Ch. 891..900

Chapter 891

Chapter 891

However, Neil could not leave. Helene stopped in front of him and shoved him the half-done clothes! "You can only leave after you're done with the embroidery!"

"What!?"

Aurelia laughed until her stomach hurt seeing Neil's face that could be made into a meme.

Helene grabbed Aurelia's hand and raised her head proudly. She took her to the side place.

"Let the bad guy do it! Let him do it all!

"He can't bully you if he's doing embroidery!"

"Hmph!"

Neil looked at the two of them in disbelief. Aurelia turned her head to show her tongue and made a silly face before leaving.

...

Zephyr had been helping Jim translate the documents the past few days.

Apart from Chaisene and Feransai, he had also mastered a bit of Espany. With the help of a dictionary, it was not too difficult for him to do the translation.

It was close to midnight. Cordelia brought a glass of milk to the study and placed it into his hand. She then massaged his shoulders.

"Is our son sleeping?" Zephyr looked up from the documents to relax a little bit.

She chuckled. "He has been for a while now. He was waiting for his daddy to read him a book, but you didn't show up!"

"He was waiting for me?" Zephyr was rather surprised.

He was flattered, to be exact.

When did that little thing ever want him?

"That's right," Cordelia bent down and hugged his neck. She leaned her face on his. "The boy is older now. Maybe he hopes his heroic dad will be with him.

"Sigh... Now that I think about it, our son will only stay by my side for two to three years. When he can run, when he goes to school and has a world of his own... he will forget that he has a mother who is waiting for him at home! I'd be waiting for a long time!"

Zephyr smiled. Janine never felt like that before.

His mother focused more on her own world and loved herself more.

His wife should learn that from his mother.

"What, you're already sad?" He got up, hugged her, and rubbed the tip of his nose with hers. "Your husband is still the best, right?

"Hmm?

"Your son will leave you when he grows up. Your husband is the only one who will be with you for the rest of your life!"

Cordelia chuckled when she heard that.

Zephyr whispered, "Wifey, should we... make a daughter?"

Her cheeks flushed. She lowered her head and said nothing.

"Daughters are sweet. I guarantee she won't be disloyal like our son..."

Zephyr carried her while convincing her to give him a daughter. He rushed into the bedroom.

Giving birth to a daughter was secondary.

Most importantly, he had been holding back for days!

Cordelia knew what he wanted. She pursed her lips and played along, lying next to him.

She suddenly asked before he got into it, "Hubby, what if... it's a son again?"

Zephyr was stunned and slipped. "No way!?"

She laughed. "Aunt Helen did fortune telling, saying that I'll only give birth to a daughter after seven sons!" Zephyr suddenly felt weak and almost fell on her.

Chapter 892

Chapter 892

Cordelia could not help but laugh when she saw Zephyr's miserable face.

She stretched her arms to hug his neck and kiss his lips.

He saw something from her sly doe eyes. Was this lady just pulling his leg?

Seven sons? She was funny to be able to come up with that!

He would not allow her to, even if she wanted that many sons!

How would it be like to have seven brats?! He did not need a water polo team!

Zephyr thought and smirked. He unleashed his wild side while grabbing her shoulders...

"Ah, Zen!" She did not expect to be exposed so soon. "Do you really want seven sons?" "Wifey, why don't we make a bet?"

"What?"

"I bet the next one... will definitely be a daughter!"

"Mmph!" He kissed her before she managed to say anything.

On the next day, Cordelia felt sore everywhere. She lay in bed, willing to move.

She had assumed she would trick him by saying they would have seven sons before having a daughter... However, her husband was terrible. Not only did he expose her, but he even went on until midnight... Even if she wanted to slam herself onto a wall, she did not have the strength to do it.

She turned around and had all her attention on Zephyr's face. It seemed like it had been long since she watched him like that.

Ever since having a son, she had all of her attention on him and had neglected her husband significantly. He had complained to her a few times, but she would say that he was being insensible. Cordelia smiled apologetically, caressing his chiseled face. Her eyes were getting misty.

Zephyr was in a deep sleep. He must be having a sweet dream that he was smiling. "Papa, mama!"

At that moment, Zuko's baby voice was calling at the door.

Cordelia was shocked. Just when she was going to get to the door, she heard the nanny knocking. "Sir, madam, the baby is asking to see his parents. Can he come in?"

"The door's not locked. Let him in!"

The nanny opened a little bit of the door.

Zuko was getting better at walking. He ran in happily, with a bright smile on his face.

