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Hamerton men were great—except that they caved as soon as it was their wife.
It was said that the Hamerton ancestors were high-ranking generals, noblemen, and scholars who were ruthless
and iron-willed outside, but they were at their wives’ beck and call once they got home, indulging the women to no
end.
Nicholas had once said that paranoia was passed down in the Hamertons. Actually, it was loving their wives that
was etched in their genes.
Cordelia said softly, “Darling, see? Mom agrees too!”
Zephyr raised a brow. “Mom agrees but grandpa? Grandpa—”
“Zephyr.” Liam’s expression was relatively solemn as he walked over from the crowd.
Cordelia was a little embarrassed as she tugged Zephyr’s sleeve and shook her head at him. Her intention was to
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtjoke with him, but she would be shooting herself in the foot if she upset the old man.
“Grandpa, don’t misunderstand!” Cordelia smiled. “I’m just mentioning this in passing to Zephyr…”
“How could something so big be mentioned in passing!?” Liam raised his voice.
Cordelia’s heart clenched as her hands gripped her dress anxiously.
Liam squinted, raking his eyes across the both of them.
“Zephyr, you really said that?”
“Yes.” Zephyr held Cordelia’s hand discreetly and explained indifferently, “Back then, it was because… you kept
objecting to our marriage, so I said that to coax her. Of course, I did think about it because I don’t want her to
suffer from any grievances!”
“Darling…” Cordelia called him softly and kept shooting him looks to stop him from continuing.
They had finally gotten Liam’s approval. She did not want to spoil the old man’s good impression of her because of
something petty like this.
Liam’s face was blank. The atmosphere felt a little heavy, and the music naturally stopped. Everyone looked at him
in worry, thinking that something bad would happen.
A silent moment later, Liam suddenly said, “Mm, since you’ve said that, go ahead with it!”
Everyone was bewildered.
Zephyr looked like he choked on air.
Cordelia was surprised, but a surge of warmth gushed in her. The complicated feelings she felt were hard to
describe.
“Grandpa…” Zephyr chuckled dryly. “You want me to marry into the Irwins?”
“You’re a man. A man ought to keep his word!” Liam glared at him. “When have I objected? I feel like it’s my loss
when my precious granddaughter marries you!”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Grandpa, you—”
Zephyr chuckled and tried to hide behind Cordelia.
He suddenly recalled that Cordelia was the one who had stepped up and put herself in front of him back in Jangasas
whenever something happened, worried that he would suffer a loss. He was happy to hide behind her, bliss filling
him to the brim as he watched how she did everything she could for him.
Now that they were back in Centrolis, he was still the same man who hid behind his girl.
Before he met Cordelia, he had never known that it felt so wonderful to hide behind a woman!
The music sounded once more. The conductor had asked the band to switch to a lighthearted melody, and the
banquet went on, merrier than earlier.
Janine and Kate exchanged a smile.
“It looks like the old man lost his potential of having dementia.”
“Hmm… did it get cured by Mr. Irwin’s needles?”
“Say, you think Henry will grow a pair if he gets acupuncture too?”
“Maybe! Come on, let’s go ask Mr. Irwin!”
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