Ch. 801..810

Chapter 801

Chapter 801

At that moment, Neil and Aurelia had put on the traditional wedding attire from Southeast Aciatic. They stood before the mirror.

The man was tall and handsome, while the lady was petite and beautiful.

The clothes felt as if they were tailor-made for them. They fitted them perfectly.

It was Aurelia's first time wearing this, and her smile was extraordinarily bright.

In reality, as long as she was standing next to Neil, she would be happy.

Meanwhile, Neil was secretly checking her out from the mirror. His stare did not move for even a second.

Aurelia was excited, "Uncle, am I pretty?"

He showed a sincere smile that came from the bottom of his heart and said, "Yes."

"Prettier than my nomadic attire?"

"Yes."

That was the truth. He realized that the clothes from Southeast Aciatic fit her.

She was petite, similar to the size of the local girls.

If not for her fair face and chestnut hair, one would really think that she was from Southeast Aciatic if they looked from her back.

Neil took out his phone to take pictures.

Aurelia stood next to him and showed a peace sign. He rolled his eyes. "That's so lame!"

"Lame?" Aurelia had just learned that term lately, so she rolled her eyes back at him. "Then teach me the cool sign!"

He smiled in pride and made a heart with his thumb and index finger.

"See? We do this when we take pictures!"

Aurelia looked away, so he moved his "heart" in front of her.

"See, this is called finger heart. Get it?

"Aurelia, you're so not cool!"

"Uncle, why are you so talkative today? They say a woman is like 300 sparrows, but I think you're 900 sparrows!" "You naughty girl!"

Neil rolled up his sleeves to teach her a lesson, and Aurelia ran away while laughing.

They were laughing around the table.

There were pearls in the traditional attire. The light of happiness shone under the sun.

However, Neil suddenly stopped!

He seemed to have seen a shadow flashing through the store entrance.

He was quickly alerted and chased after the person. However, he did not see anyone suspicious after running for a while.

The market remained crowded, and customers were checking out the stores.

Everyone was doing what they were doing as usual.

Neil frowned.

At that moment, Aurelia ran to him, looking rather nervous. "What happened?"

"Nothing," Neil said flatly. "Perhaps I was nervous to think that someone was sneaking photos of us."

She looked around but did not see anything out of the ordinary.

"Perhaps it's the damned paparazzi." He held her. "Let's go back to remove the clothes."

She nodded and returned to the store with him.

In the afternoon, Charlie knocked on Cordelia's door just when she was trying to rest after getting little Zuko to sleep.

"Ma'am."

"It's you, Charlie." She smiled. "Come in!"

"I won't enter," he said respectfully. "I'm just here to tell you that Mr. Hamerton is with your father. He's in the office helping him sort out some documents. He said he'd come home late." "Okay, got it." Cordelia nodded.

"And this..."

He took out an invitation card.

There was an orchid on the pale blue cover. It was clean and elegant.

However, the gold stamping mark on the bottom right revealed the extraordinary status of the person who had sent the invitation.

"Princess Victoria Charles' subordinate sent this." Charlie looked rather complicated as he spoke. "Ma'am, the princess invited you to The Royal Garden for tea. Please... be careful!"

Chapter 802

Chapter 802

Cordelia looked at Charlie. She knew what was happening.

Victoria was definitely extraordinary to have attained the royals' princess status.

Not only that, but she was also an heiress to the throne.

Cordelia usually did not like to be in contact with people of such a background, but she had to go since the princess had invited her.

"Charlie, help me get the stylist here," she instructed.

She must dress appropriately when meeting royalty.

The Irwins had stylists on-call as well.

After a while, the stylist brought everything that she needed. Cordelia was soon dressed up in a short-sleeved shirt and barrel skirt.

At tea time, Cordelia arrived at The Royal Garden on time.

The palace was sophisticated and majestic. There was even crushed gold mounted on the tiles, and the majesty of royalty was shown everywhere.

Although it was luxurious, it was unavoidable for Cordelia to feel the suppression as soon as she walked in.

Under the guards' guidance, she arrived in the garden in the south of the palace. Victoria was already waiting.

Cordelia knew how to greet her properly. She would have to follow the rules.

Victoria smiled at her and said politely, "There's no need for these formalities. Come sit next to me!"

Cordelia looked at the space next to her on the couch.

There was only a couch in the massive courtyard. Moreover, looking at the quality and pattern, it was clearly exclusive to Victoria.

Cordelia could not make any mistakes as the imperial bodyguards and maids watched. There were people of all kinds in the palace. As soon as she made a mistake, it would turn into terrible rumors that they would spread around.

