Chapter 881


    Cordelia said softly, “Uncle Bond, we’ve read your work, and Zephyr likes it a lot. He can only sleep


    after flipping through a few pages every night!”


    Jim scratched his head in embarrassment and looked very down to earth when he smiled.


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    “Ah, you’ve ttered me. It’s my luck that they could see me!”


    Cordelia chuckled.


    Destiny was a loser’s excuse, while luck was the humble reason of a sessful person.


    It seemed that Jim was a humble and open person. It was no wonder he was able to impress Janine,


    who reigned in the business world. Perhaps it was because their personalities wereplementary.


    Jim seemed simple and honest, but he was considerate toward Janine. He knew that she was stressed


    over several projects recently and ordered her mild-vored dishes. Janine had a bad back and easily


    grew tired when she sat for a long time, so he brought along a cushion and stuffed it behind her before


    she said anything.


    After Cordelia chatted with Jim, she also found him to be a friendly elder. He was easy to get along with


    and knew pretty much everything, from astronomy and geography to literature and economy—he was


    like a walking encyclopedia.


    Halfway through the meal, Zuko was getting restless, so Cordelia took him outside.


    The living reapers, Janine and Zephyr, and Jim were the only ones in the restaurant. It was just that


    Janine did not look one bit like the menace she was during work. Her gaze on Jim was tender as she


    relished in the steak he had cut up for her.


    Zephyr kept a straight face and kept giving his mother looks while Jim excused himself to the


    washroom.


    “What?”


    “Mom, you two aren’t even that official. Do you have to act like you’re Mrs. Bond?” Zephyr snorted.


    “Hah, when has your mother ever taken somebody else’sst name?” Janine put a piece of steak into


    her mouth. “I’ve never called myself Mrs. Hamerton even before I divorced your father!”Books Chapters


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    Zephyr frowned. “What do you mean? You want Jim to marry into our family?”


    “To be honest, I haven’t thought that far.” Janine put down her cutlery and looked at her son seriously. “I


    don’t think a marriage certificate can represent much. Besides, must women take their husband’sst


    name after they get married? Do women not deserve their own name?”


    “Well…”


    “Given my age, I’m with Jim because we like each other and can seekfort from each other as we


    enter old age. But the name Janine Baker stays as it is. Whether I get married or not or who I get


    married to, I’m Janine Baker. Not Mrs. so and so!”


    Zephyr paused and looked at Janine quietly. She smiled and patted the back of his hand.


    “Your mother’s independent and dominant. It can’t be changed anymore, nor will it change because of


    a man! Besides, I’ve always thought that women can only decide their own fate when they stay true to


    themselves. Only by loving themselves will they receive another person’s love.


    “So, don’t you worry. I’m not a hopeless romantic. I won’t be tricked!”


    Zephyr froze before he chuckled. As a son, he was relieved to hear this from his mother.


    However, as a man, he feared that Cordelia would learn from her mother-inw and be an


    independent and bossydy reaper. He would be…


    “What are you talking about?” Jim came back beaming.


    Cordelia was also back carrying Zuko and sitting down.


    “I heard a little just now,” she said with a smile. “Something about being a hopeless romantic?”


    “No!” Janine blushed. “You must’ve misheard!”


    “Hopeless romantic?” Jim smiled. “That’s a coincidence. I was thinking of switching up my style and


    writing about love!”


    “You’re changingnes to romance novels?”