“Beautiful, you have no idea, huh? Marcus is a real coward! Each time we fight, he’s the one sent to the police as a scapegoat!”

“We shouldn’t have missed your wedding! We didn’t get to ‘congratulate’ you then, but we can do it now…”

The men surrounded Cordelia, and some of them began to touch her.

Despite her fear and disgust, she immediately remembered the way Marcus punched the bag at the front of the house. She had never done it—she had only seen it, so who knew where she got the courage as she copied what Marcus did and used the thugs as her punching bag, swinging her fists at them.

The men were shocked, but Cordelia fighting back only further triggered their filthy thoughts.

“A feisty one, huh?”

Cordelia picked up one of the sticks at the front of the house, actually looking quite intimidating.

“Get out! Scram!”

“Beautiful, this is useless!” The men cackled. “You might hurt yourself with the stick if you aren’t careful. Let us teach you how to use it!”

Cordelia was close to tearing up. Fear, terror, helplessness… All these negative emotions pooled up in her, suffocating her.

The thugs became even more unrestrained. Two of them dragged the girl into the house…

Then, a loud bang came from the door!

Before they could react, their heads took two hard hits.

as she watched the men who had been brazen moments ago cover

the light, Marcus looked icily on with a sharp gaze,

saw Marcus. She threw

a pretty woman like you know

door to Marcus’ house as

around the area. No

was Cordelia for being so gorgeous and Marcus for carelessly leaving a beautiful

as her face paled, but she tried her

that the new bride is a

Rich heiresses never go into the kitchen. How’d she

mustn’t know our local

eyes were

to the neighbors! You got married a few days ago,

know about this custom.” Cordelia did her best to make shaky. “I’ll bring the cookies

blocked it with his knee. The other two hooted and cheered. The moment Cordelia panicked and lost her grip, the men broke through the door and into the front of the

that the Grist fella has such good luck when it

The men were drooling.

of her heart. She wrapped both arms

husband’s coming home very soon! I’m sure you all

one another before

we do! He’s a coward who needs to use the toilet every

you have no idea, huh? Marcus is a real coward! Each time we fight, he’s the one

to ‘congratulate’ you then,

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