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. “Cordelia, are you

gaze 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

were about to step forward but were

his commanding presence as well and was now shaking like a leaf. “W-Who…

scrambled up from the floor and staggered

How—How dare you hit me

him by his collar, dragging him to

followed him. However, before she could reach

his head. Marcus landed a kick on his

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

and his tone was frosty. “If I see

like a worm, his lower jaw nearly dislocated after Marcus stepped

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

“Scram!”

pain he was in as

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

beamed in

trouble?” Marcus asked in a deep tone.

shook her

how to fight,” Marcus said with a chuckle as he ran his hand through her long hair. “You’ve got

eyes met

quit this job? You don’t make much, and it’s so tough. You’ve basically got a grudge against

“He won’t.” Cordelia giggled.

slightly taken aback when he saw her pull a small recording pen from her pocket. She pressed

better than that b*tch

but a

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

His gaze on

and composed during that critical situation and had even recorded evidence of her harassment. This way, Jesse would not dare act recklessly no matter how much he wanted

my wife is so smart!”