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!”

fine, he could wait—he could wait until the day she was willing

hurried back into the kitchen, somebody knocked on

“Marcus, you home?”

“It’s okay. I’m here.”

to go inside and close

followed obediently, but the man did not go in after her. She heard a few dull thuds outside the house before the men’s agonized

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

front of the house was all bloody

He picked up the stick that Cordelia had used

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

Cordelia hid inside, trying to calm her

dried blood

frightened just now?” Marcus went over and put

her arms to hug him and snuggling

soft, dependent side of her hit

actually chased them

around offered to help,

all my fault. I should have been keeping you company at home,” Marcus said in a deep tone. “But I

buried her face deeper in

unintentionally glided past the man’s ripped chest, and

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