The nanny closed the door.

Cordelia sat on the bed, making all sorts of faces to entertain him. Zuko laughed happily. He grabbed onto the side of the bed and jumped with all of his strength, but he failed.

However, the little darling was determined as Cordelia encouraged him. He finally conquered the high bed.

He began to walk around on the bed.

Zuko tripped on Zephyr's long leg. Zuko thought he was playing with him, so he quickly crawled to him.

"Darling, aren't you coming to mama?"

"Papa, papa!" Zuko waved his chubby arms.

Cordelia smiled helplessly as she watched her son crawl to Zephyr's head. After looking for a while, Zuko raised his chubby hands and dropped them!

A loud slap echoed!

Zephyr was shocked. He saw his son smiling when he opened his eyes. Just when he was in a daze, he saw Zuko trying to stand up. He was wobbly, and his chubby butt fell on Zephyr's face, blocking his

nose...

"Pfft..."

At that moment, like clockwork, a pungent gas leaked from his little butt...

Chapter 893

Chapter 893

Cordelia widened her eyes and almost lost her breath from laughing. She quickly carried Zuko.

Zephyr sat up, his hair messy. He was shocked, and there was no longer light in his eyes.

Little Zuko thought it was fun, so he clapped while giggling.

Zephyr kept taking deep breaths and told himself, "He's my son, my son, my son!"

"Hubby, a-are you okay?"

Zephyr forced a smile and only squeezed out two words after a long time. "I'm okay."

"Then..." Cordelia wanted to ask if he would continue translating for Jim today when her phone rang. It was a call from Southeast Aciatic. "Cordelia, are you up?" It was Rowan's voice.

Little Zuko snatched the phone when he heard his grandfather's voice. "Grandpoo, grandpoo!"

"My little darling, do you miss grandpoo?" Rowan laughed happily. "Come back soon. Grandpoo will bring you to catch fireflies!

"But grandpoo needs to talk to your mommy now. Can you wait?"

Zuko nodded, not sure if he understood. He handed the phone to his mother and buried himself in his father's embrace.

Cordelia guessed everything was set back in Southeast Aciatic.

"What's up, dad?"

Rowan's voice became serious again as he said, "I'm going to the police station. It'll happen within the next two days."

"What's wrong?"

He smiled. "Princess Lene will be 'sick' these two days, and everyone will blame me."

Cordelia thought about it. She understood that he could only use himself as bait in order to lure the mastermind out.

"So, is she safe?"

"I've spoken to Aurelia. Prince Alexander has removed half of the guards in the west palace. General Harris' men replaced them. They'll be safe."

"Okay." Cordelia nodded. "I found something in Melorian too..."

"Okay, then come back soon. We must be quick not to leave any future troubles!"

She bit her lip and looked determined. After hanging up the phone, Zephyr grabbed her shoulders softly and whispered, "Uncle Bond found something among the people. I found out through the translation that someone witnessed a foreign woman give a baby to a couple in the slums back then."

"The couple that we captured?"

"Most probably."

She fell into deep thought for a moment. Not only had they captured the couple, but there were also Suzanne and Joy. If they did not return soon and relied on calls, Carmella and Victoria would be suspicious. "Hubby, should we release Suzanne and Joy?" asked Cordelia.

"Don't worry. I've thought about this." Zephyr smirked. "We shouldn't just release them.

"Suzanne has no family. She only has a brother. He's weak and still bedridden.

"Joy has a secret son who is seven this year. As he's a secret, he can't get registered and enrolled in a public school. The private schools in Southeast Aciatic are scarily expensive. That's why her son still hasn't gotten to school."

Cordelia was stunned. She was surprised that he had investigated so much within a short period!

"Wifey, we must hit the snake on the head!" He smiled. "It's the same with humans!"

She smiled.

She would see people complaining about their husbands being terrible on the Internet, that they could not do anything.

However, her husband was her best teammate. He could do everything, and he did it perfectly!

"Thank you, hubby!" Cordelia hugged him. "You're so busy, yet you investigate this for me. I don't know what I can do to thank you!"

"I'm not asking much. Just marry me." Zephyr smiled with allure. He whispered into her ear, "Register tonight. You can do it in installments!"

"Zen!"

"Mama, n-no hugging!"

At that moment, Little Zuko squeezed between them, stopping them from hugging!

Chapter 894

Chapter 894

Zephyr glared at Zuko, attempting to grab his chubby leg and toss him aside.

However, Cordelia quickly carried their son before he could do it.

