Neil’s eyes lit up. “For real?”
Zephyr let out a scoff when he heard that his voice had changed too.
“To be honest, I don’t really want to help you.” Zephyr gave him a sideways glance. “You dug this grave yourself,
and we have to curry favor on your behalf?”
“I didn’t…” Neil wanted to retort but figured he was asking for a favor now, so he swallowed whatever he wanted to
say.
He put on an obsequious face instantly. “Cordelia, Zephyr, how do you plan to help me?”
“We have no idea!” Cordelia shrugged. “I said, ‘If’ you need us, we’ll help’. As for how, you have to think about it
yourself! After all, the one who ruffled Aurelia’s feathers wasn’t us!”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtNeil slumped back on the couch like a deflated ball.
He had already saved the damsel in distress, yet he had to add more pizzazz to the drama! Was he not taught
enough lessons on sets in the past? No one—no one who added parts on their own—could escape getting scolded
by the director.
Neil sighed and moaned, unable to come up with any bright idea until he saw Zuko, who was toying with Cordelia’s
phone. His eyes sparkled again.
He sprang up from the couch in the next second and rushed over to hug the chubby baby.
“My baby boy!”
Zuko was startled and stared at him dumbly.
“What are you doing?” Cordelia was surprised as well. “Besides, that’s nephew for you!”
“Whatever!” Neil chuckled and stared at Zuko. “Baby, you’re so good-looking. If you make your debut in showbiz
next time, I’ll make sure to clear the path for you. What do you say? But you have to help your uncle now…”
“Neil Harris!” Zephyr glared at him. “You’re targeting my son now?”
“Didn’t you say that as long as I come up with a solution, you’d help me?”
Zephyr and Cordelia looked at each other. They had said “if” just now. When did it become “as long as”?
Zephyr side-eyed him and let it go.
“What’s your plan? You’re not going to ask my son to plead your case for you, are you?”
Neil laughed hard as he kept nodding.
“You…”
“Of course, I’ll still be the main character, but my nephew plays a crucial role!”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Aurelia’s angry at me, but she likes Zuko! My nephew’s so charming. He can definitely get her to come out! It’ll be
my turn then!”
Cordelia and Zephyr exchanged another look. This plan seemed feasible, but the director…
Cordelia looked at him. “Neil, are you sure this plan will work?”
“It’ll definitely work!” Neil was confident.
He knew that Aurelia was not really angry with him. She was just too worried about him. That was why she was so
furious when she found out that he had lied to her.
As long as he showed his sincerity, the girl would not abandon him without a care, even if he messed up again!
“Well… fine.” Cordelia chuckled, picking up little Zuko. “We’ll help Uncle Neil. How about that?”
The chubby boy barely understood anything. He looked at Neil with a pout and skillfully accessed his mother’s
phone, finding the family group chat and pointing at Carter’s profile photo to explain very seriously, “Uncle! This
one, uncle!”