She might even ruin the Irwins' reputation.

She smiled politely and took two steps back courteously, taking a seat on the rattan chair.

Victoria's eyes moved. She could not help but look at her again.

"There's no need for all these restraints, Ms. Irwin!" she said while smiling. "Let's just sit together and have a chat!"

Cordelia nodded in a neutral manner. "I can chat with you while sitting here. Also, I'm used to sitting in rattan chairs."

The former smiled and stopped persisting. She got the maids to serve fruit tea and snacks.

"I've been wanting to meet you, Ms. Irwin. You live up to your fame! Not only are you beautiful, but you're courteous too. I'm surprised!"

"You're too kind, Your Highness," said Cordelia. "It's what I should do."

"I heard from President Irwin that you're more used to people calling you Cordelia. Is that true?" Victoria leaned in while holding her chin with one hand. "You wouldn't mind that I call you by your name, right?"

"Of course not!"

Victoria smiled, got up to sit on the rattan chair beside Cordelia, and held her hand. "Cordelia, friends can call each other's names directly! I'll call you Cordelia, and you'll call me Victoria. How is that?" "Your Highness..."

Cordelia was stunned and retracted her hand silently.

The social class in Southeast Aciatic was strict. The royals were just being nice when they said that. Cordelia would appear to be rude if she took Victoria seriously.

She remembered what Charlie had said clearly. She had to be careful no matter what.

Cordelia straightened her body, wearing a courteous smile on her face. However, there was distance in her smile.

Victoria signaled her subordinate. Soon, someone brought an exquisite velvet box, and Victoria opened it before Cordelia.

Cordelia was stunned. It was a set of expensive jewelry in it. They were sparkling under the sun.

"This is Kashmir Sapphire. It's considered one of the most expensive precious stones in the world," Victoria said while smiling. "A princess from a neighboring country gave this to me, but I thought I should give this to someone I like.

"This sapphire doesn't suit me. You have fair skin. You'll definitely look beautiful in this!"

She placed the box on the table and pushed it forward. "Cordelia, this is a gift from me. Please accept it!"

Cordelia's heart was racing.

Chapter 803

Chapter 803

The luxurious jewelry set was polished beautifully, and each detail was well thought out.

That was especially so for the sapphire ring. The precious stone was huge with perfect color. It was a rare item and would be sold at an astronomical price if auctioned. The saying was right: "Who receives a gift, sells their liberty".

If Cordelia accepted such an expensive gift, she might be controlled by Victoria in the future.

"You're too kind, Your Highness," Cordelia closed the box while smiling. "It's my honor that you're willing to be my friend. How could I take something from you?"

"We're friends, so what if I give you a gift?" Victoria looked at her. "It's not expensive anyway. Just take it!"

"You've seen many precious things, so it's natural you don't think it's expensive. To commoners like us, this is a priceless treasure!"

Victoria's smile froze.

She knew that Cordelia was rejecting her, but she did it tactfully. She was indeed the daughter of the sly Rowan Irwin!

Victoria continued to test her. "We're friends, Cordelia!"

Cordelia continued to reject her while smiling. "Because we're friends, we must know the boundary. The saying goes sow nothing, reap nothing. This gift is too expensive. I can't accept it." "Who said you sowed nothing?" Victoria smirked, and a complicated look flashed through her eyes. "You'll soon do a deed of merit!"

Cordelia was stunned. She did not understand what she was trying to say.

The maid placed the peeled lychee in the gold bowl. Victoria ate one after another calmly.

Cordelia sat aside and said nothing.

The sun was slowly setting, pouring its last ray of light onto the land. The temperature should have dropped, but Cordelia felt even warmer now. She was suffocating a little bit from the warmth. After Victoria ate the last lychee, she lifted her eyes to look at Cordelia.

"There's something that I'd like to ask you, Cordelia."

"Do tell, Your Highness."

"Are you... close with your cousin?"

Cordelia came to a realization. 'So, she is doing all this with the objective of asking about Neil.'

"We don't see each other much. I'm married, after all. Although we're cousins, we must keep our distance."

"Do you really not know what he's doing now?"

Cordelia was calm as she shook her head.

Victoria moved her eyes and smiled. "Actually, with his identity and status, it makes sense that he already has a woman!"

"Really?" Cordelia asked. "Do you think that, Your Highness?"

"Is it not?" Victoria asked her back.

Cordelia looked into her eyes. They were manipulative.

She guessed perhaps she already knew that Neil had Aurelia with him.

