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!”

Marcus actually laughed genuinely. That was fine, he could

Cordelia hurried back into the kitchen, somebody knocked

“Marcus, you home?”

“It’s okay. I’m here.”

go inside and

in after her. She heard a few dull thuds outside the

looked out the window. Marcus had beaten those thugs down. They were bruised and swollen as they begged for mercy

front of the house was all bloody

seem satisfied. He picked up the stick

won’t just be your leg that gets broken next time!” Marcus’ voice was a deep

thugs ran off in terror, and Cordelia hid inside, trying to calm her thumping heart

the dried blood on him, her

now?” Marcus went over and

her arms to hug him and snuggling her face against his chest

side of her hit a

actually chased them away with a stick when

around offered to help, and you weren’t

said in a deep tone. “But I

in his

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

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