Cordelia buried her face deeper in his chest and giggled lightly.

Her hand unintentionally glided past the man’s ripped chest, and his prominent muscles made her heartbeat quicken.

She had not expected him to actually be able to fight and finish the men off so quickly. Why did people call him a coward then?

“Wash up first and get changed,” Cordelia told him. “I’ll prepare dinner.”

Marcus nodded and watched her with a squint.

That took Cordelia aback, so she asked, “Do I have something on my face?”

“No,” the man replied with a smile. “I just think that… you’re not the way they described you.”

“What?”

“Before we got married, people said that the Jenner heiress was spoiled and had a huge temper—they said she didn’t know how to do a thing either. But you clean up the home very well and you are an amazing cook. You can calmly handle any issue you encounter as well…”

Marcus went closer to her with a vague smirk. “I’m questioning whether you’re actually Yelena Jenner.”

Cordelia blanched as she stared at him dumbly. The corners of her lips twitched as she plastered on a forced, awkward smile.

“I—of course I-I’m Yelena.” Her gaze was evasive as she tucked her hair behind her ear. “Rumors, right? They’re always different from the truth. Don’t listen to their nonsense. I am the heiress of the Jenners. You didn’t marry the wrong person!”

laughed genuinely. That was fine, he could wait—he could wait

kitchen, somebody knocked on their

“Marcus, you home?”

“It’s okay. I’m here.”

go

She heard a few dull thuds outside the house before the men’s

had beaten those thugs down. They were bruised and swollen as they begged for mercy

of the house was all

of this, Marcus did not seem satisfied. He picked up the stick that Cordelia had used and hurled it

your leg that gets broken next time!” Marcus’ voice was a deep growl,

calm her thumping heart

saw the dried

you frightened just now?” Marcus went over and put a large hand on her

hug him and snuggling

dependent side of her hit a soft spot in

tougher than I imagined.” He chuckled. “You actually chased them away

up defiantly. “No one around offered to help, and

said in a deep tone. “But I don’t think those guys will dare

face deeper in his

unintentionally glided past the man’s ripped chest, and his prominent muscles made her heartbeat

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