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Cordelia said softly, “Uncle Bond, we’ve read your work, and Zephyr likes it a lot. He can only sleep after flipping
through a few pages every night!”
Jim scratched his head in embarrassment and looked very down to earth when he smiled.
“Ah, you’ve flattered me. It’s my luck that they could see me!”
Cordelia chuckled.
Destiny was a loser’s excuse, while luck was the humble reason of a successful person.
It seemed that Jim was a humble and open person. It was no wonder he was able to impress Janine, who reigned in
the business world. Perhaps it was because their personalities were complementary.
Jim seemed simple and honest, but he was considerate toward Janine. He knew that she was stressed over several
projects recently and ordered her mild-flavored dishes. Janine had a bad back and easily grew tired when she sat
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtfor a long time, so he brought along a cushion and stuffed it behind her before she said anything.
After Cordelia chatted with Jim, she also found him to be a friendly elder. He was easy to get along with and knew
pretty much everything, from astronomy and geography to literature and economy—he was like a walking
encyclopedia.
Halfway through the meal, Zuko was getting restless, so Cordelia took him outside.
The living reapers, Janine and Zephyr, and Jim were the only ones in the restaurant. It was just that Janine did not
look one bit like the menace she was during work. Her gaze on Jim was tender as she relished in the steak he had
cut up for her.
Zephyr kept a straight face and kept giving his mother looks while Jim excused himself to the washroom.
“What?”
“Mom, you two aren’t even that official. Do you have to act like you’re Mrs. Bond?” Zephyr snorted.
“Hah, when has your mother ever taken somebody else’s last name?” Janine put a piece of steak into her mouth.
“I’ve never called myself Mrs. Hamerton even before I divorced your father!”
Zephyr frowned. “What do you mean? You want Jim to marry into our family?”
“To be honest, I haven’t thought that far.” Janine put down her cutlery and looked at her son seriously. “I don’t think
a marriage certificate can represent much. Besides, must women take their husband’s last name after they get
married? Do women not deserve their own name?”
“Well…”
“Given my age, I’m with Jim because we like each other and can seek comfort from each other as we enter old age.
But the name Janine Baker stays as it is. Whether I get married or not or who I get married to, I’m Janine Baker. Not
Mrs. so and so!”
Zephyr paused and looked at Janine quietly. She smiled and patted the back of his hand.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Your mother’s independent and dominant. It can’t be changed anymore, nor will it change because of a man!
Besides, I’ve always thought that women can only decide their own fate when they stay true to themselves. Only by
loving themselves will they receive another person’s love.
“So, don’t you worry. I’m not a hopeless romantic. I won’t be tricked!”
Zephyr froze before he chuckled. As a son, he was relieved to hear this from his mother.
However, as a man, he feared that Cordelia would learn from her mother-in-law and become an independent and
bossy lady reaper. He would be…
“What are you talking about?” Jim came back beaming.
Cordelia was also back carrying Zuko and sitting down.
“I heard a little just now,” she said with a smile. “Something about being a hopeless romantic?”
“No!” Janine blushed. “You must’ve misheard!”
“Hopeless romantic?” Jim smiled. “That’s a coincidence. I was thinking of switching up my style and writing about
love!”
“You’re changing lanes to romance s?”
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