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—”

Annie interrupted her in a hushed voice. “Cordelia,

was firm as he smiled softly at Cordelia. He then turned to Jesse with a callous, bloodthirsty expression. His gaze was like a sharp knife that could slit the man’s

at the hotel entrance were about to

and was now shaking

from the floor

dare you hit me in

to him. Instead, he went up to Jesse and yanked him by his collar, dragging him to the

she hurriedly followed him.

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

“B-Bro! Sir! I was wrong! I was wrong! I

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

the ground like a worm, his lower jaw nearly dislocated after

patch of liquid

“Scram!”

pain he was in as he fled in

thought that a tough fight had taken place. She hurried over to check if Marcus was hurt, but

beamed in relief and snuggled up

you into trouble?” Marcus asked in a deep tone.

her head

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

at him, their eyes met and they broke out into

petted 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

“He won’t.” Cordelia giggled.

her pull a small recording pen from her pocket.

much better than that b*tch

can give you everything but

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

His gaze on Cordelia grew more

harassment. This way, Jesse would not dare act recklessly no matter how much he wanted to pick on her. Once the evidence

so