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.

a smile the moment she saw him. Unfortunately, the smile

table after washing his hands. He had trained the whole day, so he was famished. The steaming dishes

looked

but shook

on her plate.

not have much of an appetite.

will we get mom’s treatment money? The

squeeze as she subconsciously looked toward the drawer in the bedroom. She had put the gold jewelry Marcus

got you distracted?” A deep voice interrupted her train of

out of her trance and abruptly met the man’s deep eyes. She could not help jolting. For some reason, the unusual vibe Marcus exuded gave her a strong sense of pressure every time she

“Nothing…” she answered softly.

his cutlery, his gaze cryptic. “Do you have something to

for a while before chuckling and going back to eating. Since she did not want to tell him, he was not

torture for Cordelia. She read Carter’s text over and over and thought of countless ways to make money, but nothing would save them in time. It was impossible to go back to the Jenners and

closed the door quietly and pulled the drawer open to retrieve the carved wooden box. The jewelry glittered under the moonlight. She picked the bangle out and hesitated

…

a bit old, but it’s a classic one and it’s fine quality. It’s rare to find a piece

is it worth then?” Cordelia looked

mean to pawn it?” The employee smiled and took her to a

several professional devices on the table, and the employee left right after asking

been exactly hopeful before coming. The bangle did look kind of old, and Marcus could not have given her anything too

that the employee had asked her to

with it and stood up to pace around the room

Cordelia, each of her moves was monitored clearly by the surveillance

heirloom… Do you want me to bring the lady over right

spacious work desk. The smile on the handsome face was sardonic, and the man leaned back

if she

with his lighter and lit up

leaving something so precious to her… Z can’t have