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.

this nice before

up!” Marcus

accepted by Walton, the top of the world’s three best business schools. He was also the heir of the Hamertons. If he had not conspired against and

only smile in silence in response

Marcus had met some girl he did not end up together with when he was 16. After all, people said that men could hardly forget their first love. He was quite excited when he brought up

could not have, there was no better explanation

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

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

seconds. Realizing that something was wrong, he grabbed her wrist. “You… Why are you setting the sheets on the couch

that?” Cordelia turned to look at

He tried hard to make himself sound calm. “Didn’t you say that I’ll sleep in the

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

home tonight for sure. Who’s taking care of him if I don’t keep him

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

tonight? Is

wore

his eyes. “You’re

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

bed in the

the pillow to him. “You can even talk about ‘things

by the retort and took a few

gotten Carter back from the balcony and asked

to sleep in the bedroom! Marcus felt his temples

lay down on the other side of the bed. Speaking of which, this was his first time sleeping on the bedroom bed since they had gotten married—but the person lying next to