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—”

her in a hushed voice. “Cordelia, are you hiding something from

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

were about to step

well and was now shaking like a

from the floor and staggered to regain

you? How—How dare you hit

to him. Instead, he went up to Jesse and yanked him by his collar, dragging him to the back of the hotel as though he

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

on his chest. Before

“B-Bro! Sir! I was wrong! I was wrong!

from her from now on.” Marcus’ face was blank, and his tone was frosty. “If I see

like a worm, his lower jaw nearly dislocated after Marcus stepped

a patch of liquid under the man in that area. He snorted

“Scram!”

could care less about the pain he was in

ended up being and thought that a tough fight had taken place. She hurried over to check if Marcus was

turned wet as she beamed in relief

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

shook her head

Marcus said with a chuckle as he ran his hand through her long hair. “You’ve got to get used to

their eyes met and they broke out

You don’t make much, and it’s so tough. You’ve basically got a grudge against your superior now. He might pick on you harder from now

“He won’t.” Cordelia giggled.

aback when he saw her pull a small recording pen from her pocket. She pressed

than that

everything but a status if you’re with

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

on Cordelia

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

so