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 you hiding

turned to Jesse with a callous, bloodthirsty expression. His gaze was like a sharp knife that

hotel entrance were about to step forward but

commanding presence as well and was now shaking

from the floor and staggered to regain his

How—How dare you

and yanked him by his collar, dragging him to the back

she hurriedly followed him. However, before she could reach him, she heard wails for

landed a kick on his chest. Before he could get up, Marcus

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

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

squirmed on the ground like a worm, his lower jaw

down, his gaze shifting to Jesse’s crotch. There was a patch of liquid under

“Scram!”

he was in as he fled in

taken place. She hurried

wet as she beamed in relief and snuggled

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

shook her head

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

met

her head and said, “Why don’t you quit this job? You don’t make much, and it’s so tough. You’ve basically got

“He won’t.” Cordelia giggled.

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

than

you everything but a

you close more sales… As long as you please

on Cordelia grew more

girl had actually stayed calm and composed during that critical situation and had even recorded evidence of her harassment. This way, Jesse would not dare act recklessly no matter how much he wanted to pick on her. Once the evidence was laid out, his reputation would be gone and he would even offend Karine.

my wife is so