?" Cordelia handed him water and wiped his sweat. "Rest for a little bit!"

"I'm not tired." He smiled. How could he admit that he was tired in front of her?

"Oh yeah, Carter texted me," he told her. "He's asking us to go to his school ceremony!"

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"School ceremony?" Cordelia was stunned. "What's that about?"

"He got a scholarship for this semester again." When Zephyr talked about him, it was as if he was proud of his own brother. "Also, his thesis was published in a major journal. It got the attention of the experts in medicine, which won him an academic award!"

Cordelia took over his phone.

It was okay before she looked. Now only did she find out that Carter had been talking to Zephyr often,

He would talk to his brother-in-law instead of his sister.

To him, Zephyr was an invincible superman!

Therefore, it was only natural that he shared his proud achievement with him as soon as he found out.

"That guy!" She pretended to be mad. "It's as if I'm nothing to him!"

"Are you jealous?" Zephyr chuckled. He showed her the chat that they had a few days ago.

[Brother-in-law, I'd like to buy a gift for mom and sister when I get the scholarship. What do you think they'd like?]

Cordelia was soft-hearted. There were tears in her eyes.

"If he didn't ask me to keep it a secret, I would've told you the good news from the beginning," he said gently into her ear. "Go change now. We'll visit him later." Cordelia smiled to agree.

In the morning, the two arrived at the University of Centrolis.

It was a 100-year-old school. Naturally, the atmosphere was different. Even the trees in the courtyard looked especially scholarly.

She looked at the students walking by enviously. She was envious of their energy and high spirits-the confidence of a wise person.

Zephyr went to get drinks while she stood next to the curb. At that moment, a bunch of guys who had just finished playing basketball walked by. They could not help but check her out. One of the guys who looked handsome walked back after passing her by. He shyly asked for her number.

Cordelia waved while smiling. She rejected him courteously.

"Who is this?" A thick voice suddenly came from behind.

When she turned around, she saw Zephyr's grim face.

"I don't know him." Cordelia smiled while grabbing his arm.

He had bought her favorite caramel bubble tea. It was warm in her hands.

Zephyr could not help but look at that guy again. He complained in a deep voice, "He asked for your number?"

She nodded.

"What are the students thinking about?!" He looked fierce. "Seems like the school has given them too little to do! They'll only spend their time thinking of stuff like that if they don't have much on their plate!" After Joe's downfall, the board of trustees got rid of Murphy and the other investor from the Tanners.

Zephyr arranged the main school directors of the University of Centrolis. The people were saying that the school had become the Hamertons' study.

Zephyr was not done with that. "I must pressure the school! From now on, the passing rate for examinations will be above 80 marks!"

The students passing by looked at him in confusion when he said that.

Cordelia quickly pulled him toward the hall.

Soon, the ceremony started. It was a full house.

Knowing that Zephyr had come, the dean wanted to get him to sit in the middle. However, Zephyr knew Cordelia did not like attention, so he asked the dean to leave them alone.

Sitting among the crowd, she could not help but feel emotional when clapping sounds filled the hall as Carter received the medal of honor from the lecturer.

The host introduced him as the youngest special admission student since the school was founded. He said he had amazing talent in medicine.

He even said that the lecturers agreed with that. A star in medicine was rising quickly...

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"Hah, what nonsense!"

An ear-piercing voice suddenly sounded.

Cordelia looked where it came from. The person was just behind her. It was a sloppy boy with disdain and arrogance written all over his face.

"I wonder what Carter did."

Others were whispering to each other too.

"I'm guessing he has been kissing the department head's *ss to be winning this award?"

"Isn't it just a medical thesis? Everyone has done it! This boy was still playing in the sandbox when I was in the lab!"

"That's right! I heard he was only 16 when he got into the university..."

"What do you know?" Another person went along with them. "He has an amazing sister. Can you beat him to that?"

"Sister? What does she do?"

"I think she's an escort..."

The few boys were discussing and laughing.

Cordelia looked at them angrily. Suddenly, a big hand patted her shoulder.

"Don't be mad," Zephyr said softly.

"I'm not." Cordelia looked at him. "I'm just curious as to why a 100-year-old school would have such students."

"Who told you they'll all be good kids just because it's a 100-year-old school?" Zephyr chuckled and looked over. He picked up his phone, took a picture, and sent it to Robert. Soon, he received those people's information.

It turned out they were all nepotism babies. The leading one was the son of an experienced actor who had won many international awards. He was respected in the circle.