He sighed. So there was a third wheel between them, after all...

"Hey, are you going to be petty with your son?" She smiled at him while carrying the baby. "Have you translated the documents for Uncle Bond?" "Mm-hmm, all done."

"Then let's..."

He smirked. "We can go to Southeast Aciatic to reveal the truth now!"

Aurelia ran in panic from the west palace.

"Help! Help!"

Her cry echoed in the big palace. However, there were many guards in the west palace. She was stopped when she arrived at the door.

"Please let me out!" She was teary. 'Please get doctors to save Princess Lene! She's... dying!"

The guards looked at each other. Though doubtful, they dared not delay as someone in the royalty was involved. They quickly reported to Queen Carmella.

Soon, the queen appeared outside the west palace, with Victoria following behind her.

Aurelia was waiting at the door. She did not even have time to bow and ran to Carmella as if there was a disaster.

"Your Majesty, please save Princess Lene! She..."

"How is she exactly? Tell me everything!"

At that moment, Alexander came out from the palace. Victoria was surprised to see him.

"Alexander, w-why are you here?"

"Aunt Helene is sick. Of course, I'm here to visit her," he said calmly with the majesty of a king.

Victoria glanced at Carmella and then asked him, "How's Aunt Helene?"

"She's stable now." He walked to the queen and bowed. "Don't worry, Auntie. I got the doctors to come as soon as I heard the news. Her life's no longer at risk. But she's too weak now and can't see anyone." Carmella's serious face was slightly relieved now.

That was great. She was not planning to visit Helene anyway.

She cared more about another thing.

"How did she suddenly get so sick?" Carmella looked cold as she looked at Aurelia with her sharp eyes. "Is it due to your mishandling?"

"I..." Aurelia buried herself in terror. She was shaking and dared not move at all.

"Auntie, it has nothing to do with her." Alexander stood out. "She suddenly lost consciousness due to the medicine she had been consuming."

Victoria instinctively looked at Carmella when she heard that and then looked down.

"The doctors have given her emergency treatment. She's okay now." Alexander clearly stated, "Also, they concluded that she had too much cinnabar intake before she lost consciousness. A small dosage helps her illness indeed, but overdosing would be no different from consuming arsenic!"

Victoria was stunned but quickly went with it. "Auntie, I remember Mr. Irwin used to frequent this place!"

"Oh, really?" Alexander pretended to be surprised. "I told him to treat Aunt Helene. I didn't expect him to really take it seriously!

"But..." He then frowned. "Don't you think it's strange, Auntie? She had been fine before Mr. Irwin came. As soon as he came..."

"Rowan must have something to do with this!" Carmella raised her voice. "Cinnabar is holistic medicine. He's the only one who is a master in that area in the entire Southeast Aciatic!"

"Auntie!" Alexander was shocked. "So, Mr. Irwin came prepared. He wanted to harm my aunt!"

Carmella glanced at him. There was a subtle smirk on her lips.

She knew that family was important to him. As soon as they made Helene a victim, he would not be on the same side as the Irwins!

By then, she could get rid of Helene and make the Irwins criminals at the same time.

Chapter 895

Chapter 895

It would be even better if they would confiscate Irwin Pharmaceuticals' assets...

"Auntie, we must capture Mr. Irwin!" Victoria was adding oil to the fire. "He intended to murder a royal. He should be executed!"

Carmella frowned and glared at her.

The execution would depend on the judiciary!

She spoke without thinking in front of so many people. If she really became the queen in the future and spewed nonsense on important international events, would she not embarrass the entire Southeast Aciatic?

Carmella sighed heavily and looked at Aurelia. She asked coldly. "Did you notice anything unusual when you were in the west palace?"

The latter gripped at the corner of her shirt and rolled her doe eyes. She was shaking and biting her lip-it was the acting technique that Neil had taught her.

He had said people would behave like that when they were scared.

She had failed to act that out over ten times before Neil trained her to perfection.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness..." She was shaking and incoherent. "I-I'm the one who has been taking care of Princess Helene. However, every time Mr. Irwin came, he'd prohibit me from staying inside! "H-He would chase me and the other maids out. He'd stay to treat her alone. But I don't know why... she became like this! She suddenly lost consciousness today. I thought she was dying..." Alexander glanced at her and frowned.

What had Neil taught her! She was so dramatic, as if she was in a stage play!

However, she was crying louder and louder, looking more and more wronged. Even Carmella no longer doubted her.

