Liam paused and looked at Matthew coldly.
“Why? Do you think I’ll watch Yale drag the whole Hamertons down and do nothing?”
Matthew was baffled.
“Compared to stealing, justice over family is far nobler!”
With that, Liam shook Matthew off and left.
Before Matthew could react, his mind blanked as he watched his father leave quickly.
…
After a plunge in temperature, Centrolis got to welcome a rare, nice winter day.
The mist cleared, and the sky recovered its blue. An unanticipated light drizzle of snow covered the city in a dust of beautiful silver. The air smelled fresh and crisp.
Cordelia swept the snow in the yard and made cute snowmen from it.
When she was done, Zephyr hugged her from the back and wrapped her icy, red hands in his to warm them up.
“What do you think? Pretty, aren’t they?” Cordelia was triumphant.
“Of course.” Zephyr smiled gently.
It felt great now. The storm was over, the sky was azure blue, the winter sun was warm, and he and Cordelia were making snowmen. Peace and joy seemed to have come knocking on their door.
“Hmm… if only Ginger were here.” Cordelia sighed. “It’d be like this snowman too. And its orange fur must look so pretty in the snow!”
“Huh?” Zephyr arched his brow.
“Didn’t hear about it,” Cordelia answered seriously. “My mom likes it a lot. Dad too. He brought the Siamese over, and it’s playing with Ginger all day long.”
Zephyr held Cordelia’s face and rubbed it gently with a tender and doting gaze.
With the ill feeling erased, the girl was finally willing to call Rowan dad.
He could still remember what Rowan looked like when he heard it. It was like the sky had hit him. His brows were raised high, his eyes bulged, and even his ears twitched.
The more powerful a man was outside, the more useless he was back home. Zephyr thought about it. It was unbelievable how this rule applied to everyone around him.
As for Cordelia changing her name back to “Cordelia Irwin”, it was completed swiftly. It was just that she was already used to the name that had accompanied her for over 20 years, and others either addressed her by Mrs. Hamerton or just Cordelia usually, so the last name did not seem to matter that much—as long as it said “Irwin” on her ID.
“Oh yeah, darling,” Zephyr said with a chuckle. “Grandpa’s hosting a family dinner this weekend and asked us to go together.”
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