'So, she set up the afternoon tea today to ask about Aurelia?'

Fortunately, Cordelia insisted on rejecting the jewelry...

Cordelia sat straight with a respectful look, but her smile was cold. "Your Highness, indeed, many women like my cousin, but he's focused on his work. I haven't heard if he likes anyone." "Cordelia, I'm sincere about being friends. Are you really driving me away?"

"I'm sincere about being your friend too, Your Highness," she said flatly. "I really don't know what Neil is doing. If you're impatient, I'll watch him the next two days and write you a letter, okay?" Victoria's eyes gradually turned cold, and she clenched her fists under the table.

If Cordelia really sent her a letter and someone with bad intentions got their hands on it... It was about a man... It was a taboo matter for a princess of the royal family with strict rules... It was impossible that Cordelia did not know that!

Victoria's eyes moved, and her face froze for a second. Subsequently, she revealed a bright smile.

Chapter 804

Chapter 804

"Forget it if you don't know," Victoria said while smiling. "It's not like I need to know. I'm just asking. You don't have to take it seriously. "It's late, and I'm sure your baby misses you?"

Victoria then looked at the guards. "Send Ms. Irwin home!"

The guards bowed respectfully and stood by Cordelia's side.

However, Cordelia had a subtle bad feeling.

The smile on Victoria's face was cryptic. Meanwhile, it did not feel like the guards were sending her home, but sending her to death...

Cordelia took a deep breath, inwardly laughing at herself for doubting.

She bowed at Victoria and turned around to leave the garden.

Victoria looked at where Cordelia had been sitting. The box of jewelry was still on the table.

She smiled coldly as she put on the sapphire ring on her finger. She kept looking at it and said to her subordinate in a deep voice, "Tell them to send Ms. Irwin home 'properly', get it?"

However, the two guards brought Cordelia back as soon as she was done speaking.

Shock flashed through Victoria's face. Subsequently, she saw Alexander behind them!

"You..."

"I was just coming to see you, and I ran into Cordelia!"

Cordelia glanced at Alexander. She had seen him at the Irwins' lounge before, but she did not have much impression of him.

Besides the fact that she thought he looked rather feminine.

They stood close to each other at the moment. As she took a good look at him, he indeed exuded a subtle beauty.

His features were beautiful. He had fair skin, was tall but skinny, and exuded sophistication in everything he did. He was a classic handsome man.

Alexander turned his face to smile at Cordelia.

His smile was clear and clean. God seemed to have put everything good into that pair of eyes.

"Are you leaving?"

Cordelia was stunned, and she then nodded.

"There's no need to trouble my sister's subordinates," he said. "I'll send you home."

"What are you doing, brother?" Victoria's voice was cold, and she sounded upset. "Cordelia is my guest, so it makes sense that I get my subordinates to send her home!" Alexander's voice was soft, but it was clear. "Sister, we're family. Your guest is my guest! So, I'll send her home. It's nothing!"

"You-"

Before Victoria could speak, Alexander grabbed Cordelia's arm and left with her directly.

The guards dared not go after them. They stared at Victoria.

"Why are you looking at me!?" She was mad from the humiliation. "You can't even send a person home. Useless!"

...

Cordelia sat in Alexander's limited-edition fast car.

Although it was fast and would make a loud noise, he was steady as soon as he stepped on the accelerator. She watched the scenery pass by quickly but did not feel car sick.

They chatted along the way, and Cordelia got the impression he was different from those royals.

He did not give off a suppressing vibe. He was polite when he spoke, and even his smile was warm.

However, he had been majestic when he stopped Victoria's men from taking her away. He had a prince's demeanor.

Not only that, but he was also knowledgeable. It was an absolute treat to be chatting with him.

The journey from the palace to Irwin Manor was long, but time seemed to have passed by quickly. They arrived soon.

Alexander drove in and pulled over where Cordelia lived.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Alexander got out of the car before Cordelia could open the door and opened it for her.

Cordelia smiled and nodded. "I'm sorry to have troubled you."

"You're too kind," Alexander said politely. "Irwin Pharmaceuticals has contributed greatly to Southeast Aciatic. Mrs. Irwin is Southeast Aciatic's heroine, and you're her daughter. It's my honor to take you home." Cordelia did not know what to say.

"Where you live is close to the rainforest in Sabe." He looked around. "I think the rainforest is over there?"

"Oh, yes."

"I heard they have the one and only double-winged fireflies in Sabe's rainforest!" He smiled. "Mrs. Irwin even painted a painting called The Fireflies' Light!"

