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"But Mrs. Hamerton..." Robert pursed his lips. "Ms. Zennie has to be a witness. It's the police's request."

"It's okay." Seth's gaze was determined. "I'll keep her company when she goes to court."

Cordelia and Zephyr exchanged a look with a smile when they heard that.

Seth coughed and blushed slightly.

"Uh... I'm a little tired. I'll be going back for some rest."

"Sure, have a good rest!" Cordelia chuckled. "Zennie's still waiting for you to go to court with her!"

Seth flashed them a smile and turned to leave.

A few days later, Phil was transferred to the regular ward. He was bandaged up, and his originally pale face looked even weaker. The sharp edge in his eyes seemed to have diminished significantly, but it was like he was a revived bug the moment he saw Zephyr as he strained his neck and glared at him.

It was just that a bug was just a bug.

Zephyr's gaze was cold without an expression. He frowned lightly after looking at Phil for a while.

"The medical care you've received is the best," he said coldly. "Don't worry, you're safe here. No one will kill you."

Not only would no one kill him, but it was impossible even for him to kill himself.

Other than doctors on duty all 24 hours, there were various ways to stop him from trying to commit suicide.

Phil glared at him. "Hah, you keep me alive to let me die in the end anyway!"

"You're right." Zephyr scoffed. "But I can't decide your death on behalf of the law. Your death will be sentenced through the proper legal procedure!"

Phil cackled. The laugh was chilling. There was grief and despair in his gaze. Unlike his usual savageness, there was something sorrowful about him today.

Perhaps a person at the brink of their death would no longer put up an act over their emotions. Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the ƒindNoᴠᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Zephyr asked, "Phil nelson, you spent all these years in the Hamertons, using Yale and my uncle, approaching Zennie, and using Marcus when he appeared... All these things you've done aren't just for drug dealing, are they?"

"Hah, why not?" Phil arched his brow. "You've got the goods, and Lukas has confessed... Kill me or whatever. Up to you!"

"This is not what I want to hear." Zephyr scowled. "Everything you've done targets the Hamertons. To be precise, it targets me! "Why are you doing this!?"

Phil only smiled without answering. He thought that this would anger Zephyr, and people would always lose their heads when they were angry, doing things that they did not usually do.

However, he was wrong. Not only was Zephyr not angered, but he even sat on the chair and crossed his legs leisurely.

Whatever he was feeling did not show on his face at all.

"It's fine. We can drag this out if you don't want to say anything," Zephyr said faintly.

Phil snickered and turned away.

A nurse came in to change his dressing a while later. The wound on his shoulder must be redressed and medicated frequently, or there would be risks of infection.

Despite that, Zephyr spoke when the nurse was about to remove the dressing.

"Stop." He smiled. "Mr. Nelson's dressing won't be needing a change anymore." The nurse paused and stood there at a loss.

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"It's Dr. Stafford's instruction."

"Oh." The nurse nodded and left with her tray.

There were nurses who came in after that, some to check on the drip, some to record Phil's condition, but all of them were chased out without exception.

Zephyr and Phil were the only ones in the room. Time ticked by, and he remained at ease, determined to drag this out with Phil.

Meanwhile, Phil's wound disallowed him to wait it out. The wound was painful and itchy. The dressing was stuck to the blood seeped, and any subtle movement was excruciating.

He was sweating in pain that even his face was twisted. He wanted to die but was unable to, yet he could not recover even if he wanted to.

"Zephyr Hamerton!" He lost it in the end. "What do you want!?"

"I told you when I came in." Zephyr looked at him coldly. "I want the truth!"

"The truth? Hah... What happens when someone without a conscience like you learns the truth? You'll still be living your merry life, but the one I love won't ever be back..."

Zephyr was confused and could not help furrowing his brows.

"What are you talking about?"

Phil slowly looked up and asked, "Zephyr Hamerton, do you still remember Rania Kerk?"

'Rania Kerk?'

