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

a callous, bloodthirsty expression. His gaze was like a sharp knife

security guards at the hotel entrance were about to step forward but

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

scrambled up from the floor and

you? How—How dare you hit me in

Jesse and yanked him by his collar, dragging him to the back of the hotel as though he was nothing but

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

he got on his knees, his hands hugging his head. Marcus landed a kick on his chest. Before he could

I was wrong! I was wrong!

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

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

liquid under the man in that

“Scram!”

the pain he was in

how pathetic he had ended up being and thought that a tough fight had taken place. She hurried over to check if Marcus was hurt, but the man flung his sleeves and

wet as she beamed in relief and snuggled

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

her head

only knows how to fight,” Marcus said with a chuckle as he

looked up at him, their eyes met and they broke

it’s so tough. You’ve basically got a grudge

“He won’t.” Cordelia giggled.

from her pocket.

better than that

you everything but a status if you’re

help you close more sales… As long as

squinted. His gaze on Cordelia grew

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

wife is so smart!” Marcus