Cordelia was stunned. "You even know about this, Your Highness?"

"I even know that the painting is the proof of Mr. and Mrs. Irwin's love for each other," he said, "So, I thought double-winged fireflies represent love."

"I see..." Cordelia forced a smile to respond to him. "My parents' relationship is quite precious indeed."

Although she said that, she was actually thinking. 'Why is this person not leaving?'

She was eager to go home. She had not seen her son the entire afternoon and her husband the entire day...

She missed them.

However, it did not seem like Alexander was leaving. He was walking around, admiring the manor. Cordelia did not dare to chase him away directly... "Cordelia." He suddenly called out to her.

"Hmm?"

A complicated expression suddenly flashed through Alexander's face. "Does your husband live here too?"

She thought it was strange. "We're married. Of course, we live together."

Alexander knew he had said something wrong, so he smiled awkwardly. "Okay, please go home. I-"

Before he was done, a deep voice suddenly came from not far away.

"You've been talking for so long, Your Highness. Do you want to come in?"

Cordelia and Alexander were stunned simultaneously.

The voice was like ice, and heavy footsteps were approaching. The man's chiseled face slowly appeared in the night.

His deep eyes seemed to be hiding two knives.

With the suppression that came with him, even a prince dared not play anything in his presence.

Cordelia instantly revealed a sincere smile as soon as she saw him. "Hubby!"

She ran over eagerly. She wanted to hold his hand, but he grabbed her waist tightly.

She felt shy when there was an outsider present.

However, Zephyr was undisturbed. He walked toward Alexander while holding her.

The latter stared at his face and licked his lips. There was a subtle smirk at the corner of his lips.

Zephyr said coldly, "Your Highness, thank you so much for sending my wife home."

Alexander was stunned for a few seconds before saying with a smile. "It's nothing."

"Want to come in?"

There was provocation in it.

Never had he thought Alexander would accept it by saying flatly, "Sure."

Zephyr was beaten.

Now only did he understand what the saying, "It is easier to invite somebody than to send them away", meant.

Alexander walked in front while the couple followed behind him.

Cordelia kept winking and frowning at Zephyr. She was looking at him in a blaming manner.

Chapter 805

Chapter 805

Since the guest was already there, it did not make sense for Cordelia and Zephyr to chase him away.

Cordelia held Zephyr's arm as they followed behind Alexander. The Irwins often hosted royals at Irwin Manor, but they rarely hosted anyone at this hour.

Fortunately, Alexander was nice. They only got a butler to stay, as they did not need any fanfare.

After the butler served snacks, Zephyr got him to leave.

They were the only three people left in the living room.

Cordelia was eager to laugh when she saw his angry face. She secretly held his hand, showing him a warm and determined face.

Zephyr's face instantly perked up, and he started smiling gently now. They looked at each other, seemingly forgetting that there was someone with them. They seemed to only have each other in their eyes.

"Ahem!"

Alexander faked a cough to pull them back to reality.

Cordelia let go of Zephyr's hand immediately, but the latter stopped that from happening. The second she let go, he held her hand tightly again.

"They say Mr. and Mrs. Irwin's love is strong," Alexander chuckled. "But I think Mr. and Mrs. Hamerton's relationship is worth of envy too!"

Cordelia's cheeks blushed, and she looked down.

Zephyr smirked and served him tea as the head of the family. "I brought this tea from Centrolis. If you like it, I can get someone to bring it here every year."

Alexander smiled courteously and tasted it. The tea was soothing-it was a rare, good tea indeed.

"I've long heard that the head of the four families in Centrolis has great taste. I can see that from your taste in tea alone!"

"This is a type of green tea." Zephyr looked cold as he wore a cryptic smile. "Drinking tea is just like women wearing accessories. They should wear what fits them! Am I right, Your Highness?" "Hmm, that's a fresh point of view... And it's correct!"

Alexander did not understand what he meant by that. He smiled like a fool.

However, Cordelia knew what Zephyr meant. She could not help but squeeze his hand.

He gasped and stared at her.

She held back her laughter.

Alexander saw everything they did.

He watched Cordelia silently before he looked at Zephyr in the end. His eyes had a complicated look, but he soon looked away.

Zephyr thought he was looking at Cordelia, so he was mad.

It was already shameless that he coveted someone else's wife, and now he dared to just stare at her on his watch!?

Which man could take that!?

So what if he was a prince? A prince should be virtuous too. He had to follow the law and the order of society too!

Zephyr straightened his body. The grim in his eyes deepened.