Zephyr racked his brain and vaguely remembered that there seemed to be this girl when he was in university.

Two-thirds of the students in the business college he was in came from wealthy families. There was also a small batch of poor students who got into this, one of the five hardest schools to enter in the world, based on their hard work and exceptional determination. Rania was one of them. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the (ƒ)indNƟvᴇl.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

She and Phil were kids from regular families. They were childhood sweethearts, but Rania earned a business college scholarship and studied abroad before making it official.

Phil worked hard over here to send her some allowance, saving the rest for him and thinking of buying a decent ring and ask her to marry him the day she graduated and returned.

It was unexpected that the letters Rania sent him mentioned one name repeatedly-Zephyr Hamerton.

She told him all about her secret love for Zephyr in the letters, the butterflies in her stomach, her shyness to confess... The sweet joy she was in was brimming from her words. Phil tried asking her: [Then what are we?]

Rania answered that they were just best friends who grew up together!

Phil blanked out, looking at the words "best friends".

Zephyr was quiet for some time, bewildered. He had never spoken a word to Rania.

Phil snorted. "Zephyr, drop the act. Not only have you talked to her, but you even took her for a meal and the ball! If you didn't do things that made her misunderstand, would she have a crush on you? Would she have... lost her life then!?"

"What?" Zephyr paused. "She died?"

"Yes, she died! And she died in humiliation!"

Phil breathed harshly, with tears stinging the corner of his eyes.

When news of Rania's death arrived, it was already a week after her passing. Phil gathered all the money he had and bought the earliest flight to the foreign land.

Rania's friend said that she was heartbroken after her confession was rejected and went to the bar only for a few thugs to set their eyes on her... It was how the tragedy happened.

The state she died in was awful. She jumped from the hotel's window, stained with blood and filth, without a piece of clothing.

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Zephyr paused for a moment. He more or less understood what had happened. Phil and Rania were childhood sweethearts, and Phil wanted to marry her, but Rania liked someone else when she studied abroad and denied their relationship with the words "best friends".

She later met with a mishap, and Phil launched his revenge against the Hamertons out of his grief.

It was just that Zephyr still failed to dig the name Rania Kerk out from his memory.

Phil had just pulled trouble after trouble for the Hamertons over inexplicable revenge!

Zephyr looked at him coldly and said, "Phil Nelson, I don't even know who Rania Kerk is. Stop making things up!"

"You're really shameless..." Phil gritted each word.

"Maybe this is just your excuse for revenge." Zephyr's presence was oppressive as he stepped closer. "Maybe Rania Kerk doesn't even exist!"

"You..." Phil's expression changed, and he wanted to say something out of his agitation but ultimately stayed quiet.

Zephyr's gaze darkened. Rania was the best breakthrough point he had. He could definitely find out the real reason Phil wanted to seek revenge against the Hamertons through this point! "Why? Was I right?" Zephyr sneered. "Someone who's never existed, someone out of your imagination-this is the reason you hurt my family and me!? Phil Nelson, are you delusional or paranoid!?" "You're lying! You're lying!" Phil's reaction was violent.

He gripped the rail by the bed while his pale face was colored from rage. He glared at Zephyr like he wanted to rip him into pieces.

Zephyr continued to taunt him. "If Rania Kerk existed, she'd have told you how we got to know each other in the letters.

"Phil Nelson, tell me how I got acquainted with her."

Phil looked at him for some time and turned away. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ FɪndNøvel.ηᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"If you don't..." There was a sense of iciness in Zephyr's smile. "That can only mean that Rania Kerk doesn't exist. She's not even human!" "Ah!" As expected, Phil was furious, struggling to get up with a yell.

However, he fell back harshly after some struggle.

Zephyr watched him without an expression. He was getting closer to the answer he wanted.

"Zephyr Hamerton, you... You despicable man!" Phil's eyes were reddened. "Rania's a good girl. I forbid you from saying that about her!"