"It's Rowan!" She ordered, "Search the palace. We must find evidence of him harming Princess Helene!"

She knew that the 'evidence' was a bottle of cinnabar, so she put it on top of the cabinet in the main kitchen. "Give the evidence to the police after you've found it." She scoffed. Rowan could not run this time.

Cordelia and Zephyr took Little Zuko to Southeast Aciatic.

She got the news as soon as the private jet landed-Rowan had been arrested.

As he was considered a celebrity in Southeast Aciatic, he became a trending topic. The backend of all websites was almost paralyzed.

"According to reliable sources, Southeast Aciatic Medical Association's President Rowan Irwin caused a royal member to be ill... The king is mad and got the judiciary to arrest him. He's filing a lawsuit against him..."

Zephyr could not help but laugh as he heard Cordelia reading the news.

"What are you laughing about?" She lifted her head.

He pursed his lips and whispered, "I'm laughing because... I have one more prison mate now!"

"Zen!" Just when she was going to punch him, he grabbed her fist and kissed it.

"Alright, my dear wifey." He stopped joking around. "Didn't he tell you that he'd be in jail for some time as the bait to lure the mastermind?"

"Though that's the case..." She sighed. "I'm worried about him. He's old, after all. It'd be hard for him to stay in such a place."

"Do you think Alexander and Neil would let him suffer?"

She thought about it, and it made sense. The burden was lifted now.

"Carry, mama!" Little Zuko was moving around in the nanny's arms. He kept stretching his arms.

When Cordelia was going to carry him while giggling, Zephyr grabbed her shoulders and hugged her.

The man's muscular chest blocked her entirely. Little Zuko started to make noise as he could not see his mother.

"Hehe, no hugging for you!" Zephyr turned his head to smile at him. He then hugged his wife tightly.

"That brat occupies you every day. I won't give in this time, no matter what!"

Cordelia rolled her eyes at him speechlessly.

"Hmph!" Little Zuko shouted behind. "Papa, bad. Papa bad!"

Chapter 896

Chapter 896

Soon, the entire Irwin Pharmaceuticals was seized.

All of the medicine factories under them were asked to stop production. The pharmacies were shut, and trading with other countries had been paused.

Even the few hospitals under them could not take in patients.

Within a short few days, the business felt like it had fallen, making everyone in the family worried.

Martin did not believe it when he first heard that.

From what he remembered, Rowan was giving and noble. Not only had he brought Irwin Pharmaceuticals to a new height, but they maintained the same price for all medicines for 20 years when all of the pharmaceutical companies had a price hike.

One could do charity once or twice, for a month or two months.

Who would do something that put them at a disadvantage for 20 years?

Martin frowned, thinking something must be up. There might be some misunderstandings in between.

However, Carmella seized the opportunity to suppress his doubts. "Your Majesty, if this happened to someone else, I might be forgiving like you... But it's Helene who was harmed! She's the sister you love, Your Majesty! Although she was out of her mind when we got our own medical team to treat her before, her illness didn't get worse.

"How did she suddenly lose consciousness when Rowan treated her, then?

"Your Majesty, if we don't get to the bottom of this, do you dare to say that you're the person who loves her most!?"

Martin felt troubled. After thinking for some time, he finally waved and got the queen to handle it.

He turned his head to look at her. "Carmella, I want the person who hurts my sister to pay 10 folds, even 100 folds!"

Carmella looked into his eyes and caressed his face. She had so many bad things just to get his attention or a compliment.

He had no idea that what he said would make her happy for a long time.

She said under her breath, "Martin, I'm willing to do everything for you, but please don't hate me, okay?"

Many people came to Irwin Manor today.

They were Irwin Pharmaceuticals' seniors, investors, and some relatives from the family.

Everyone surrounded the long table in the living room. It was rather tense.

Someone finally spoke after failing to hold back. "So, how should we split the company?"

"I have 0.5% of the shares. I want to withdraw that!"

"My shares are less than 1%, but apart from the 1%, I want compensation too!"

"Yes, yes! I don't mind a plot of the house. I just want compensation! We can't just bear the losses for nothing!"

They began speaking, and the huge living room was noisy. Some were getting out of their minds, asking to replace the president and removing Rowan from the company! "Are you guys done?!" A majestic voice silenced them.

Xyla sat on the main seat. She was still a little weak. Her hands and feet got cold, she had beads of cold sweat, and she was shaking.

However, her mind was clear.

Although these people had a seat on the board of directors, they contributed nothing.

