Chapter 952


    “Don’t be so mean, dad.” Zuko was stubborn.


    “Mean?” Zephyr scoffed. “I’m only telling the truth! Zuko, you’re the Hamerstons’ first son. Are you


    setting this example for your brother? You want the younger generation to learn this nonsense from


    you?”


    “Dad!” Zuko took a deep breath, trying to suppress his emotions, and exined properly, “Firstly, I don’t


    know that woman. The annual meeting endedte. I was caught off guard when she threw herself at


    me!


    “Secondly, I’m not admitting to any of the scandals in the past!”


    Zephyr raised his eyebrows. “So, these women were desperate?”


    Zuko nodded confidently.


    “You—”


    “Dad, I still have a third point.” Zuko paused for a moment. A glint of seriousness shed through his


    eyes when he looked up again. “E-Even if I really have a girlfriend, it’s nothing wrong!”


    “What did you say!?” Zephyr was stunned.


    Zuko thought he would just say whatever he had been holding back once and for all. “I know you and


    mom are still holding onto the promise with the Thompsons for me to marry their daughter. I hope I’ll


    hold onto that too. But she’s no longer with us. She has disappeared for 18 years! Why are you guys so


    stubborn?”


    “Shut your mouth!” Zephyr was shocked, furious, and emotional.


    Cordelia quickly approached, held, andforted him while patting his chest softly.


    “Stop it, Zuko!” Cordelia med him. “Your father is right about you. Why did you talk back? You said


    that it’s fake news, but you’ve been hanging out with themtely. That’s how they managed to get those


    pictures. We didn’t use you!”


    “Mom…”


    Cordelia’s voice was shaking as she said, “Also, we didn’t find her body. She merely went missing!


    Uncle Nichs has been looking for her all these years!”


    “Why must you lie to yourself?” Zuko felt an ache in his heart. “They would have found her if she was


    still alive!”


    “Zuko!”


    “Can you guys be sensible!? Must I keep the marriage promise? You guys would condemn me every


    time such news came out! Are you telling me that I can never find love since Pammy is gone?”


    Zuko’s words rendered Cordelia speechless.


    Meanwhile, Zephyr was so furious that he wanted to p him, but she softly held his hand.


    Cordelia pondered over it, realizing that their son was indeed correct. However, for some reason, she


    couldn’t shake off the guilt she had carried since Pammy had gone missing 18 years ago, a time when


    Cordelia had two sons.


    Nichs and Linda’s first pregnancy had ended up as a miscarriage, and their second child had gone


    missing.


    As their close friends, Cordelia couldn’t shake off the guilt that grew within her, contrasting with the


    happiness she experienced in her own life.


    Cordelia recognized that her thinking was misguided, but she was at a loss for how to ovee it. She


    felt unsure about how to change her strange behavior that stemmed from the burden of guilt.


    For instance, although she did not say it out loud, she was against Zuko looking for a girlfriend.


    “Zuko, Pammy… She’s not dead. Haven’t we had clues all these years?” she said softly.


    “We do, but we can’t find her!” Zuko raised his voice.


    Zephyr raised his hand and tossed his cup. A loud ng echoed when it fell on the floor.


    Zuko stood aside quietly.


    Cordelia looked at Zuko in silence. He had been a good boy since he was young, but he could be


    stubborn too.


    She had witnessed the father and son fight a few times.


    He did not only look exactly like Zephyr—their temper was simr as well!


    One had to exercise caution when conversing with them. They exhibited a stoic demeanor, concealing


    their emotions and offering no exnations. The determination reflected in their eyes was the same,


    too.


    At that moment, a wave ofplex emotions washed over her.


    Zephyr and Cordelia had always thought they were still young. They could work as hard as the young


    people in the office. Now that she saw Zuko being like this, she felt as if she had aged.


    Her memories were vivid, but she could never go back to the past.


    In the end, Zephyr and Cordelia stepped back to end this “battle”.


    Only Toph dared to show his face. He covered half of his face with the game console and secretly gave


    Zuko a thumbs-up.


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    “You’re amazing, brother!” He was gloating. “You dare to offend mom and dad!”


    Zuko nced at him and said nothing.


    “But to be honest, I think something’s wrong with them too.” Toph continued ying the game.


    “Perhaps they’re too close with the Thompsons. That’s why it feels like they lost their daughter since


    Pammy disappeared!”


    Zuko suddenly asked, “Toph, do you think Pammy is still alive?”


    “What?” He was dumbstruck by the question and scratched his head while replying, “I’ve already


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    That was right. Neither did Zuko remember her. After all, he was only a little past eight years old when


    Pammy went missing.


    The photo they had taken together was the only thing to remember her by. It was yellowish now.


    Zuko felt a little suppressed. It was the first time he thought of running away from home.


    At Jangasas…


    Someone locked the door of the bathroom at Jangasas University from the outside.


    People could not go in, but they could hear screams and curses from inside.


    The few girls surrounded a girl, intending to teach her a lesson. Although the girl who was surrounded


    did not have the upper hand, she did not cave. She dodged swiftly when the leading girl pped her.


    Thetter slipped and mmed into the mirror above the sink.


    She was lucky that the ss was solid, or she would have died in there.


    “You’re seeking death, Lina Jenner!”


    “You’re the one seeking death.” Lina’s eyes were cold. “You should thank our university for using high-


    quality ss! Otherwise, you would have been disfigured by the broken ss!”


    “You!”


    Since the leader had fallen, the rest dared not move as they wished.


    “Let’s fight somewhere else next time!” Lina scoffed. “Fight somewhere that you won’t slip, at least, so


    that you can stop embarrassing yourself!”


    “Ahh!” Violet Grist could only scream to vent her rage.


    The rest moved forward to corner Lina against the sink as she was attempting to leave. She fought


    them for a while, but she was outnumbered after all. They pressed her against the sink with all that they


    could.


    “Ha, you little b*tch!” Violet pulled her hair. “Do you still dare to make fun of me now? Go ahead!


    “Your family sure is daring! How dare they persuade all of the supermarket owners in the entire city to


    boycott my family’s beverage brand? You piece of sh*t!”


    Half of Lina’s face was mmed against the marble, while Violet was poking the other half. It was


    painful.