"A good girl?" There was a lilt in Zephyr's tone. "A good girl will spend your money while liking another man overseas? Looks like your definition of a good girl is different from everyone else, Phil!" "Shut up!"

"Answer me," Zephyr said coldly. "What did she say in the letters?"

Phil was quiet for a long time before he slowly looked up at him with a smile.

"You've really forgotten? Hah, right! How could rich playboys like you actually be devoted to a girl... Rania had liked you since she met you in the debate competition. You wrote a thesis together in the library, went to picnics and camping on the weekends, and you even took her to the ball.

"Rania said that she had never worn such a pretty dress and attended an upper-class ball..."

Zephyr frowned. 'Debate competition?'

It was true that there were many famous debate competitions in the business college, but he had never participated in these activities at university.

For one, he was born a man of few words and had a resting b*tch face usually. People avoided him most of the time. A personality like his was honestly not quite one cut for a passionate debate contest.

Second, he did not say much, but his responses were curt and cutting once he spoke. The lecturers knew that he was hard to deal with and could not offend him, so they usually never did ask him to join competitions.

There was only once when a new tutor wrote his name on the debate competition name list without hesitation when they saw Zephyr's dazzling grades.

Despite that, Zephyr had not appeared in that competition at all.

Hence... Zephyr's train of thought came to a halt as he balled up his fists.

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It was no wonder that there was a period when rumors about how a girl had a crush on the carefree and rich fourth heir of the Hamertons again spread like wildfire in the business college. Zephyr had heard rumors like this countless times and did not pay much mind to it. It was just that his younger cousin had quitted school later on and rushed back to the country, later finishing his studies locally.

No one at home had told Zephyr what happened, and he did not find the need to ask either.

It was unexpected that the cause of the matter was this...

"Why do you look like that?" Phil snorted. "You remember it now? Zephyr, Rania's dead because of you! I want each of you Hamertons to die with her!"

Zephyr took a deep breath with an icy gaze. He said softly after a while, "The one in the debate competition wasn't me."

"What did you say!?" Phil gritted his teeth. "How could you still deny it at this stage!?"

"That wasn't me. It's my younger cousin, Marco Hamerton."

Phil felt his ears fill up with white noise as he widened his eyes, and his lips quivered.

"I've never entered debate competitions," Zephyr said clearly. "My name was written for that competition, but I didn't want to go. Marco volunteered to join on my behalf."

For some reason, since they were both Hamertons, the name list kept the name Zephyr Hamerton.

Marco was an excellent debater. He could lighten up the mood with humor and attack the competitor with sharp words. In addition to his warm and bright appearance as well as his gentlemanly ways, it was easy to attract girls' attention.

Zephyr sighed. Marco was his youngest uncle's son and was overprotected growing up. He had a pure mind and was even a little silly. He would not think otherwise when girls approached him, so he was nice to all of them.

Zephyr thought that it was probably not complicated between him and Rania.

It was normal that they would go to the library-Marco often studied in the library with his friends.

It was also normal that they would go to picnics and camping-Marco loved the outdoors and often gathered his friends for trips.

It was even more normal that he had taken her to a ball-the business college often hosted networking events like this.

As for gifting Rania a dress, it was normal for Marco because he was a nice guy-to everyone, basically. He was not a womanizer, but girls would always misunderstand his consideration and care. Rania had had no idea that it had always been Marco because Marco had grown up overseas and was used to his nickname. People around him were also used to addressing him by his nickname. "The name Rania first mentioned to you in her letters, was it Zephyr Hamerton?" Zephyr asked seriously.

Phil paused before his expression turned complicated, and he looked at him in disbelief.

The first name mentioned, and he remembered, was actually Mark. Rania had written in the letter that she knew that Mark was Zephyr because she had secretly checked the name list of the debate competition.

After mentioning Zephyr a few times, though, she talked about Mark in the letters after that. She claimed that people called him Mark, so that was what she called him as well.

