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“Mom,” Zephyr answered helplessly and grumbled about Janine in his mind over a thousand times.
How could his own mother do him dirty like this!?
“Mom, what’s the matter?”
“You took care of it?”
“Of what?” Zephyr was perplexed.
“What are you talking about? Chad Green, duh!”
Janine opened fire on the line like a machine gun.
“Goodness, Zephyr, well done! This production we invested in costs so much. It’s a collaboration, yes, but we need
to make sure everyone from the director to the actors is clean! No scandal! That Chad won an international award
out of nowhere. Don’t you think it’s strange? Are you not looking him up?”
“I—”
Zephyr was going to say that he had, but Janine interrupted him.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“I knew that you hadn’t!”
“Mom!” Zephyr slapped a hand over his face.
“Hah, are you not doing anything if I don’t ask you to?”
Zephyr was at a loss for words.
“Zephyr Hamerton, you have shares in Imperial Media too! Look at how you’re acting as the big shareholder!
Cordelia’s so much better than you!”
“Huh?”
“Cordelia investigated Chad’s background in detail as soon as she found out that he’s the director!”
Zephyr took a deep breath and pinched his brows, feeling a headache.
There was another familiar voice on the other end of the line.
“Janine, quit it! You just came back from Chaiseland. Have a break! Besides, I think our Zephyr’s very decent. Stop
complaining about him!”
Zephyr was thrilled. His mother-in-law was still the best to him when it mattered!
“Sigh, decent?” Janine pursed her lips. “Cordelia’s better. She thinks ahead in work and hits all the nails right on the
head for me!
“Sons are just not as considerate as daughters! Zephyr, tell me, what’s the point of having you?”
“Don’t say that. Keep him around!” Xyla beamed. “At least he’ll be able to give us a grandson!”
Zephyr was rendered speechless.
Why was his mother-in-law not that useful anymore when it mattered?
Cordelia, who had been listening at the side, could not hold back her laugh when she heard this. She had never
known that her mother was this playful!
Zephyr ended the call and switched his phone off like his life depended on it.
Cordelia drew circles on his face with her finger. Her voice was like a kitten clawing at his heart, unsettling him.
“So… our Mr. Zephyr Hamerton’s one and only function to our mothers is to reproduce?”
Zephyr looked at her sly grin. The fire that was just doused off flickered back into life and burned brighter!
He smirked, and Cordelia soon realized that she had provoked a frightening man…
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Reproduce, huh?” he whispered in her ear with a smirk. “Let me show you tonight!”
…
A week later, the second talent show recording started as scheduled.
This one was grander than the last as the artists who joined had spent years in showbiz. Some even had several
titles under their belt. The main and second leads would be chosen from this pool of people.
Zephyr had work to take care of, so Cordelia went to the studio first. After confirming the name list and running
through the script, she gave Imperial Media’s artists some reminders.
“Ms. Cordelia, right?” The staff from the organizer greeted her warmly. “The recording will start soon. Your makeup
is rather light. Do you mind going backstage so the makeup artist can do some touchups for you?”
Cordelia pulled out a mirror to check herself. She probably had not chosen a good lip color, so it seemed too dark
under the bright stage lighting.
“The makeup artists backstage should be busy now. I won’t take up their time,” Cordelia said with a smile. “I’ll do
some touchup in the washroom.”
She then headed there. However, she did not notice that someone was following her sneakily.
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