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—”

hushed voice. “Cordelia,

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

the hotel entrance were about to step forward but were

as well and was now shaking like a leaf.

scrambled up from the floor

dare you hit me in broad

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

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

bruised like a peach as he got on his knees, his hands hugging his head. Marcus landed a kick on his chest. Before he could get up,

“B-Bro! Sir! I was wrong! I was wrong! I won’t dare do

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

He squirmed on the ground like a worm, his

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

“Scram!”

he was in

being and thought that a tough fight had taken place. She hurried over to

turned wet as she beamed in relief

get you into trouble?” Marcus asked in

shook her

as he ran his hand through her long hair. “You’ve

at him, their eyes met and

head and said, “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 might pick on you harder

“He won’t.” Cordelia giggled.

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

better than that

everything but a

help you close more sales… As long

His gaze on

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

wife is so smart!” Marcus praised