After what happened to Rania, Phil got her phone back after taking care of her funeral. As he went through her contact history, the few texts were between her and Mark. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the Findηøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

It was apparent that she was passionate about Mark, but the latter was only courteous to her. Her memo was filled with her fantasies about Mark too. Mark was like her everything.

Phil was insanely jealous and wanted to crush the phone. When he raised the phone high up, however, he could not bring himself to smash it down on the floor.

What he could see was how awful Rania had died. He wanted Mark, who had rejected and hurt her, to pay the price.

It was unexpected that everything was just a misunderstanding.

"So... I see..." Phil uttered slowly.

Tears streamed down the corner of his eye as he pulled up a self-deprecating smile.

 

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As Zephyr left the hospital ward, he felt like a rock was weighing his heart down. Although Rania's death was unrelated to him, he still felt a sense of guilt, like he was an indirect cause.

He stood at the hospital door for a long time, smoking somewhere spacious, and saw a few police officers rushing into the building. With the number of drugs Phil was dealing with, a death sentence was a treat.

After a stick of cigarette, Zephyr looked up at the nightfall. It was time to leave this mess and go home to keep his wife company.

"Sir." Robert came from afar and looked hesitant to speak.

Zephyr chuckled after a glance at him. "You went to check Marco's case?"

Robert smiled and nodded. As an excellent follower of Zephyr, of course, he had to do things in advance.

The moment he heard Marco's name outside the ward, he started the investigation. Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ ƒindηʘvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"Not bad." Zephyr patted his shoulder. "Finally did something sensible."

Robert was rendered speechless. How was he insensible aside from always interrupting Zephyr and Cordelia?

"Go on, what did you get?"

"I asked Uncle Clark. He knew a little about it." Robert cleared his throat. "Uncle Clark said that Mr. Marco didn't do anything to the girl... The death at the bar that night was an accident, but the families in school that had grudges with the Hamertons back then began to create rumors and speculations. Mr. Marco's a timid one, so he ran back on his own."

Zephyr replied with a dull hum.

Marco should be damned. By being so gentlemanly to all the girls all the time, it was his luck to have provoked a crazy one like Phil. And his nickname too... Mark? Was it so hard to just tell people that he was Marco Hamerton?

Zephyr scowled.

"Find out where Rania Kerk is buried and leave some flowers for her."

"Got it."

"Mm." Zephyr turned away but stopped after a few steps, taking a few hard sniffs on himself.

There seemed to be some cigarette scent on his jacket... He turned back to Robert. "Get the car."

"Huh?" Robert was taken aback.

"Ask Splendor Dynasty to leave me a room. I'm going to take a shower."

"Sir..." Robert winced. "Uh, Splendor Dynasty's under Mrs. Hamerton now. Once you step inside the hotel, the receptionist will let her know that you're getting a room right away..."

"What nonsense are you on!?" Zephyr glared at him. "Who did you say is getting a room!?"

"No, no, sir. I'm just... It's just a reminder."

Zephyr felt like his head was exploding.

Robert was right, though. It was inappropriate for him to take a shower in the hotel. Cordelia was pregnant, and it was said that pregnant women were highly sensitive. The fact that he went to the hotel would usually be fine, but at this time, when his wife was pregnant... it was hard to tell how it would end.

He thought that he should save themselves from the headache and not go to the hotel. It was just that he had to wash off the cigarette smell!

Zephyr looked at Robert and suddenly wore a strange smirk.

Robert was hit with a sense of premonition. "Sir, you're not thinking to..."

"We'll go to your place!" It was loud and assertive.

Robert's legs nearly gave out upon hearing that.

"I can't?" Zephyr raised his brows.

"You can... Surely, you can." Robert chuckled. "It's just that my place's a little messy. And there are those cuties..."

Ever since Robert spent some time with Ginger, he became incredibly interested in cats and took the 20 stray cats around his residential area home. He took care of them very well and got someone to tend to their needs usually.

Hence, Zephyr was baffled once he stepped into Robert's place.

How were these cuties? They were glaring tabby cats!

He just wanted to come to take a shower...

