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Nelly bit her lips and took a deep breath. She had visited Liam a few days ago, and the old man had still expressed
that he would support her marrying Zephyr.
Even when Mandy had kept explaining as indirectly as she could that the Tanners and the Hamertons had never
really had any promise of any sort and that marriage should be decided by the young ones themselves, Nelly
refused to agree.
This was a fight she refused to give up on. She wanted to marry into the Hamertons. She thought that by doing so,
Mandy would hold her in higher regard, and no one in the Hamertons would dare look down on her with Zephyr as
her support.
By then, she would not have to be scared of people finding out about her birth. It would be a secret forever that she
would crush under her foot.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtNelly recomposed herself. “Zephyr, I know that you’re just rushed by impulse now. Ms. Jenner is great, but she isn’t
compatible with you.
“Marriage is like building a house. It can only go higher when the foundation’s solid, right?”
Nelly inched closer to him, seeing that he was silent.
The man’s chiseled lines were close to perfect, and his innate finesse and aloofness made every woman go gaga
for him. This was also why Nelly must have him.
Zephyr was much better compared to the wealthy playboys.
“Oh, yeah.” Nelly continued to smile through her shamelessness. “Rumor has it that you’re going to reveal the big
boss behind the western suburbs’ project in this event… Hah, we’ve been working together for so long, and I go to
the Hamerton Group for weekly reports, but I’ve never seen any boss!
“You’re tricking the press, right? Or… is the big boss actually grandpa?”
“You’re thinking too much,” Zephyr said coldly. “It doesn’t mean that there’s no big boss just because you haven’t
met one. Patience, you’ll see the boss in a while.”
Nelly forced a smile and passed Zephyr a glass of wine, only for the latter to tell her that he had stopped drinking. It
surprised her.
“This is exquisite aged Burgundy. I remember you like wine tasting, no?” She scoffed, “Have you changed your taste
too after spending time with Ms. Jenner?”
“Yes, I have.” Zephyr smiled. “Cordelia says that drinking is bad for health. I can only stay disciplined in order to
make a healthy baby.”
“What!?” Nelly froze, unable to control her twitching lips.
“You both… aren’t married yet.”
“Yes.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“The Hamertons are strict with rules.” Nelly forced herself to stay calm. “How did grandpa possibly allow her to get
pregnant before marriage and threaten you with a kid?”
“Threaten?” Zephyr snorted, “You’re wrong. It’s me who wants to baby-trap her!”
“You…”
Zephyr feigned thoughtfulness. “But even with a baby, I’ll have to think of something else if she still doesn’t want to
marry me.
“Hah, one day of her not nodding is another day I won’t be at peace. Right, Nelly, tell me if you have any good
ideas. You know, since we grew up together!”
The brief exchange was enough to embarrass Nelly.
The curious guests looked over. Some whispered and chuckled.
Nelly’s dress wrinkled from how hard she gripped it as she grimaced.
“Nelly.” Mandy’s voice rang. “What are you doing again?!”
“Mom, I—”
Mandy’s gaze was stern as she glared at her before she looked at Zephyr apologetically.
“Excuse us, Mr. Zephyr.”
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