“Z, don’t blame him for having so much to say! Even I’m surprised.” Fredric chuckled. “It seems like you’re… having a good time with her?”

Marcus sobered up. Fredric had always been the level-headed one, so he would not ask something like this for no reason. There had to be a reason he was asking such a question.

He understood what Fredric meant. The lawyer was worried about him spending his time here with Cordelia and forgetting about returning to Centrolis and his actual status.

“I’m just keeping a low profile to get prepared,” Marcus replied coolly. “It’s just a roommate situation with Ms. Jenner. Nothing good or bad. I’ll be leaving one day.”

Fredric smiled and said nothing more.

Josiah glanced over at Cordelia and turned around with a grin to suggest, “Z, why don’t I… put your check on the house?”

“You?” Marcus raised a brow and thought about it. “Forget about it. Just get me a discount. Otherwise, she’ll be eating in distress.”

“Mm, that works too.” Josiah had learned his lesson. Anything Mr. Z Hamerton said was fine with him. “I’ll let them know then!”

Marcus arched a brow. “Your family owns this hotel?”

“My uncle’s the boss!” Josiah scratched his head.

“You Bayers have a lot of businesses in Jangasas, huh!”

straightened up in victory when Fredric suddenly stepped on his foot. He had only realized this now by catching

Marcus had his hands behind him as he

soul but he was pretty dependable. There

Bowfest Foreign Trading for me. And there’s some department supervisor named Karine

was visibly fazed, and her heart drummed. Had he discovered something? Or had he heard others saying the Jenners had completed the marriage pact by using an illegitimate daughter? Had they said that

had pride too and hoped to marry a rich and beautiful girl—not

clothes anxiously. She kept telling herself that she must not admit it. Marcus had been in jail for fighting… The consequences would be

I have to say?” She looked at him with sparkling eyes and racked her mind for ways to change the topic. “Oh, right, I haven’t made any sales this month, so I’ve got to work harder next month! I… I might not be able to

I’m not a child. Of course, I’ll be

to her. Cordelia insisted she did not want it, but the man stared at her

caused Cordelia to duck her head before

phone buzzed. It was a text from Josiah. He scanned their surroundings discreetly and, as expected, saw the latter smirking at him from a short distance away. Fredric was standing next to him

told Cordelia in an indifferent tone before walking to a corner of

Sharing a plate of lobster risotto with your heads touching…

at him, prompting Josiah to suppress his grin and keep

surprised.” Fredric chuckled.

up. Fredric had always been the level-headed one, so he would not ask something like

meant. The lawyer was worried about him spending his time here with Cordelia

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