Married a Secret Billionaire

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.

smell this nice before you

Marcus

also the heir of the Hamertons. If he had not conspired against and encountered the

in silence in response

when he was 16. After all, people said that men could hardly

have, there was no better explanation

would not ask either. Despite that, the matter left a sour taste

the bedroom to change new sheets and get another set of sheets for the couch in the

grabbed her wrist. “You… Why are you setting

wrong with that?” Cordelia turned to look at

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

mind to think about that?” Cordelia glared at him. In addition to being angry about “whoever Marcus did not get to

able to go home tonight for sure. Who’s taking

did not know what Cordelia had been thinking about, so he only

staying tonight? Is the couch for

me.” Cordelia wore

say?” Marcus widened his eyes. “You’re not asking

was expressionless. “You and Carter take the room. I’ll just sleep

bed in the

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

by the retort and

the balcony and asked him to rest

and went to sleep in

was his first time sleeping on the bedroom bed since they had gotten married—but the person lying next to him was a man! Books