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

with a callous, bloodthirsty expression. His

about to step forward but were

commanding presence as well and was now shaking like a leaf. “W-Who… Who are

up from the floor and staggered

you? How—How dare you hit me in

and yanked him by his collar, dragging him to

worried about Marcus being at a disadvantage, so she hurriedly followed him. However, before she could reach him, she heard wails for mercy from

a kick on his chest.

louder. “B-Bro! Sir! I was wrong! I was wrong! I won’t

and his tone was frosty. “If I see you harassing

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

a patch of liquid under the man in

“Scram!”

was in as he fled in

She hurried over to check if Marcus

as she beamed in relief and snuggled up to

into trouble?” Marcus asked in a

shook her head

Marcus said with a chuckle as he

at him, their eyes met and

much, and it’s so tough. You’ve basically got a grudge against your superior now. He might pick on

“He won’t.” Cordelia giggled.

a small recording pen from her pocket. She pressed the switch and the conversation they’d had

better than

everything but a status if you’re with

and help you close more sales… As

on

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

my wife is so smart!” Marcus praised