"Robert, you..." Zephyr looked at the man in disbelief before he yelled, "Are you planning to put these creatures into Royal Manor one by one!?" Robert shuddered. What else could he do if not look back at Zephyr with a smile?

Zephyr took a quick shower and sped back to Royal Manor.

Cordelia had not slept yet and was tossing and turning in the bed.

Once Zephyr entered the bedroom and saw the small lump under the blanket, his heart felt full, and he got in to hug Cordelia from the back.

"Don't move. Let me hug you for a bit." His hands were around her waist, and he felt her lower abdomen. Their baby was in there.

Zephyr smiled and pressed his chest against her back, burying his face into her hair. Only the familiar sweet fragrance she had could drive away the bad mood this mess brought him.

Cordelia felt cold before Zephyr came back. Now that he was back and was clinging to her, the temperature rose, and she felt much warmer.

"Mm..." She smiled and turned around to face him, snuggling him like a kitten.

Zephyr pulled his shirt up to let Cordelia warm her feet up on his stomach.

He frowned. "Darling, why are you always so cold?"

"I think all pregnant women are like that?" Cordelia answered lazily, "I keep feeling cold after getting pregnant but come to think of it, it makes sense. The baby's sharing my heat, so I don't have enough." "Oh, so it's this little one who's at fault!" Zephyr glared. "Never mind, honey, I'll help you beat it up!"

 

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Cordelia had been a little sleepy, but all that grogginess left her when she heard what he said.

"Who did you say you're beating up!?"

"Darling, I..."

"The baby's not even born yet, and you want to beat it up?" Cordelia raised her brows fiercely.

Zephyr was not scared of anyone outside, but he surrendered in seconds in front of her.

"No, no, I didn't mean that..." He chuckled dryly. "You said that you share some of your heat with the baby after being pregnant, so you're always cold, right?"

"You still can't hit it even then!"

"Oh..." Zephyr nodded obediently.

"Then can I beat them when they grow up and do something wrong?"

"No!" Cordelia glared at him. "Teach and discipline kids verbally when they do something wrong. How can you beat them up simply? Zephyr, if you dare lay a finger on the child, I'll fight you!"

Zephyr stared at her and felt the corners of his lips twitching. He grimaced.

When a woman became a mother, a docile bunny turned into a tigress.

What a woman felt for the child and what a man felt for the child were also different. With the experience of carrying it for ten months, the relationship between the mother and baby was tied by the umbilical cord. They were bonded forever.

Zephyr smiled and scooped Cordelia into his arms. When their new family member joined them in a few months, he might really lose his place. He had to take this opportunity to stay close to his wife and spend alone time together...

Once he thought about this, he was all warmed up, and a certain part of him seemed to change. Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ FɪndNøvel.ηᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Cordelia was more than familiar with the change as she stayed in his arms. She lightly pushed him on the chest, and there was a sense of playing hard to get about it, so she was trapped in the man's arms next.

Zephyr's voice was hoarse as his hand stroked her belly. "Cordelia, it's been over three months, right?"

"Mm..." It had just been three months.

Cordelia blushed. This man was horrible, remembering this clearer than anyone else!

"Didn't the doctor say that we can... after three months?"

"Zephyr!" Cordelia glared at him with a whine. She pretended to struggle but gave in because she missed him too during this period. "You- Gentler..."

"I know." The man's voice was husky. "I know what I'm doing. I won't frighten the baby."

"What if you did?"

"Then..." He pulled up her clothes. "That's education for it, then!"

Cordelia was stunned. "What? I object to this kind of prenatal education!"

"Mm, yeah, no..." Zephyr played along. "Don't worry, honey. The baby will turn out to be a good child!”

"Why?"

"Because..."

Zephyr was going to groan in impatience. He was just going along with whatever she was saying. How could he answer why now?

"Go on!" Cordelia hooked her arms around his neck, her eyes sparkling. "Why are you so sure that the baby's a good child?" "Because..." Zephyr smirked and got on top of her.

