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.

for a smile the moment she saw him.

trained the whole day, so he was famished. The steaming dishes looked very appetizing. He

happened?” He looked

jumped but shook

eat up.” Marcus put some meat on her plate. “Will

of an appetite. Her phone rang with a ding, and it was her brother,

mom’s treatment money? The doctor will stop giving her medication

in the bedroom. She had put the gold jewelry Marcus had given her there. That

deep voice interrupted her train

the man’s deep eyes. She could not help jolting. For some reason, the unusual vibe Marcus exuded gave her a

“Nothing…” she answered softly.

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

her head frantically, but Marcus was in no hurry. He kept his eyes on her for a while before chuckling and going back to eating. Since she did not want to tell him,

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 might

the carved wooden box. The jewelry glittered under the moonlight. She picked the bangle out and hesitated for a long time.

…

bad,” the employee at the jeweler’s 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.

then?” Cordelia looked at

smiled

employee left right after asking her to wait

Actually, she had not been exactly hopeful before coming. The bangle did look kind of old, and Marcus

the employee had asked her

she toyed with

each of her moves was monitored clearly

is the Hamerton family’s heirloom… Do you want

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

what if she stole

Josiah Bayer toyed with his lighter and

is most likely his darling wife. Heh, leaving something so