Chapter 311
“Is it my fault then?”
Janine felt guilty when she yelled this. After all, she was the one who had recognized the wrong
person first, mistaking Yelena, who had been messing around with Yale, as Cordelia.
However, being unreasonable had always been her style.
She cleared her throat and nced at Zephyr, forcefully turning the table around. “Cordelia’s
wonderful. Why didn’t you let me meet her sooner? You just don’t want us inws to meet, do you?”
Zephyr was rendered speechless. He remembered a certain someone saying that his marriage did
not only concern the Hamertons but also the Bakers. The same someone had also said that he had
to choose either Cordelia or her if he dared marry Cordelia.
“Mom.” Zephyr was exasperated. “Can you be a little more reasonable? Weren’t you—”
“I said I have a daughter-inw I like, but you weren’t willing at all and even threatened me with
pulling your shares out!”
Zephyr was baffled. The me game could be yed this way?
He looked at Cordelia in panic. “I didn’t—”
“Cough!” Janine straightened up to approach Cordelia and grinned, looking at her. “It’s okay,
Cordelia. If this brat doesn’t want to, I can take you to Chaisnd!
“The Bakers are filled with talented young men and blue-eyed blonde hotties. By then…”
“Mom!” growled Zephyr. She was his mother for sure—she was relentless!
Cordelia giggled and went over to hook arms with Zephyr.
“Thank you for the kind offer, Aunt Janine. I just want this one!”
Zephyr bent down to rub noses with her fondly, grinning like he had the world.
…
The Bayers were never uptight, so the dinner was held buffet-style to allow the guests free room for
interaction.
Mr. and Mrs. Bayer clinked sses hand in hand among their guests. Although it had been 30 years
since they got married, they were still sweetly in love and made many envious.
Zephyr noticed Cordelia’s gaze and held her hand. “No need to be envious of them. We’ll be like
that too.”
She looked up. “Let’s hold a grand ceremony like this when it’s our 30th wedding anniversary as
well.”
‘Wedding?’ Zephyr’s eyes sparkled.
What Cordelia wanted to emphasize was the ceremony, but Zephyr’s focus was only on the word
wedding. He could not help being thrilled. “You’re willing to marry me?”
“Dummy!” Cordelia knocked his head. “I’ve never said that I’m not marrying you! I just want to learn
more things now and umte more experience so that I can stand next to you better in the
future!”
Zephyr was impatient. “You don’t actually have to—”
“Why not?” Janine’s voice cut in abruptly.
She had been socializing all this while and came to the pair. She smiled at Cordelia, growingly
admiring her independent and diligent character.
“I think Cordelia’s right!” Janine nodded. “Whenever it is, women should stay independent in terms
of finance and personality! Only then will people not look down on us.”
“I absolutely will not look down on her!” Zephyr quickly promised.
“It’s too early for you to say this.” Janine maintained her smile and looked serious. “Everything in
this world changes, including people. Only the skills and abilities you own won’t ever betray you.
“So, I support Cordelia to grow stronger and have the ability to handle things on her own.”
“Mm!” Cordelia’s eyes on Janine were glittering like she was looking at her idol.
“Cordelia, would you like to join mypany?”
“What?” She froze.
“Don’t worry, I won’t make you go to Chaisnd,” Janine said softly. “I’m back to Centrolis this time
for the subsidiary under the Hamerton Group. I’ve invested in Wattz and changed its name to
Imperial Media as thergest shareholder. I’m prepared to establish myself in Centrolis, and I need
talented people to help me out. I wonder if you’d like to work with me.”
“Um…” Cordelia was surprised, delighted, and suddenly at a loss for words.
“No way!” Zephyr pulled a long face. He was well aware of his mother’s working style. She looked
so kind to Cordelia now, but that was not how she was going to be at work.
“Mom, Cordelia’s current job is alright.”
“Alright? She wanted to interview Donald West, and the man mocked her. I saw it with my own eyes
how she suffered the grievance!”
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How could she allow her princess to suffer out there?
“There are a lot of unpredictable things in the workce,” said Janine. “I went through it and have
lots of experience. I’ll teach Cordelia so she can explore her own career in the future!”
Cordelia felt like a free lunch was just thrown right to her from the sky, and she nodded profusely.
Janine looked at her lovingly. “Besides, I think that Cordelia’s a capable, determined, and smart girl.
She’ll do well!”
“Aunt Janine…” Cordelia felt a sob. No one had everplimented her like this.
Her mother was ill all the time in the past and rarely said things like this to her. It had caused her to
assume she was stupid and did not deserve anything good. It was after growing up that she slowly
corrected the thought, but the inferiorityplex nted deep within still pricked her asionally.
Janine rubbed her smooth hair. “My dear child, will you be my assistant and work with me?”
“Of course!”
“I’ll teach you well then. But I don’t have a good temper and am quite merciless at work. Can you
stand it?”
“Yes!”
Janine looked at her with a grin.
“I knew it. You’re your mother’s daughter. You wouldn’t be weak!”
Cordelia did not understand what it meant. In her impression, her mother had always just been a
regr housewife and had been ill. Why did it seem like she was someone impressive to Janine?
Maybe it was because they were best friends like she was with Linda—they thought that each other
was the best too.
“Alright, enough of this.” Janine came back to herself. “Resign from your current work andplete
the handover as soon as possible. Try to report yourself next week. What do you think?”
Cordelia agreed immediately. “No problem!”
Both of them chatted in glee,pletely ignoring Zephyr, who was at the side.
The next second, Cordelia seemed to recall something and looked at Zephyr with a troubled
expression.
Zephyr jolted. Did she finally remember that he was here?
Cordelia said after a pause, “Aunt Janine, can you… do me another favor?”