"A rod produces a good child!"

"You..."

Cordelia blushed, huffing and giggling. She wanted to punch Zephyr, but he pinned her hands instead, and she could no longer move.

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The temperature outside had dropped tonight, so one must cover up well under the blanket. After that, one could do anything they wanted.

...

Seth had been keeping Zennie company all this while.

After what they had been through, Seth finally recognized his feelings. However, Zennie had suffered a huge blow and turned back to how she was back when her depression started, talking and smiling less. Seth could barely make jokes to cheer her up, but what he could give her was his unwavering company.

Zephyr and Cordelia came to Gale Bay that day and saw Kate standing outside of Zennie's room. The woman could not see anything but was still peeping through the gap in the door, standing on tiptoe or bending down low.

There was a faint sadness to her plump back. It made one feel the worry and concern a mother had.

Cordelia suddenly felt a pinch in her nose. Maybe it was because she was becoming a mother too, and she empathized with what Kate currently felt.

"Oh, Zephyr, Cordelia, you're here?"

Kate forced a smile.

She was without thick makeup today-she had not put on any makeup for a long time to be precise. She was not motivated to do anything after what happened to her daughter.

After all, there was a generation gap between her and Zennie, and she was unable to enter her daughter's world. She could only stay anxious on the side.

"I didn't expect Phil Nelson to be so horrible!" Kate teared up once she thought about it. "Zephyr, you know that I've never cared about family background or status. As long as Zennie likes someone, I support her. But I didn't expect that...

"It's my fault! I've failed her as a mother. My daughter had been manipulated for so long, and I didn't even notice it!"

"Aunt Cloud, don't say that." Cordelia hugged her. "You gave Zennie enough tolerance and respect and let her grow up in a healthy and happy environment, making her a princess without the princess syndrome... It's more than impressive!"

"Cordelia..." Kate's tears fell.

Cordelia wiped the tears away for her and smiled at her, giving her an encouraging look.

"Aunt Cloud, don't worry. All of Zennie's photos in Phil's phone have been deleted. The photos weren't published, so they didn't affect anything. Zennie's reputation won't be damaged."

"Mm!"

"It's just that..." Cordelia frowned. "The girl carries too much weight in her heart. It might take some time before she recovers."

"It probably won't be long," Zephyr said softly.

He opened a small gap in the door, and the three of them stood there. They watched as Seth fed Zennie some congee patiently.

Zennie had not eaten much since morning, and this meal was one that she had the best appetite for across these days.

Kate's eyes lit up, and she broke into a smile. She closed the door gently and waved her hand for Zephyr and Cordelia to go to the living room.

Cordelia and Zephyr smiled at each other. The energetic Aunt Cloud was back again.

"Zephyr, Cordelia, say... is Dr. Stafford serious about Zennie?"

"Of course!" Zephyr chuckled. "Aunt Cloud, Seth took care of me alone after the plane crash. It's how I recovered. I didn't even know him at that time.

"I can guarantee that he's a good man. He won't play Zennie for a fool."

"That's good, that's great!" Kate smacked her lap and grinned brightly.

Actually, she approved of the son-in-law the first time Seth came. Considering that Zennie was young and thinking that Seth was Zephyr's friend and she could not be too forward, she kept it all to herself and said nothing.

It was wonderful now. Her wish was granted.

Cordelia asked with a smile, "Aunt Cloud, you're happy about Dr. Stafford, huh?”

"Of course!

"Zennie said that she wants to get into the medical college Dr. Stafford studied in and become a doctor too!

"She can be anything she wants as long as she keeps Dr. Stafford around. Whatever works!

"Oh, right!" Kate arched her brow and asked, looking at Zephyr carefully, "Can Dr. Stafford... be married into our family too?"

"Uh..." Zephyr chuckled. "I'm afraid not." S~ᴇaʀᴄh the (ƒ)indNƟvᴇl.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"Oh, I thought he could accept it too," Kate muttered softly. "Never mind then. Anything goes as long as my daughter is happy." Zephyr froze. "Aunt Cloud, what do you mean by 'too'?"

