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—”

a hushed voice. “Cordelia, are you

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

entrance were about to step forward

commanding presence as well and was

the floor and staggered to regain

you? How—How dare you hit me in broad daylight?

to Jesse and yanked him by his collar, dragging

followed him. However, before

kick on his chest. Before he

I was wrong!

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

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

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

“Scram!”

could care less about the pain he was in as he fled in

by how pathetic he had ended up being and thought that a tough fight had taken place. She hurried

she beamed in relief and

I… get you into trouble?” Marcus asked in

her head

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

looked up at him, their eyes met

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

“He won’t.” Cordelia giggled.

aback when he saw her pull a small recording pen from her pocket. She pressed the switch and the conversation

better than that

you everything but a status if

can introduce you to more clients and help you close more sales… As long

squinted. His gaze on Cordelia grew more

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. He would definitely lose his place

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