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—”

in a hushed

He then turned to Jesse with a callous, bloodthirsty expression. His gaze was like a

were about to step forward but were forced back by Marcus’

by his commanding presence as well and

the floor and staggered to regain his

dare you hit me in broad

skipped talking to him. Instead, he went up to Jesse and yanked him by his collar, dragging

him. However, before she could reach him, she heard wails

his hands hugging his head. Marcus landed a kick on his chest. Before he could get up, Marcus had hit his head and slammed half of

wrong! I was wrong! I won’t dare do

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

eyes in shock. He squirmed on the ground like a worm,

to Jesse’s crotch. There was a patch of liquid under the man

“Scram!”

in as he fled in

place. She hurried over

she beamed in relief and snuggled up

Marcus asked in a deep

her

knows how to fight,” Marcus said with a chuckle as he ran his hand through her long hair. “You’ve got

up at him, their eyes met

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

“He won’t.” Cordelia giggled.

her pocket. She pressed the switch and the conversation they’d

much better than that

give you everything but a status

more clients and help you close more sales… As long as you

His gaze on Cordelia grew

matter how much he wanted to pick on her. Once the evidence was laid out, his reputation would be

wife is so smart!”