Who else was a son-in-law marrying into the wife's family in the Hamertons?

"Too?" Kate was also stunned. "Aren't you one too? I thought your friends were like you!"

"I" Zephyr choked and nearly spat the water he drank.

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Winter passed, and spring came. Cordelia's baby bump grew in the blink of an eye as she was nearing five months.

Without the morning sickness, her appetite improved, and the baby grew well. Her stomach was bigger than regular pregnant women's.

Other than the big belly, however, her limbs were slim, and she looked more radiant day after day.

She could feel the baby's movement and imagined how cute it was to turn around or stretch in her womb, letting out giggles involuntarily. The bliss of being a mother was evident in her, and others wished her the best genuinely when they saw it.

Rowan was the first to lose his composure. With the excuse of observing the medical standard of the joint hospital, he came to Centrolis again. This time, he checked Cordelia on his own.

After combining both modern medicine and a holistic approach, the final conclusion was reached-Cordelia was carrying a baby boy!

Once the news got out, the Hamertons blew up.

Liam was so happy that he barely slept, for days. Even when he napped on the couch, he jolted awake in glee. He even sent someone to the Sweltzar bank to retrieve five big boxes he had deposited there for years.

Even Zephyr had never seen the boxes and was stunned when the boxes came back.

Each box was filled with gold-gold lockets, gold chains, gold bangles, jade embedded gold necklaces. The most shocking one was the one with neatly arranged gold bricks and bars.

The value of one single box was already immeasurable, and they were talking about five boxes!

"Grandpa, these are..."

"What are you looking at?" Liam guarded the boxes like his food, covering them with his hands, and looked at Zephyr in disdain. "These are for my little great-grandson. Don't even think about it!" Zephyr paused as he was hit by deja vu.

He remembered that he had been greatly shocked and had taken days to recover when mercury was found in the birthday cake on his ninth birthday. His grandfather then took out that wooden accessory box that kept the Le Esse and Le Fari, as well as a bunch of jewelry, passed down over generations.

Back then...

Henry asked the old man not to give these valuable things to a child for fun, but the old man glared at him. "What do you mean for fun? These are for my precious grandson to pull him out of his shock!" Henry was speechless, but Liam tossed him a disdainful look before he could say much.

"What are you looking at? These are for my precious grandson. Don't even think about it!"

Oh, how the times had changed! He was no longer the old man's precious baby now. Sigh, he did not know that his grandfather was fickle in his affection!

Zephyr glanced at Liam glumly. Forget it. He was not going to be petty with an old man.

Returning to Royal Manor, Zephyr saw Cordelia resting on the couch as she browsed the channels lazily.

The bag of chips in front of her was mostly emptied, and the broken pieces left were hard to grab. She lifted the bag and poured everything into her mouth with a tilt of her neck instead, action smooth and swift without a hitch.

Zephyr let a chuckle escape.

Only then did Cordelia realize he was back and nearly choked on the mouthful of chips. Thinking how he must have seen her primitive way of eating, she could not help blushing.

"W-Why isn't there any sound when you come back? Are you a cat!?"

Zephyr squinted at Cordelia for some time. He was suddenly aroused seeing her red cheeks and baby bump, as well as how she exuded a different air of matured charm tinged with the playfulness of a girl... He smiled and went over to sit with her, wiping the chip hanging at the corner of her lips with his thumb.

"Why are you looking at me so strangely like this?" Cordelia muttered.

"Nothing, just..." Zephyr rubbed her stomach. "Just want to know what he looks like."

"Really?" Cordelia was surprised.

Zephyr had not been too happy since they found out that it was a boy. Cordelia had even found a "Ten Family Rules of Teaching a Boy" that he had written in the drawer of his study.

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When Cordelia saw it, she huffed an angry laugh and kept it back in the drawer the same way she found it.

What was up with this man today? Did he suddenly realize his fatherly side?