Rowan had turned a blind eye to what they did since they were family.

Never had she thought they would stir chaos today!

She slowly stood up and glanced through them coldly. She had the majesty of the lady of the house.

She said coldly, "Everyone, they've only arrested Rowan. He hasn't been convicted. He has been generous with you guys, yet you're adding insult to injury. How's that fair?"

"Ha, Madam Irwin!" An old man looked at her with insults. "I heard that you were sick for years when you were in Jangasas. Your brain didn't work very well sometimes. Let me remind you this... Did you forget how the president got to where he is now?

"We're not adding insult to injury. To put it frankly, we're avenging you!"

"Avenging me?" Xyla's tone went up. "He's my husband, so why would couples hold grudges?"

"I wonder if your parents would be so angry that they came back alive after hearing what you said, Madam. Irwin!"

"It'd be great if they did," she said calmly. "They'll come back to see your disgusting faces, and they'll know who to bring with them!"

"You..."

She slammed the table with a majestic air.

"Rowan is arrested for investigation, not put behind bars! Also, Irwin Pharmaceuticals still stands. I know all of you are selfish, but please behave! If you're too greedy for money, you might just get yourself into trouble!"

She was majestic in everything she said. Her majesty as a woman had suppressed every man here.

"My mother-in-law is right." A deep and cold voice sounded from outside of the living room.

Zephyr walked slowly with a smirk on his face. The cold gleam deep in his eyes was terrifying.

The living room fell into silence.

He stood next to her and said. "Irwin Pharmaceuticals is only facing a temporary difficulty. It'll pass soon. The Hamertons will give our all to fight with Irwin Pharmaceuticals!

"I heard some people say they'd like to withdraw their shares?"

The people who had spoken loudly earlier instinctively held their heads down.

Zephyr chuckled. "We can do that. Who else wants that? Tell us now! However, all of the profits from the market in Centrolis the Hamertons invested in will have nothing to do with them!" Nobody spoke for a long time after he said that.

He paced in the living room like a lion watching its territory.

Meanwhile, those people were like hyenas that thought highly of themselves to be invading.

"What, why is nobody speaking?

"Ha, thinking of turning Irwin Pharmaceuticals upside down? Do you think we're pushovers!?" He was fierce, and the investors were terrified. They dared not speak.

Chapter 897

Chapter 897

"Yo, so this is Mr. Z of the Hamertons?"

A middle-aged man looked at the video on his phone and revealed a cryptic smile, especially after hearing Zephyr say, "Do you think we're pushovers?".

Rowan poured himself a cup of tea as he stared at the chessboard, figuring out what to do next.

"I'm talking to you. Why are you looking at the chessboard?"

Rowan lifted his hand and put the chess piece down. "Gotcha!"

The man widened his eyes.

"You..."

"Who asked you to check out my son-in-law instead of paying attention to chess?"

The man gave him a look of disdain, just like looking down on the enemy on the battlefield before.

Rowan smiled as he happily ate the snacks the man brought. He even got him to bring more medical books when he returned next time so that he would be less bored.

It was an isolated courtyard with an artificial mountain, flowers, and plants. If one did not see the many guards outside, it would be hard to imagine this was a part of the Southeast Aciatic Prison. The man who was playing chess with Rowan was the glorious general, Noah Harris.

The latter was temporarily held in the prison, waiting for his hearing. However, Noah had used his connections to put him in this heaven on earth. He even visited him frequently. The two old buddies would drink tea, chat, and play chess. They were living a good life.

Cordelia thought it was an eye-opener when she had a video call with him. "So, dad, there's a VIP room in prison too?"

Rowan chuckled. "What? That brat Zephyr didn't tell you what it looked like when he lied to you?"

She pouted and hung up the call.

Zephyr had never been in prison, so how would he know if there was VIP treatment or not?

"Hey, why are you dreaming?" Noah waved in front of his eyes.

Rowan put the chessboard away when he snapped back to his senses. He did not want to play anymore.

Noah did not care about chess. He still had his eyes glued on his phone, watching the scene where Zephyr stood up for his mother-in-law.

"Buddy, you got lucky on your live-in son-in-law. He's so good to your family!"

"What live-in son-in-law!" Rowan's eyes widened. "My daughter married into the Hamertons, okay? Stop spewing nonsense!"

Noah glanced at him. "Wow, you're protecting him? Didn't you despise him before?"

"I despise you!"

"You..."

