Married a Secret Billionaire

“But who’s Lia? Aren’t you Yelena?”

“…”

Cordelia blanched, her legs nearly giving out and causing her to fall. Marcus kept an arm around her waist with a cryptic smile on his sculpted face. There was a sense of pressure mixed in his manliness that pulled at Cordelia’s conscience.

“Um…” She racked her mind to come up with something. “I am Yelena. Lia is my nickname.”

“Why’d that man know your nickname?”

Cordelia pressed her lips together as her ears reddened and heated up.

“I… I don’t know where he heard it either.” She braced herself to keep lying. “He might have heard my friends call me that when we were in university, so he mimicked them…

“He’s crazy anyway. What a pervert! You did a good job today, darling!” Cordelia flashed Marcus a timid grin. “I’ll make you barbecue ribs and pan-seared salmon tonight as a reward!”

Marcus smiled and stopped pushing the question. Instead, he pulled the girl into his arms and left the hotel with her.

…

The next day, gossip broke out in the office. Everyone either avoided Cordelia once they saw her or whispered comments behind her back.

The moment Cordelia entered the building, she felt their discriminating gazes and guessed that word had gotten around about Jesse being beaten up. It had to do with her anyway, so she was not shirking responsibility. If they did force her into a corner, though, she would not just give in!

“Cordelia, come here!” Her coworker, Annie Ambrose, called her over softly.

Cordelia paused and followed Annie to the corner of the hallway.

Annie was kind and bubbly and was usually the closest to her. Now that something had happened, she was the most concerned for her as well.

“Cordelia.” Annie looked troubled. “Did you hear what people say about you?”

“I know. Is it because Jesse got beaten up?” Cordelia asked directly. “But there was a cause. If the higher-ups want to investigate the case, I’ll—”

all!” Annie interrupted her in a hushed voice. “Cordelia, are

He then turned to Jesse with a callous,

security guards at the hotel entrance were about to step forward but were forced

by his commanding presence as well and was now shaking like a

from the floor and staggered to

you? How—How dare you hit me in broad

his collar,

disadvantage, so she hurriedly followed him. However, before she could reach him, she heard

his head. Marcus landed a kick on his chest. Before he could

I was wrong! I was wrong! I won’t dare do it

blank, and his tone was frosty. “If I see you harassing my wife again, I won’t let you

on the ground like a

was a patch of liquid under the

“Scram!”

less about the pain he was in as he fled in a panic, nearly running

that a tough fight had taken place. She hurried over to check if

eyes turned wet as she beamed in relief and

get you into trouble?” Marcus asked in a deep tone. “I beat

her

Marcus said with a chuckle as he

Cordelia looked up at him, their eyes met and they broke out into

“Why don’t you quit this job? You don’t make much, and it’s so tough. You’ve basically got a grudge against your superior now.

“He won’t.” Cordelia giggled.

when he saw her pull a small recording pen from her

better than

give you everything but

introduce you to more clients and help you close more sales…

on Cordelia grew more

act recklessly no matter how much he wanted to pick on her. Once the evidence was laid out, his reputation would be gone

is so smart!” Marcus