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

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

hotel entrance were about to step forward but were

commanding presence as well and was now

the floor and

are you? How—How dare you hit

and yanked him by his collar, dragging him to the back of the hotel as though he was

so she hurriedly followed him. However, before she could reach him, she heard wails

landed a kick on his chest. Before he could get up, Marcus had hit his head and slammed half of his face

“B-Bro! Sir! I was wrong! I was wrong! I won’t dare

from now on.” Marcus’ face was blank, and his tone was frosty. “If I see you harassing my wife again, I won’t let you off

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

of liquid under the man in that area. He snorted and lifted his foot abruptly

“Scram!”

in as he fled in a panic, nearly

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

beamed in relief and snuggled

trouble?” Marcus asked in a deep

shook her head

as he ran his

met and they

and it’s so tough. You’ve

“He won’t.” Cordelia giggled.

from her pocket. She pressed the switch and

better than

everything but

you to more clients and help you

His gaze on Cordelia grew

no matter how much he wanted to

wife is so