"His name's Tony Robinson," Zephyr said softly. "In reality, a small portion of the quota is reserved for students like these every year in the university. They're accepted as long as they have the money.

"Oh well..." He smiled, "All schools are the same. Even in Chaiseland and Feranche, the prestigious schools would have such quotas. After all, schools are not profit organizations. With the huge annual expenses, apart from the board of trustees, they'd have to rely on the students too!"

"Even so, they can't slander Carter like that!"

"Yes, you're right." Zephyr would try his best to make Cordelia happy whenever she was upset.

However, they were celebrities' kids. They did not worth his time to teach them a lesson.

While he was thinking of what to do, his lady walked to them directly.

"I heard you guys are interested in Carter's sister?"

The few boys were stunned. They took a good look at her.

At that moment, they had more interest in her.

Tony's eyes lit up.

"I guess you don't know me?" Cordelia took out her name cards calmly and gave them out.

She paused when she gave it to Tony.

They saw her name and the company that she was working at on the name card.

"Imperial Media!" they screamed.

"So, Ms. Jenner is Imperial Media's senior assistant!"

"Which means you're a senior agent?"

"That's right." Cordelia smiled flatly. "I see that you guys look pretty good. I'm guessing... You're actors' kids?"

"Ms. Jenner, my dad is an actor!" said one of them. "But the resources they got me are terrible. None of them are of big production!" "Ms. Jenner, can Imperial Media sign us?"

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Cordelia glanced at them coldly and stared at the boy named Tony.

He was quite handsome. He had smothering eyes and a sharp nose. He had a cool, bad-boy look.

If he was in movies, he would have many women on their knees.

However, she clenched her fists when she recalled what they said about Carter.

"The celebrities Imperial Media signs are reputable for having artistic skills and good ethics." She scoffed. "Apart from good acting skills, they need a great reputation in the circle.

"So, what makes you think you deserve to be signed with Imperial Media?"

They were stunned at the same time.

Perhaps they grew up in a first-class environment and were spoiled-some were even acting since they were young-so they were the ones who picked the job instead of the other way around. They had never encountered anyone who dared to talk to them like that.

Nevertheless, one of them was considered sharp to have thought about what happened.

"This lady... She asked if we're interested in Carter's sister as soon as she came out to us!" he said. "And now she said this. Maybe she's the sister?"

"Shouldn't his sister have the family name or Irwin?"

"I guess it's a messy family!" Tony laughed fearlessly. "I think they have different fathers!"

The few boys laughed.

Cordelia took a deep breath to calm herself down. She heard Tony speak again. "It's just an insignificant company. What's there to brag about? My dad wouldn't care for it!"

His tone was disdainful and filled with mockery. He even lifted his head to look at Cordelia and scoffed when he said that.

In reality, his father, Lucas Robinson, wanted to sign with Imperial Media, but Janine had rejected him.

When it came to reputation or popularity, he could not compare with Neil.

When it came to traffic or gossip, he was nothing compared to Mona.

Apart from his above-average acting skills and winning some insignificant international awards, he was not worth investing in. Janine was a wise businesswoman. Would she not be bringing trouble to herself if she signed such a weakling to her company? "There are many companies that do big movies!" Tony went on mocking. "Ms. Jenner, do you know about Sol Entertainment?" Cordelia was astonished.

Tony treated her astonishment as shock.

He was getting proud. "My dad and Sol Entertainment's boss are best friends! By then, when they're looking for an actor, I can act in anything I want. Why would I need to find an investor myself?" His friends looked at him enviously when he said that.

Cordelia was not sure whether she should laugh or cry. She had never heard Nicholas talking about a best friend called Lucas.

"Ah, so you know Sol Entertainment well?" A deep voice suddenly sounded.

Cordelia turned her head back-her man was right behind. He had one hand in his pocket as he walked over slowly. His face was cold with disdain.

He grabbed her shoulders while looking at the few boys in their early 20s.

Although he was not much older than them, to him, these people's IQ and EQ were far lower than an adult's standard.

They did not know him. They were staring at them, trying to guess who he was.

"W-What?" Tony lifted his head. "Hah, do you know who Sol Entertainment's boss is? He used to be the boss of Jangasas! He told my dad that I can be the male lead of the movie their company is producing anytime I want!

"Sol Entertainment is just like my second home!"

Zephyr could not help but smirk.

The nepotism babies nowadays did not do their homework before boasting?