Cordelia smiled sweetly. "Darling, do you really want to know what the baby looks like?"

"Of course!"

"But you're with me every time I go for checkups! Didn't you see his face on the doctor's ultrasound machine?"

"How does that count?" Zephyr chuckled. "We can only see a general outline on the screen. It's not clear. Besides, the baby's only five months now and isn't done growing... Hmm, I mean, I'd like to know what he's like when he's born."

"I can tell you!" Cordelia was thrilled. "I dreamed about it!"

Zephyr's heart dropped.

Married a Secret Billionaire

Chapter 650

"Honey, I dreamed that it's a really handsome boy." Cordelia snuggled him by the shoulder. "He's around three or four in my dream, and he's fair and plump like a little rice dumpling, waving his arms to ask me to carry him!

"He looks like you." Cordelia looked into Zephyr's eyes. "Like a mini you!"

Zephyr's heart skipped a beat.

"Is he also... fierce?"

"How do you know?" Cordelia giggled. "I even dreamed that he yelled at you. But his voice was so soft that he was so cute even when he shouted at you!"

Zephyr was speechless. How did he know? He had dreamed about him too! That aggressive little dumpling had even hugged his wife in front of him-as a provocation!

Zephyr held Cordelia's hand abruptly, and his grip grew harder. He was only snapped out of his daze when she gasped in pain.

"Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you..."

"Don't come over!"

"Huh?"

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Zephyr smiled weakly and could only keep a distance from her. He picked up her legs to massage them on his lap.

Cordelia sometimes had cramps or severe water retention in her legs. It was no fun. There were also spots on her face. Although it was due to hormonal imbalance from the pregnancy and did not affect her beauty, as she would go back to how she looked like with consistent care after labor, Zephyr sometimes saw her sighing in the mirror.

He understood her. There was no woman who was not vain. Moreover, she was so pretty to start with. She had sacrificed so much to give him a child.

Zephyr's heart ached even more as he thought of this and rubbed her feet softly.

His husky voice was tinged with a smile. "Darling, the one I'll love the most will still be you even after the baby's born."

Cordelia paused and looked at him with a chuckle. "What are you suddenly on about?"

"On..." Zephyr looked at her with immense tenderness and said charmingly, "I love you."

Cordelia blushed and grinned, sweeter than candy.

Zephyr said softly, "Right, dad and mom called from Southeast Aciatic suggesting that you spend the rest of your pregnancy there. They can take care of you this way."

"Southeast Aciatic?" Cordelia was troubled. "I don't want to go. It's too hot there. It's not for me! I feel better staying in Centrolis."

"Be honest." Zephyr went closer to her with a smirk. "You can't part with those big boxes of gold from grandpa, huh?"

"Oh, you noticed?" Cordelia smirked as well. "I need to keep a close eye on them, yes. What if I go back to Southeast Aciatic and you embezzle the gold while I'm away? That'd be a great loss!"

"You..."

Cordelia raised her brows. "My mother-in-law said before that money's much cuter than men!"

Okay! Zephyr sprang up with a glare to catch her. Cordelia begged for mercy, giggling. Both of them fell onto the couch, and Zephyr held her shoulder gently to put her on the inside.

They looked at each other, and Zephyr pressed a kiss on Cordelia's forehead.

Although it was hard to restrain himself, he did his best to hold back for the baby.

Cordelia wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face in his chest. While listening to his strong heartbeats, sleep overcame her, and she fell asleep soundly.

Zephyr kept up the position. Even though half of his body went numb, he stayed still in order for her to get a good sleep.

He stroked her hair softly and caught a glimpse of a part sinking then protruding on her belly out of the corner of his eyes. He knew that it was the baby moving.

He patted the little guy and suddenly felt like tearing up.

"Hey, you can't be so mean to me when you're out, okay?"

There was movement in the belly again, as if the baby was responding to him.

"Brat!" Zephyr laughed. "It's set then! A man can't back out of his word!"