"My son-in-law is the best in the world!" Rowan looked at him with his side eye. "If you dare spew nonsense again, don't blame me for stabbing you with my needle!" The two old men did not want to yield. Soon, they started arguing in the 'VIP prison'.

Neil was dumbstruck when he arrived and saw that.

He quickly separated them.

"Dad, uncle! What are you guys doing?"

"Nothing, nothing!" They smiled at him at the same time. "Just exercising, that's all!"

He was rendered speechless. "You guys are old and will hurt yourself if you move too much. If you hurt your..."

Rowan and Noah rolled their eyes at him at the same time.

Neil got back to business. "Dad, uncle, I have something to discuss with you two."

Noah discarded his joking expression and glanced with his sharp eyes. The guards around left.

"The hearing will happen at the end of the month next month. The king and queen will be there."

Rowan smiled while nodding. He had expected that.

It was just that it would take quite a long time to get to the hearing day.

Chapter 898

Chapter 898

It seemed like Carmella was trying to buy time to continue giving the medicine to Helene through the one month so that she would never wake up.

Rowan looked at Neil and asked, "Neil, who is taking care of Princess Lene now?"

"The medical team from before," Neil said. "Queen Carmella got the old medical team back as soon as you got in prison, uncle."

If Rowan was right, the medicine that they had been injecting Helene with should be the root of the illness!

"Get Aurelia to get the medicine from the medical team!"

"Uncle..." Neil frowned. He did not want Aurelia to be involved.

He would rather take the risk himself.

"She must do it." Rowan was determined.

"Why?"

"Because..." The former was hesitating. He chuckled. "Get a report from Carter, then Cordelia and Zen will tell you a story. You'll understand why Aurelia has to do this after you listen to them!" Neil was confused and did not understand. The father and son stared at each other in confusion.

"Okay, okay. Just do as your uncle says!" Noah shoved him. "It's not that you don't know this old geezer loves to be mysterious and sly..."

"Who are you calling old geezer!?"

"You're the old geezer, of course!"

"Noah!"

That was how Neil became a middleman again.

Aurelia was going to water the plants in the courtyard when she saw a few people walking toward her from far away.

Her heart squeezed.

The security in the west palace was strict. Theoretically, nobody could come in as they wished. These people...

She put down the pail and walked directly to them.

It was Prince Alexander who was leading them. He smiled when he saw her, seemingly having secrets in his eyes. "How's my aunt?"

Aurelia was stunned before politely answering, "Same old, same old. Although her life's no longer at risk, it feels like she's weaker now." "This is the medical team that used to treat her," he introduced and emphasized softly. "It was my aunt who arranged for them to come!" Aurelia looked around and seemed to have understood something.

At that moment, the people from the medical team were going to walk in. She took a step forward and stopped them.

"This is Princess Helene's abode. According to the rules, you can't just go in as you wish."

"Are you the new maid?" The leading doctor chuckled courteously. "I guess you didn't know that we've been treating Princess Lene throughout the years, and we did well. This has happened to her since Mr. Rowan came in... Ha, never judge a book by its cover! He looks so noble, yet we didn't expect him to be evil!"

"Don't jump to conclusions just yet." Aurelia crossed her arms, "The court will decide what kind of a person Mr. Rowan is. Are you saying that about him because you're trying to slander him for having higher medical skills than you do?"

The person's expression changed. He was angry from the humiliation.

"The queen got us to continue treating Princess Helene. Please step aside and don't block our way!"

"Even if that's the case, you guys should respect the patient's opinion, right?" Aurelia blocked the door. She refused to give in no matter what. "She's mentally unstable and afraid to see strangers. If you guys just go in like that, you won't be treating her but destroying her!"

Aurelia was sharp with her words. Those people could not take advantage of her at all.

"Of course, I can't stop you guys from treating her. If something really happens, you'll have to bear the consequences!" She clapped and turned around. "I wonder how you're going to treat her?" The leading doctor was annoyed. "Would you understand if we told you?"

"I suggest that you tell her." Alexander scoffed. "The current situation is rather unusual. Princess Lene doesn't let anyone in, even I, her nephew, am no exception. This lady is the only one who can get her to eat, drink, and take medicine.

"Therefore, it doesn't matter if she understands the treatment or not. The important thing is that she can get to Princess Lene and carry out your mission for you! Isn't that right?"

Chapter 899

Chapter 899

The people looked at each other and fell into silence.

Aurelia leaned on the wall, looking lazy. She would pick her ears and play with her hair. There was a carefree smile on her face.