However, he looked like everything was fine as he talked about life with Alexander while drinking tea.

They talked from the world to politics, economy, religion, philosophy, literature, art, astronomy, geography, to technology.

They even talked about the Champion League...

They even spoke in different languages a couple of times...

Cordelia was stunned as she listened.

Time was passing by, but they did not have the means to stop at all. Meanwhile, the hostility in Zephyr's eyes was growing. It was as if they were competing, and he had to beat Alexander.

Cordelia checked the time, a little worried. Zuko should wake up soon. He would be scared if he did not see his parents... "I'm sorry, I-"

Just when she was going to interrupt them, Alexander smiled and spoke first. "It's late. You guys should rest soon, right?" Cordelia was rather surprised.

Alexander stood up and said courteously. "I won't be a bother."

At that moment, a cry came from upstairs.

Cordelia felt a squeeze in her heart. Ignoring the fact that Alexander was still in the living room, she quickly went upstairs. Zephyr looked at him.

'This fellow is targeting the nursery now?'

Just when Zephyr was about to speak, Alexander said with a chuckle, "Your son's cry sure is loud."

Zephyr was stunned.

Chapter 806

Chapter 806

In the next second, Zephyr saw Alexander's warm eyes.

"Mr. Z, we've been chatting for so long, yet you don't recognize me?"

"What are you talking about?" Zephyr frowned.

Alexander smiled and turned around to leave.

Zephyr was confused. He searched through every corner of his memory but could not find anything about this person.

Perhaps he was just trying to be mysterious.

If he had fallen for Cordelia, he would do all he could to mess with him to sneak in.

Zephyr calmed down and sent Alexander out himself.

When he returned to the living room, Cordelia was already there.

"How's our son?" he asked.

"I've just fed him, and he's sleeping now."

"Oh," he said flatly and quickly got upstairs.

Cordelia followed behind, watching him as he stopped at the nursery and headed to their room.

Subsequently, she saw his eyes of disbelief when she looked up.

"Y-You put him on our bed?"

"Shh! Lower your voice!" She quickly shoved him into the guest room. "Don't wake our son!"

Zephyr stared with his eyes widened.

What? Not only did he have to let out his big bed for that little fella, but he couldn't even speak at home now?

He pouted, and gloom covered his face now.

Cordelia chuckled, held his arm coquettishly, and leaned on his shoulder. She knew that he was upset tonight.

Another man had sent her home and had even come in to chat and drink tea.

Regular men might be upset, let alone this jealous man...

Now, their son was sleeping on their bed instead of his own bed!

This jealous man was going to flip.

Cordelia's voice was sweet and coquettish. "Hubby, are you mad?"

Zephyr took a deep breath and forced a word. "No."

They had been married for a long time. Judging by his look, he was jealous.

"Actually, Victoria's guards were supposed to send me home, but I happened to run into Alexander when we were leaving the palace... But I don't know why he insisted on sending me home." Zephyr glared at her. His rage was half gone after hearing her soft voice.

Moreover, he could not resist his wife's charm.

His mood improved as she started flirting with him.

At that moment, she was leaning her head against his chest listening to his heartbeat was her favorite.

"Hubby, dad said we can't offend the royals. Moreover, they invited me over. It makes sense that they wanted to send me home.

"But this Alexander is a little strange indeed. We'll have to keep our distance.

"Victoria is not simple, either. I hope that Neil can be careful not to drag in Aurelia.

"Hubby?" Zephyr did not react after she said so much.

Could he have lost his mind from jealousy?

"What's wrong with you?" Cordelia was being coquettish in his embrace. "Are you really ignoring me?"

Zephyr watched her blankly.

Her smooth forehead, small nose, and beautiful chin flashed deep in his eyes.

As he looked down, he saw her full bosom...

She was like a beautiful flower under the soft, yellow light, luring him to pick her.

Zephyr was charmed. He leaned in and pecked her warm lips.

Cordelia was stunned. She then smiled while looking at him, pulled his neck, and kissed it. Zephyr could not hold back. He grabbed her waist directly and pressed her onto the bed.

"No-"

"I'm still mad!" he interrupted her and squinted. "Aren't you going to appease me?"

Chapter 807

Chapter 807

Cordelia knew that she could not run away again this time.

Zephyr buried his face in her neck and took a deep breath in as he spoke. "Darling, let's sleep here tonight..."

"But our son is in the room on his own..."

"So what? Men have to learn independence from a young age!"

"He'll be scared if he wakes up!"

"So, you're saying you're sleeping with him again?"

