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—”

not all!” Annie interrupted her in a hushed voice.

He then turned to Jesse with a callous, bloodthirsty

guards at the hotel entrance were about to

and was now shaking like a leaf. “W-Who… Who are

up from the floor and staggered to regain

you hit

collar, dragging him to the back

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

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

Sir! I was wrong!

blank, and his tone was frosty. “If I see you

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

was a patch of liquid under the man in that area. He

“Scram!”

could care less about the pain he was in as he fled in a panic, nearly

astonished by how pathetic he had ended up being and thought that a tough fight had taken place. She hurried over to check if Marcus was

turned wet as she beamed

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

shook her head

chuckle as he ran his hand through her long hair. “You’ve got to get used

their eyes met and they broke out into hearty laughter

her 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

“He won’t.” Cordelia giggled.

taken aback when he saw her pull a small recording pen from her pocket. She pressed the switch and the conversation they’d had just now was heard

better than that

but a status

help you close more sales…

His gaze on Cordelia grew

would not dare act recklessly no matter how much he wanted to pick on her. Once the evidence was laid out,

wife is so smart!” Marcus