They came to a conclusion after discussing it for a while. The leading doctor walked forward and said to her, "We're injecting Princess Helene with a medicine."

She raised her eyebrows. "What medicine?"

"Naturally, something that's good for her illness. It's the one that she has been taking, which would calm her down after the injection."

"Oh..." Aurelia nodded. 'So, where's the medicine?"

The man took out a prescribed medicine injection from the medical box he was holding.

She stretched her hand and said with a cryptic smile, "I got it!"

"What?"

"Princess Lene prohibits anyone from getting close, not even someone who injects her. She'd be scared! Mr. Rowan did acupuncture on her before. She'd wail when she saw the needle!" They looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

"So it would be best to give it to me!" She smiled. "This is an IV needle, right? I know this. I know how to do it."

"That's right, let her do it." Alexander went along. "This lady is good with her hands. She's careful, and Princess Lene trusts her. She's the best person to do it."

"But..." The leading man was still worried.

"What? What I say no longer counts?" Alexander showed his attitude.

They had visited the palace so many times, and it was the first time they had seen him being so majestic. They dared not say much from the scare.

"It's okay if you don't want to give it to her." He scoffed. "You can inject it into your own body or throw it away. But you'll still have to report to my aunt. I'm worried that you won't be able to explain to her!" "S-Since this lady can do it, we'll have to trouble her."

The man gave the injection medicine to Aurelia.

She smiled and peeped at Alexander before running into the palace.

After passing through the inner palace, she arrived at the garden. Carter had been hiding in the bushes for some time now.

"Here, this is it!" Aurelia was panting. "This is the thing they're going to inject Princess Lene with."

He took it over carefully, kept it in the test tube he had brought along, and sealed it.

"Can you... find out what it is?" she asked carefully.

"Of course! I used to always be in the lab!"

"How soon can you find out?"

"I can do that by tomorrow."

"That's great!" Aurelia almost yelled that out. She was hopping around.

"Don't celebrate just yet," Carter told her everything. "My dad says this is just his speculation. This might not be the thing that they harmed Princess Lene with." She showed her tongue and chuckled.

Rowan had always been careful no matter what he did. He would not say it out loud if he was not confident.

"Aurelia..." Cater looked at her hesitantly. "H-Have you never been curious about your identity?"

"What?"

"I mean, are you sure that you're the daughter of two illegal immigrants?"

"What else?" She laughed at herself. "This is my fate. I can't change it."

"What if you can?"

"What do you mean?" She was confused.

He did not go on. He sneaked out of the small door from behind with the test tube.

Zephyr took the chance to sort out Irwin Pharmaceuticals' accounts during the seizure of the company.

Cordelia sometimes thought he was funny. He looked so serious and responsible. Did he really think that he was a live-in son-in-law?"

She walked to him and hugged him from behind. "Hubby, take a rest."

Zephyr got up and patted her head.

"I'm almost done."

"So fast?"

He smiled and said nothing.

He wanted to show her the "Speed of Hamerton".

"These are the problematic accounts. I've listed them down." He pointed at the computer. "They're mostly from the people who stirred trouble the other day."

"Seems like they've been wanting to stir up trouble with Irwin Pharmaceuticals."

"But they don't have the right." He chuckled. "Nor would I give them a chance!"

"What are you going to do?"

"Of course, eradicate the problem and clean up."

He pulled her into his embrace softly. Listening to his heartbeat, she felt like she was in the safest place in the entire world.

"Then I'll leave you to it!" She lifted her eyes to look at him. "I didn't think we'd have an unexpected harvest from this!"

"That's right," Zephyr said. "There are always two sides to everything. Something that looks like trouble might have a bigger blessing hiding in it." "Such as Aurelia." Cordelia's voice was soft. "Her fate made her live in the slums for 18 years, and now she's been rewarded at the palace!" He smiled and leaned his forehead on hers.

"What about me?" He asked like a rascal, "Did I make up for the sufferings that you went through those years?"

"Of course you did." She hugged him tightly. "Fate didn't only send you my way, but it also gave me a good son... I'm really happy." "Why must you always talk about him?" he mumbled softly.

"What?"

"Oh, nothing!" He smiled. "I said I'm happy to have you and our son too."

Cordelia could hear that he had forcefully added "our son" in what he said. She could not help but laugh.

"Oh yeah!" She suddenly recalled something. "There's news from Melorian as well."

"From Uncle Bond?"

"Mm-hmm." She nodded,. "On one of the documents, it says someone witnessed a foreign lady giving a baby to a couple in a street of Melorian. Thus, he wrote as it was, found that street, and asked about tha person..."

