He let out a long breath. The one-hour-plus he had spent in the bathroom was wasted!

Carter heard Marcus tossing and turning. Since he was unable to sleep anytime soon, he sat up to chat with the latter.

“Bro, don’t you think I’m kind of useless? I keep getting bullied.”

Carter was kind and excelled in his studies. He was simply too innocent and had always had low esteem due to his family. He was scared the first time he saw Marcus, but when the latter called him to the balcony and patiently talked to him, even intending to avenge him, he suddenly thought this cold- and stern-looking man was actually dependable.

“You’re right, Marcus,” he said softly. “One should be independent and strong, men especially. I’m going to learn from you, so I can protect Cordelia and my family well in the future.”

Marcus kept his back against him without a word.

“Marcus, why aren’t you saying anything?” Carter took a closer look at him. “Are you not used to it because my sister isn’t beside you?”

Duh!

Marcus harrumphed inwardly but forced a “No” out of his lips.

“Oh, that’s good then.” Carter chortled. “I’m really sorry for disturbing you both tonight… I didn’t want to come to my cousin, but I was in a bad mood after getting beaten. I don’t know who else I could go to aside from her.

“You won’t blame me, right?”

“No.” Marcus squeezed his eyes shut and prayed that his brother-in-law would stop talking.

“Marcus.” Carter sniffed. “What did you apply? Why does it smell so good?”

Marcus did not respond.

always make yourself smell this nice before you sleep with my

up!” Marcus

of the world’s three best business schools. He was also the heir

smile in silence in response to Cordelia’s

all, people said that men could hardly forget their first love. He was quite excited when he brought up the topic but stopped halfway. It

there was no

in Cordelia’s eyes. Since he did not want to tell her, she would not ask either. Despite that, the matter left a sour

bedroom to change new sheets and get another set of sheets

was stunned for a few seconds. Realizing that something was wrong, he grabbed her wrist. “You… Why are you setting

that?” Cordelia turned to

He tried hard to make himself sound calm. “Didn’t you say that

at him. In addition to being angry about “whoever Marcus did not get to have back then”, her attitude was

to go home tonight for sure. Who’s taking care of

what Cordelia had been thinking about, so he only thought that her

staying tonight? Is the couch for

Cordelia wore a blank

widened his eyes. “You’re not asking me

expressionless. “You and Carter take the room.

bed in the

will fit.” Cordelia pushed the pillow to him. “You can even talk about ‘things

by the retort and took a few

from the balcony and asked him to rest in

sleep in the bedroom! Marcus felt his temples

of which, this was his first time sleeping on the bedroom bed since they had

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