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

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

were about to step forward but

as well and

the floor and staggered

you? How—How dare you hit me

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

him. However, before she could

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

I was wrong! I was wrong! I

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

eyes in shock. He squirmed on the ground like

of liquid under the man in that area. He snorted

“Scram!”

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 over to

turned wet as she beamed in

in a deep tone. “I beat your

shook her

to fight,” Marcus said with a chuckle as he

eyes met and they broke out into

it’s so tough. You’ve basically got

“He won’t.” Cordelia giggled.

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

better than that

but a status if you’re with

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

His gaze on Cordelia grew more

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. He would definitely

is so