"Isn't that finding a needle in a haystack!?"

"But he's fortunate to find that person!" She smiled. "The witness is the owner of a small restaurant by the street. The restaurant is still there after over 20 years!"

Zephyr frowned.

"Uncle Bond said he has found the owner. Whether or not that's the witness, he'll only find out after speaking to him."

"Is Uncle Bond... so capable?" He was suspicious. "Wifey, do you really think he's just a writer?"

Chapter 900

Chapter 900

Cordelia thought about it and said, "I also think Uncle Bond's a little mysterious, not quite like a writer who's always cooped up at home to write. I heard from Trinity that his works have only gotten viral all of a sudden these two years, but he's very skilled in writing with clear logic, and his stories are mind-boggling with unexpected plots. And..."

"And I feel like those storylines have really happened," Zephyr said lightly.

The novels he had by the bed had always been Jim's work. Jim was apt in writing using the first-person point-of-view. A few of his mystery novels were written from the perspective of a detective. Zephyr initially thought that it was just a form of creative expression, but now... he thought that the first-person POV could very well be Jim himself!

"Alright, let's not talk about Uncle Bond for now," Cordelia's voice was soft as she checked her watch and said with a smile. "It's still early. The night market's still running. Should we take a walk there?" Zephyr paused to repeatedly confirm that his ears were functioning normally.

Since they had Zuko, Cordelia seemed to never have a date alone with him anymore. As long as their son was home, she would stay home to watch him.

What happened today?

Zephyr felt like a jackpot just hit him.

As Cordelia looked at his ever-changing expressions, aside from being amused, she was more so guilty.

Since their family of two had turned into a family of three, her scale had tipped toward their son, and she had overlooked her husband many times. Thus, she was trying to make it up to him now. "What?" Cordelia pinched his face. "I want to go for a walk, shop around, and have some snacks like we used to back in Jangasas... Can't I do it?"

"Of course, you can!" Zephyr blurted.

He grinned. Not only was there going to be a night-market walk and snacks tonight, but he got to hold her hand and wrap his hand around her slim waist, enjoying peaceful private time... It was all about waiting!

Zephyr held her hand and was going to depart when some noises came from the baby room next door.

Cordelia froze before she ran over to check. Zuko was harrumphing and whining to look for his mother. The nanny could not hold him back and smiled apologetically.

"Ms. Cordelia, I'm going to give Mr. Zuko a bath and tuck him into bed!"

"No! No!" Zuko waved the duckling in his hands. "Mama bath!"

When Cordelia heard her son's soft voice, she had already thrown the idea of compensating her husband to the back of her mind.

"Okay, Mommy will give you a bath, baby!" Cordelia smiled and picked up Zuko.

As she turned around, she saw the stunned expression on Zephyr's face.

"Cordelia, you..."

"Let's not go out tonight?" Cordelia cautiously negotiated with him. "I can't bear to leave our son at home alone..."

Zephyr's expression froze.

"Come on!" Cordelia said softly, "You're already an adult, don't fight with our son! I'll make it up to you twice as much in the future, okay?"

Zephyr did not even have a chance to verbalize his agreement or disagreement.

It was supposed to be a discussion with him, but it was just a notification in reality.

Anyway, he had to give way whenever it came to their son!

Zephyr sighed deeply. He took a few steps forward and took Zuko from Cordelia's arms.

"What are you doing?" Cordelia was surprised.

"Take a break. I'll give him a bath," Zephyr replied.

"You?"

"Yeah!" Zephyr nodded seriously. "Darling, he's a boy even if he's young. He needs to be taught about gender differences from a young age!"

"Uh..."

"I'm his father. In the future, bathing him and taking him to the toilet are things that I should do!"

Cordelia furrowed her brows.

It was true that she had read many articles by parenting experts that said that when fathers participated in the parenting process, the child's character was better and smarter. Despite that, she still was not very reassured.

How could one trust a man to take care of a child?

"Well, just be careful," Cordelia did not want to discourage his enthusiasm. "Let him sit in the basin and make sure to cover his ears when you wash his hair... Also, be very careful with the water temperature. His skin is delicate, so don't scald him!"

"Honey, and-"

"Just relax!" Zephyr was a little helpless with this nagging woman behind him, but his eyes were still full of infinite fondness as soon as he turned around.

"There's absolutely no problem with me taking care of Zuko. Men should bathe together, right, son?"