Chapter 211


    Cordelia’s face paled. She lifted his T-shirt immediately to check the wound.


    As expected, there was an obvious mark on his back.


    “It’s red!” She rubbed it, feeling heartbroken. She then turned around to look at Linda.


    “Look, Linda! Nichs kicked him!”


    Never had Nichs thought his darling, who had been showing off their love with him earlier, was


    ring at him like she was a different person now.


    “Hey, why did you do that!?”


    Nichs looked innocent, “Linda, aren’t you going to side with me?”


    “Side with you?” She grabbed Cordelia’s shoulder. “My Cordelia is upset now! Go, go buy ointment


    for Marcus!”


    Nichs widened his eyes.


    ‘My Cordelia?


    ‘She was calling me baby just now!


    ‘Is she saying that her friend is more important than her man!?


    ‘So love fades, is it…’


    Nichs stood where he was. He snapped his eyes up, locking eyes with Zephyr, who looked


    proud.


    “Can I trouble Mr. Thompson to buy ointment for me?”


    …


    At 6:00 a.m., Nichs bought ointment and even breakfast for them.


    He swiftlyid out the cutlery and opened the balcony door. He shoved the ointment to Zephyr and


    gnashed his teeth while scoffing.


    “I merely kicked you. Look at you being a softy! How dare you get me into trouble?”


    Zephyr smiled. “Thanks for yourpliment. I’m just giving you a taste of your own medicine.”


    Nichs rolled his eyes hard.


    That insignificant injury did not need ointment at all, so Zephyr left it aside.


    Cordelia and Linda ate breakfast happily while the two men leaned on the balcony railing. They


    looked inside, revealing the same smile.


    “Hey, I need to talk about something serious with you.” Nichs looked serious.


    Zephyr was stunned. “What’s wrong?”


    “Give me a cigarette first.”


    Zephyr red at him.


    Nichs signaled him, asking him to give him a cigarette right now.


    Zephyr tutted and unwillingly grabbed the half packet of cigarettes from his pocket. That was the


    only packet he had left.


    He took one out for Nichs, then the two of them hid in a corner of the balcony where thedies


    could not see them and lit it quickly.


    “What’s with this?” Zephyr frowned. “You can’t even afford cigarettes?”


    “Linda has all of my money,” Nichs answered honestly. “Cigarettes aren''t included in the


    allowance she gives me.”


    “Oh.” Zephyr nodded. He looked rather sympathetic.


    Inparison, Cordelia was so much kinder to him. She never controlled how he spent his money.


    She would even buy him stuff.


    However, she was stricter when it came to cigarettes.


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    Which was causing him to survive on this packet for a long time…


    Nichs wanted to ask for another one, but Zephyr pped his hand away and put the cigarettes


    back in his pocket.


    “Just spit it out!” he said softly. “Or else they’re going to look for us soon!”


    Nichs felt helpless. He looked at him after taking thest puff. “Yale contacted me two days ago.”


    Zephyr’s eyes dimmed.


    “There’s nothing else that he wants from me other than asking where you are. Why? Didn’t he get


    the news that you’ve returned to Centrolis?”


    “I went back secretly,” he said with his deep voice. “Also, I was only there for two days. It makes


    sense that he doesn’t know.”


    “Hmm.” Nichs nodded. “I didn’t tell him anything else. I told him that you''re not in Chaisnd,


    and I’m still trying to find exactly where you are.”


    Zephyr patted his shoulder.


    “Also, I found out about something else.”


    “What is it?”


    “They’re secretly training Marcus to mimic all of your moves. The way you dress, the way you


    speak, even some tiny moves and expressions. They got him to copy you.”


    Zephyr’s expression changed slightly. He was deep in his thoughts.


    He had thought about this since earlier.


    They had finally captured Marcus. How could they waste such a useful chess piece?


    “Seems like they’re eager to get him to rece you.” Nichs yed with the lighter. “When I told


    them you’re not in Chaisnd, Yale had a strangeugh.”


    “Second Uncle has been wanting and in the western outskirts of Centrolis,” Zephyr fell into deep


    thought, “But he doesn’t have that much money. It’ll be tough if he wants to go on with the project.


    “If he manages to get money from the consortiums in Chaisnd, it’ll be a piece of cake to get that


    piece ofnd.”


    “So…” Nichs raised his eyebrows.


    “If I’m right, he wants to get Marcus to sign my name to get money from the consortiums!”


    Nichs came to a realization.


    He thought Yale would want to kill Zephyr as soon as he captured Marcus. Therefore, when Zephyr


    left Jangasas, he did not want Cordelia to be home alone. That was why he got Linda along to be


    with her.


    Now it seemed like Yale was not so foolish to kill him directly. Instead, he would use Marcus’ face to


    get what he could.


    Zephyr smiled. “Nichs, you were a great help to be saying that I wasn’t in Chaisnd!”


    Nichs was a smart man. He got what he meant immediately.


    “If the real Zephyr isn’t around, they’ll send the fake one over. After all, it’s all foreigners in the


    consortiums. They can’t tell you apart from Marcus!”


    Zephyr scoffed. “Then I’ll make their wishe true!”


    Nichs smiled. “When Marcus gets to Chaisnd, he’ll fall into our trap!”


    …


    The Jenner Group’s board of directors meeting would go on as nned. After stepping into the


    building, Cordelia took a deep breath and walked straight into William’s office.


    She must speak to him before the meeting began.


    William was preparing the meeting materials. He was a little stunned to see her.


    She did not call him “dad”. Instead, she said courteously, “President Jenner.”


    William frowned.


    Cordeliaid out the documents that she was holding before him.


    “What’s this?” His face changed.


    It was written clearly on these documents that she was returning the shares.


    Her signature was at the bottom.


    From the moment she found out she was not his daughter by blood, she had made up her mind that


    she would cut ties with the Jenners.


    “I’m here today to return my shares.” Cordelia enunciated clearly. “Sir, I’m sure you knew that… I’m


    not your daughter by blood.”


    William looked even more terrible now. His cunning eyes stared at her whileplicated emotions


    were surging inside of him.


    Cordelia’s heart was pounding. Beforeing, she thought there would be two possibilities.


    One was that William would ept her request to return the shares, and she would cut ties with the


    Jenners.


    However, the chances of that happening were low.


    If he already knew that she was not her daughter, yet he gave her the shares, there must be


    something fishy about it. That was what she wanted to find out.


    Therefore, returning the shares was just a pretense.


    In reality, she wanted to test him, to see what he would say!