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Everyone shifted their gazes to Cordelia.
Zephyr looked at her worriedly and asked Robert to get things done in secret. “Keep the Tanners and negotiate with
them. The consequence of the matter must be dispelled. At least they can’t bring it up to my grandfather!”
Robert lowered his voice to say, “But, sir, it’s obvious that Ms. Tanner framed Ms. Cordelia!”
Zephyr gnashed his teeth. “It has already happened. Something needs to be done to appease them first… then get
rid of them!”
“Yes, sir.” Robert nodded.
The elder’s voice rang again with a hint of mockery. He looked at Cordelia. “I wonder how you’re going to be
responsible for what you did, Ms. Cordelia?”
“I’d like to ask you first.” Cordelia smiled. “How will the Tanners be held responsible if I didn’t hit her?”
“The truth is already clear, and you still want to shirk responsibility?” Joe Tanner raged.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJoe was the one at the helm of the Tanners. He had spent years in the business world, and even his older brother,
Murphy, had to be courteous to him.
Joe had a condescending attitude, but this young girl before him had an unusual air and was not timid at all in front
of him. He squinted. It seemed that Nelly was no rival against this girl.
He must take the opportunity and chase this woman away from Zephyr’s side!
Joe knew that his daughter had most probably set this up herself, but he had to make a ruckus out of this for the
sake of the Tanners’ interests. It must be so huge that it alarmed Liam. The woman could only be officially chased
off, and the marriage pact between Nelly and Zephyr could be kept with the old man’s appearance.
“You want a clarification?” Joe scoffed. “I’ve seen too many women like you who’d do anything to achieve your
goal! You cling to Mr. Zephyr and see our Nelly as an eyesore. Of course you’ll do all you can to pick on her!”
“Firstly, your daughter’s the one who sees me as an eyesore. It’s only out of courtesy that I don’t like her either.”
Cordelia smiled. “But even when I don’t like her, do you think I’d be dumb enough to slap her at an occasion like
this?
“Besides, if I were really the one who slapped her, I wouldn’t be stupid enough to give her any chance to cry and
whine here and attract everyone over.”
Joe’s face fell.
Cordelia’s tone was light. “Got to nip a weed in the bud. If I were to hit her, I’d hit her to death! She wouldn’t get to
cry and scream here at all.”
“You…” Joe was rendered speechless and could only shoot daggers at Cordelia.
The crowd snickered with palms over their mouths and whispered comments. They already had a judgment of who
was right and wrong.
“You’re a shameless woman!” Joe got angry out of his embarrassment. “You’re the one who hit my daughter, and
you accuse her instead!
“I want to call the police!”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Yeah, we’re calling the police!” Mandy, Nelly’s mother, stepped up as well. “Let the police inspect her injury! Our
Nelly’s not going to suffer a grievance like this!”
“Are you sure you want to report it to the police?” Cordelia arched her brow.
Zephyr went up to keep an arm around her shoulder and pulled her toward him, afraid she would be hurt.
Cordelia pushed him away softly and held his hand to give him a reassuring gaze.
“Zephyr, it’s alright,” Cordelia said softly. “Reporting it to the police is the best solution. I think they can inspect her
injury and see whose fingerprint is on her face.”
Nelly’s eyes were filled with anxiousness as soon as she heard that.
“If I really did leave a handprint on her face, my fingerprints would be there, right?”
Cordelia pulled out her phone to call the police.
Nelly discreetly tugged Joe and shook her head at him as subtly as possible.
Joe understood it immediately. His daughter was really the one slandering others! She was stupid enough to shoot
herself in the foot!
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