His voice raised together with his eyebrows.

Ever since Zuko had turned one month old, Zephyr had decorated the nursery himself. He had said boys should learn to be independent since they were young as he excitedly put him in the room.

However, Cordelia would bring him to their big bedroom. For the convenience of feeding, she would let their son sleep next to her.

At first, Zephyr would still have space in the bed.

Cordelia had read some articles on the Internet and was worried that Zephyr would turn and kill their son when he was sleeping, so... As long as their son was in the room, her husband would become so insignificant that he had to sleep in the guest room.

Zephyr vented everything he felt tonight after being triggered by Alexander.

"Hubby, our son needs to eat in the middle of the night..." Cordelia reasoned with him softly.

He did not want to reason with her and threw a tantrum. "I want to eat too!"

"You..."

Cordelia widened her eyes. She was not sure whether to laugh or cry.

In the next second, he rang the bell instantly, ordering the maids, nannies, and confinement lady to take care of the child in the master bedroom. Little Zuko had been sleeping well. Even if he woke up in the middle of the night, there was breastmilk in the fridge. There was no need to worry. After the arrangement, Zephyr looked at the little lady in his embrace. He smirked and grabbed her. "You're trying to get off my bed after getting in?"

"Zen!"

"I feel our son was my love rival in my past life!" He grinned. "Wifey... Why don't we make a lover of my past life for me? How's that?"

Cordelia was about to call him greedy, but her lips were sealed with a deep kiss. She was beaten.

Zephyr wanted it rough this time, and she almost collapsed.

It went on the entire night.

Cordelia lazily lay on the bed. Her back was hurting.

Zephyr smiled in satisfaction. He went to check on their son and then returned to report to her.

"I told you that we don't have to worry about our son. The nannies are watching him. He has just eaten and fallen asleep."

With her exhausted body, Cordelia insisted on checking on Zuko.

She returned to the guest room after a while. Zephyr held a bottle of ointment in his hand and got her to lie down.

She chuckled and lay next to him like a good girl. He lifted her clothes and applied the ointment on her lower abdomen.

It was ointment to reduce stretch marks. Rowan had mixed it himself, so it was foolproof.

Cordelia looked at her body. Although she was not out of shape, her belly would not go back to how it was before so soon. It was flabby like an orange peel, and there were ugly stretch marks on it. Sometimes, she was unwilling to look at it.

However, Zephyr did not mind it at all. He insisted on applying ointment for her every day.

She could not help but feel warm and caress his face, watching how focused he was.

No other man in the world would treat her like that.

Meanwhile, Cordelia would not love anyone like she loved Zephyr.

His eyes were filled with allure. He smiled gently and lay beside her, fanning the ointment after he was done.

Zephyr recalled when they were living in a small rental unit back in Jangasas. In order to save money, she would hardly turn on the air-conditioner.

However, she would turn it on as soon as he complained that it was warm.

Cordelia would even fan him after turning the air-conditioner on, drying the sweat on his body.

Chapter 808

Chapter 808

"What are you thinking about?" Cordelia looked at Zephyr with her big eyes. "You're smiling so happily!"

"I'm thinking about what would happen to us if we stayed in Jangasas instead of moving."

Cordelia was stunned. "I think we wouldn't be happy."

"Why not?"

"I know you miss the simple life we had in Jangasas." She looked at him in all seriousness. "But it's impossible for us to stay simple. We must face the toughness of life and the dramas among people.

"Since we have to face that, I'd rather do it in Centrolis or here. At least we have our family's support!"

Zephyr smiled lightly. She was getting more and more mature.

"I kind of like the simple life before," he said. "But I like the complicated life we have now too.

"No matter what, I love it when I have you in my life."

Cordelia's eyes lit up, and she smiled.

Zephyr held her hands as he enunciated each word. "So, wifey, don't meet Alexander on your own ever again!"

She was rendered speechless and smiled helplessly. There was playfulness in her eyes. "Don't tell me you really think Alexander has fallen for me? I'm already a mom. What does he want from me?" "Moms can be charming too!" Zephyr said in all seriousness.

Cordelia did not want to fight him. No matter what, she was perfect to him.

She smiled sweetly, adjusted her posture, and lay comfortably in his embrace.

Although she did not believe that Alexander, a royal, had the fetish of coveting someone's wife, she had decided to keep a distance from him.

"I'll try my best to reject their invitations," she said. "But I think Neil has it worse. I don't think Victoria would let him go easily."

Zephyr patted her back softly and kissed her hair.

