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Rowan quietly watched the mother and daughter as his vision blurred. He fell in a daze, and the crate in his hands
fell to the ground. The small Siamese cat meowed helplessly and began to claw at the crate door.
A strong arm held onto him then.
Startled, Rowan turned to meet Zephyr’s complicated gaze.
“You…”
Zephyr picked the crate up. “Mr. Irwin, are you not going in?”
Rowan’s eyes were still red. It took him a few deep breaths to calm his emotions down.
Zephyr sympathized with him for some reason. He had not thought it was a good idea when Cordelia was making
arrangements for this, but he could not bear to interrupt her, seeing how excited she was.
He was afraid of something undesirable happening today when Rowan and Xyla met, so he had stayed there to
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When he saw the old geezer’s shocked and regretful look, he felt a mix of feelings.
After he survived the plane crash, Rowan had sent him specialized medicine to treat him. The older man had said
he was not getting involved with the Tanners, but he healed Kelly.
Even on the day when his grandfather passed out, Rowan had gloated for one second before he rushed to
Hamerton Manor with his medical kit. Yes, it was for Cordelia, but he had also saved Liam from a critical condition.
Furthermore, Irwin Pharmaceuticals had saved countless lives by producing good quality and cheap medicine each
year.
By the look of things, Rowan was a good man. However, only Xyla had personally experienced his bad side.
People were complex. One could not be labeled or determined as good or bad with a matter or two.
The adults’ world was never just black and white, to begin with. Many times, it was gray.
“I…” Rowan was silent for a moment. His voice was tinged with a sob. “I won’t be going. Cordelia will like this cat…
Pass it to her for me.”
“It probably isn’t Cordelia who likes this cat.” Zephyr looked at him cryptically. “It’s my mother-in-law, Xyla Irwin.”
Rowan felt his heart drop. He lost his balance a little as he felt dizzy.
Zephyr sighed. “Mr. Irwin, I’ll get someone to send you back for some rest.”
“Zephyr…” Rowan sounded weak. “You brat, did you find out something?”
Zephyr smiled without saying anything.
Rowan muttered under his breath, “I should’ve guessed it. Janine and her big mouth—”
“I don’t know anything.” Zephyr patted his shoulder. “I only know the two women in there. The both of us are going
to protect them from now on.”
Rowan was stunned. After a long moment, there was a resolute and comforted gaze in his eyes. Well, this son-in-
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Rowan nodded and padded to the car by the road holding the crate.
Charlie was not with him, so Zephyr asked Robert to drive.
It was until they drove off that Zephyr entered the cafe.
Cordelia was surprised when she saw him. “What brings you here?”
Zephyr sat next to her with a smile. “Some details about the hospital project have to be decided. I’ve called to meet
and will head to the office in a while.”
“What?” Cordelia looked at him. “Is there a meeting today? Why didn’t anyone tell me!?”
“You’re the big boss, no need to worry over something small like this.” Zephyr slung an arm around her shoulders.
“The big boss can rest well when I, the dutiful worker, am around!”
Cordelia giggled, her eyes shining with bliss.
Zephyr took the excuse of ordering coffee and pulled Cordelia to the side to tell her softly, “Mr. Irwin’s attending to
decide on the details too, so he won’t be able to make it today. Let mom know nicely.”
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