Married a Secret Billionaire

There was a buzz in Cordelia’s ears as she was stupefied for ten seconds.

$150,000? She clutched the bangle and looked caught in a dilemma.

The price was more than she had expected, and it had not crossed her mind that the piece of jewelry would be worth so much! With $150,000, she would not just pay her mother’s current medical fees but her future ones too. She could even afford to send Carter to a better school…

That said, this was Marcus’ wedding gift to her.

Cordelia frowned slightly. She suddenly recalled how Marcus had looked when he had passed the jewelry box to her.

“This is all I have, and I give it all to you. You’re in charge of the household from now on.”

Biting her lip, she was overwhelmed with guilt. The man had given her everything he had, and this was how she was repaying his sincerity?

“Miss, are you not happy with the price?” the employee asked with a careful smile. “We can negotiate the price. Why don’t I show you our record, and you can consider it before—”

“I’m not selling it!” Cordelia sprang up and shoved the bangle back into her bag swiftly.

“Uh…”

Before the employee could react, she had fled out of the jeweler’s and blended into the bustling street.

“Huh, she didn’t sell it?” A teasing voice came from the upper floor of the jeweler’s.

The employee turned around immediately to bow and greet the man respectfully. “Mr. Bayer!”

The man squinted. There was a playful expression on his handsome face as he sat down on the couch and made a call.

“Z, do you know that your darling came to me to pawn your family heirloom?”

When Marcus opened the door, he was greeted by the sight of Cordelia coming out of the kitchen with two plates.

originally had worry etched on her face, but she swapped it for a smile the moment she saw him. Unfortunately,

his hands. He had trained the whole day, so he was famished. The steaming dishes looked very appetizing. He picked up his cutlery and started to eat, while Cordelia

looked up

but shook

eat up.” Marcus put some meat on her plate. “Will you get full just

pressed lips. She really did not have much of an appetite. Her phone rang with a ding, and it

money? The

felt her heart squeeze as she subconsciously looked toward the drawer in the bedroom. She had put the gold jewelry Marcus had given her there. That gold

deep voice interrupted her train of

deep eyes. She could not help jolting. For some reason, the unusual vibe Marcus exuded gave

“Nothing…” she answered softly.

his gaze cryptic. “Do you have something

on her for a while before chuckling and going back to eating.

to make money, but nothing would save them in time. It was impossible to go back to the Jenners and ask for money now, so the only solution

under the moonlight. She picked the bangle out and hesitated for a long time. Finally, she wrapped it up carefully and tucked it into her

…

said, smiling with a nod. “Miss, your bangle’s design is a bit old, but it’s a classic one and it’s fine quality. It’s rare to find a piece with such good-quality gold and jade

it worth then?” Cordelia looked at

employee smiled and took her

employee left right after

jeweler’s to be so luxurious. Actually, she had not been exactly hopeful before coming. The bangle did look kind of old, and Marcus could not have given her anything too fancy given his

was a surprise that the employee had asked her to

in her hand, she toyed with it and stood up to pace around the room in

to Cordelia, each of her moves was monitored clearly

Bayer, this is the Hamerton family’s heirloom… Do you want me to bring the

was watching the computer screen closely behind the spacious work desk. The smile on the handsome face was sardonic, and the man leaned back and crossed his legs on the table. With squinted eyes, he said with a smirk, “There’s no hurry.

what if

toyed with his lighter and lit up a

Heh, leaving something so precious to her… Z can’t have thought that she would bring it