Cordelia's breathing was rhythmic, and she fell asleep soon. However, Zephyr was tossing and turning. What Alexander had said before he left was echoing in his head.

"Mr. Z, don't you recognize me?"

He frowned hard and had a feeling there was a hidden meaning to that.

...

The night gave a mysterious vibe to the majestic palace. Especially at night when the lights were still on, it looked like a pearl from afar. It was like an embellishment among the palm trees. Alexander returned to his room. He was shocked to find Victoria sitting there as soon as he entered.

He was stunned but smiled calmly. "It's late, sister. Do you need me?"

Victoria looked at him. Her eyes seemed to be covered in a layer of frost. They were cold.

"I heard from my subordinate that you drove Cordelia home with your fast car?"

Alexander chuckled. "Oh, I've just bought it. Since I wanted to test it, I thought I'd send her home!"

"You don't trust me with her?"

He only spoke after falling into silence for a moment. "Sister, must you push me?"

"Tell me!"

Victoria snapped and pushed the fruit plate onto the floor, creating a mess.

The maids were terrified and dared not clean the mess-all they could do was look at them with terror.

Alexander smirked and got everyone else to leave as he looked at his sister coldly.

He enunciated each word. "Sis, do you dare to swear that you weren't trying to hurt Cordelia for getting the two guards to send her home?" Victoria's expression changed.

They grew up together, so he was well aware of her temper.

Victoria was arrogant and selfish and would definitely hurt the people who went against her.

Perhaps she would not take Cordelia's life tonight.

However, there were mountains, sea, and cliffs from the palace to Irwin Manor.

Perhaps she would "accidentally" fall into the sea and drench herself, or maybe she would "accidentally" fall off the mountain and suffer minor injuries. Alexander smirked as he inched closer. "Sis, do you dare to swear?"

Chapter 809

Chapter 809

Victoria felt guilty, so she looked away.

However, she soon looked back and stared straight at Alexander.

Ha, what a joke! She was a princess, so why should she be guilty? She had the almighty power. Must she accept the judgment for fighting Cordelia, a commoner?

Alexander shut his eyes and let out a long sigh.

'She is hopeless!'

Their character had been different since they were young. His sister loved to show off, while he kept a low profile.

However, every time she made a mistake, he would also be dragged into it. After all, they were family. Outsiders would not care who was the one who really made the mistake. They would blame everything on royalties.

Alexander looked at her and asked again, "Sister, do you dare to swear?"

Victoria was mad from the humiliation.

"Who do you think you are? Why must I swear to you?"

"Ha, so you don't dare?"

She pursed her lips and froze where she was.

Southeast Aciatic was a religious country. Swearing was a holy and grand thing. The locals believed they would fall into an abyss if they went against their oaths.

Even the royals did not dare to mess with that.

Therefore, Victoria dared not swear.

Alexander glanced at her. He was calm as he walked to pick up the shards of glass on the ground.

The thing that made him different from the other royals was that he did not like to give orders. He believed in equality and showing love.

Victoria was disdainful of that. She showed an expression of disgust and annoyance.

Alexander said calmly while cleaning, "Sister, to be honest, you shouldn't plot against Cordelia. It's her freedom to reveal what's up with Neil. You have no right to interfere." "You..." She glared fiercely at him.

She hated her brother at the moment. Not only could he see through her, but he would always side with outsiders and criticize her since they were young.

Moreover, he would always look carefree. Among the royals with desire written all over their faces, he seemed to be the odd one out.

"General Harris has no grudge against us, while Mrs. Irwin has always been respectful of us." He continued. "If you really hurt Cordelia today, do you think the Harrises and Irwins will let us go?" "Ha, let us go?" Victoria squinted and revealed a smirk of disdain. "Would they dare to say anything even if I hurt her? Even if they're not scared of me, won't they be scared of our uncle?"

"Sister, are you trying to ruin his reputation as well?"

Victoria's expression changed, and her lips quivered.

Alexander forced a smile, thinking she was foolish.

"Don't you understand, sister? The royals are nothing to this country," he said. "We're not superior but just a label to this country. We must show ourselves when the country needs us.

"The people give us our status, and we are protected by General Harris and fed by the taxes from major families like the Irwins! To put it frankly, I think Cordelia has a higher status! If the Harrises and Irwins were to come together, do you think you would inherit the throne? I'm afraid they could squash the entire royal family!"

"Alexander!" Victoria's face flushed. "Are you done?"

"Sister, I'm doing this for your own good." He let out a long sigh. "You should really control your temper... That is if you still want to take over the throne!"

Everything he said was affecting Victoria.

