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.

a restaurant anyway, and Jesse would probably

seeing that she was swaying. “If this deal goes through, you’ll get part

no intention to argue with her. She was about to go around Karine when the latter blocked her

I don’t know what you’re up to behind everyone’s backs!” Karine was domineering. “Cordelia, you

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

like she had become a different person, and Karine could not help taking

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

hard?” Karine glared harder at Cordelia. “Worked hard to get into some man’s bed?! You think you can do anything

this have to do with the director? I had rarely ever

haven’t done so in the company, but you

Cordelia was red

a crowd. Someone tried to separate the two of them as a mediator, but Karine refused to relent and Cordelia was unwilling to be insulted for

they were still confronting each other, Jesse rushed over

out in the street if

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

shooed the 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 you

mean she can simply

all her fault!” Jesse squinted with a smirk. “Lia, I apologize on

a hand to pat Cordelia’s shoulder, but the latter snapped back to reality and swiftly stepped back to

could not help feeling creeped out when she looked

to heart. But

eyes flitted about, but his gaze was