Married a Secret Billionaire

“Certainly!” Jesse’s eyes flitted about, but his gaze was constantly on Cordelia.

She was usually quiet and soft as a pushover, but she had been like a thorny rose when she’d argued with Karine just now. The contrast was refreshing to Jesse, and he was even more captivated.

“It’s almost noon.” He smiled. “I’ll buy you lunch, Lia. Consider it an apology. Don’t say no!”

“It’s fine.” Cordelia looked at him impassively. “I’ve brought my own lunch. I don’t want to go out.”

“Leftovers from last night?” Jesse lowered his voice with a smirk. “Lia, a pretty girl like you shouldn’t be eating leftovers…”

“I’m only eating my own food.” Cordelia stared straight at him. “Mr. Ford, I’ll excuse myself now. You should head back to the office too lest Ms. Carmichael kicks up a fuss again when she sees us talking alone.”

“Lia, are you this reluctant to talk to me?”

Jesse was shameless and hard to shake off, clinging to Cordelia. When he realized that what he was doing was ineffective, he had another idea and told her with a grin, “I won’t be having lunch alone with you. There’s actually a client here!”

Cordelia paused and looked hesitant.

“It’s a client from Feranche. I had a look, and you’re the only one in the company who took Feransai in college. Right?”

Cordelia stayed silent.

“The client’s supposed to arrive tomorrow, but the flight was changed last minute. The interpreter I hired is fully booked today, so… can you do me this favor, Lia?”

Cordelia wanted to refuse, but the company had a limited pool of foreign clients. The client had to be a quality resource since Jesse was on it. A potential client could be lost if she did not go.

Besides, Jesse was petty. Not going meant defying his orders, and he might pick on her in the future.

restaurant anyway, and Jesse would probably not dare

in time, seeing that she was swaying. “If this deal goes through,

to argue with her. She was about to go around Karine when the latter blocked her

backs!” Karine was domineering. “Cordelia, you know very well how you managed to close

anger. She was usually smiley and hospitable, rarely ever wearing such a cold

like she had become a different person, and

on my capabilities! The sales proposal I burned the midnight oil for one whole week and edited countless times? Mr. Sean was happy with it, that’s why he signed it! You worked on it for three months and still couldn’t get it because you’re incapable! Yet instead of

Cordelia. “Worked hard to get into some man’s bed?! You

director? I

Humph, you haven’t done so in the company, but you might have so many times

was red

but Karine refused to relent and Cordelia

still confronting each other, Jesse rushed

are you two doing?!” Jesse reprimanded them. “Argue out in the street if you want to. You’re in the

turned on her heel, while Cordelia stood rooted there with a flushed

crowd off and pulled

get down to Karine’s level,” he said soothingly. “She’s bad-tempered and proud, with a sense of superiority. She can’t accept that she lost to

mean she

Jesse squinted with a smirk. “Lia, I apologize on her

shoulder, but the latter snapped back to

when

won’t take it to heart. But please let her know that I won’t let it go just like that if she

but his