Victoria glanced at Alexander but did not say more as he was also an heir.

Although her brother did not care for anything, it was his carefree character that the king loved.

The king had always been alone and cared about his privacy. He had a small greenhouse that was a past-time activity exclusive to him. He had never shown that to outsiders. Even his wife did not have the honor of sharing that with him.

However, he suddenly announced last month that Alexander could visit the greenhouse as he wished, and he did not have to report that to anyone else.

The decision had caused a stir among the royals. Everyone was speculating that he might be the next king.

Victoria was pissed but could not show that.

And now, her brother was teaching her a lesson as if he was high and mighty...

Victoria suppressed her boiling rage and forced a smile. "Okay, I got it! We're the only siblings in the palace. Who else would I trust if not you?"

His eyes moved, and he looked down.

"I hope that you'll do what you say."

"Of course. When have I ever lied to you?" She got out and walked out. "It's late. Rest soon!"

"Sister..."

"You've got more to say?"

Chapter 810

Chapter 810

Alexander hesitated before softly saying, "If you like Neil, I'll ask him to meet you."

Victoria paused and smirked.

Her younger brother was soft-hearted. He would consider their familial bond as long as she talked nicely to him.

Therefore, if someone were to stab Alexander in the heart one day, he would never suspect that the person who handed over the knife was Victoria.

Victoria replied with a smile, "Thank you. But I think the rules of the royal family are important. Our marriages have never been ours to decide. If the Harrises don't have the intention, it'll be useless for me to keep up on my end!

"Alright, I'm tired after all this chatting. I don't want to think about it for now."

Alexander nodded and watched his sister leave. The furrow of his brows remained even after Victoria was no longer seen in the night.

She would not give up so easily based on his understanding of her.

Cordelia had already offended her, but not only was Cordelia the heiress of the Irwins, but she was also the apple of Zephyr's eyes...

Alexander's expression dimmed as a wash of determination flashed in his eyes.

"Don't worry," he mumbled to himself. "I won't let you get hurt as long as I'm around."

Cordelia went to the sanatorium early in the morning to keep Xyla company. Evening crept up on them unknowingly.

"I'm here, and you aren't even needed, actually!" Rowan kept chasing her home. "Look, your mom's doing so much better now and is recovering super well as she takes her medication punctually every day! "You're already out for the whole day. Won't my grandson be looking for you?"

"It's fine," Cordelia answered with a chuckle. "The nanny and others are at home. We also have breast milk prepared in the fridge. He won't go hungry."

"That doesn't cut it!" Rowan put on a straight face. "Cordelia, no matter what you do now, you must first think you're a mother!"

Cordelia paused and felt her eyes burn.

She was a mother but was also her mother's daughter. She felt guilty for spending too little time with her mother in the past and also not being able to do it now that she had a baby. She turned to look at her mother in the hospital ward.

Xyla was painting. Fireflies were still the subject. Her strokes were fluid, and her choice of color was bold. The structure of her drawing was also interesting. A few strokes were all it took to paint a colorful and captivating world.

The paint she needed finished then, and she called out like a child, "Rowan Irwin!"

"Ah, coming!" Rowan hurried over.

"How many times have I told you! The white paint is the rarest, the white one! And you wouldn't prepare any for me, would you?"

"I would never. Look, what's this?"

Rowan pulled out a big box of neatly lined white paint from under the bed with a grin. He retrieved a tube and squeezed it on the palette for her.

"Good?" He rubbed Xyla's head fondly. "Inspired again?"

Xyla rolled her eyes coyly, but the smile on her face could not be hidden.

"Old woman, you draw so beautifully!"

"Who are you calling an old woman?"

"Well... old princess, okay?"

Xyla knocked his head with her paintbrush.

The old man and woman giggled in unison, making Cordelia envious.

It seemed that she did not have to worry about her mother.

Xyla and Irwin both urged her to go home to care for her child earlier, so she could only return sooner.

However, when she arrived home, she saw the doors open, and the caretakers were nowhere to be found.

Cordelia's heart lurched, and she ran upstairs subconsciously.

The door to the baby's room was also opened! There seemed to be someone sitting beside the cradle watching Zuko intently, but the back did not belong to Zephyr!

In that instant, news about outlaws and human traffickers selling babies flooded Cordelia's mind... She was stunned. Out of reckless bravery, she snuck into the room with bated breath.

She first pressed the alarm system on the wall to call for help. Upon confirming that there was some distance between that person and Zuko, she grabbed her purse in her hands to hurl it toward the person's head!