Marcus’ eye twitched. He felt choked like a rock was lodged in his heart.

“Silly.” He rubbed her head. “You really want to take care of me?”

Cordelia blinked. “Yeah. Why?”

“It’s always men who take care of women. No wife who earns for her husband!

“I’ve been looking for jobs recently too. There should be news soon,” Marcus said softly. “I won’t let you handle everything alone. This home belongs to the two of us. I’ll be responsible for you.”

Cordelia kept a long look at him and smiled sweetly. She peeled another egg and placed it on his plate.

The next day…

Cordelia was off to Centrolis with her coworker, Annie.

Centrolis was unlike Jangasas—it felt richer. If Jangasas were a docile and pretty heiress of a notable family, Centrolis was the royal and noble princess.

Once they landed, Cordelia called Marcus to let him know.

“Darling, I’ve arrived.” She smiled as she looked around. She and Annie were walking on the busy street in the business district of Centrolis, where towering skyscrapers were everywhere, and Annie was busy snapping photos.

Marcus replied without much emotion, “You have someone else with you?”

“Yeah, Annie’s with me,” Cordelia answered softly. “She’s all play and doesn’t want to go back to the hotel, insisting I walk around with her.”

“Mm, you both be careful. Don’t get separated. You aren’t familiar with the area.”

“I know!”

“There are lots of fun places in Centrolis.” Marcus smiled. “I’ll send you a few addresses later. You can visit there with your coworker after work.”

Cordelia was quiet for a moment before she asked him, “Honey… y-you’ve been to Centrolis?”

There was no expression on his cold face but a complex emotion that surged at the bottom of his dark

realized it. ‘I have been meeting clients and studying client profiles, so he better not

don’t mean it like that!” She hurried to explain, “I definitely won’t betray our marriage.

paused, licked her lips, and said very softly, “If you realized I don’t deserve you being so nice to me

he chuckled. He did not say anything. Instead, he hugged her gently and stroked her long

his chest as she listened to his powerful heartbeats. It gave her

thinking so much.” His voice

grinned and wrapped her arms around his

incredibly sound

not sleep much through the night. His arm was Cordelia’s to rest her

octopus. One of her fair legs was hooked over

presentable in her

have it in him to disrupt her sweet dream. He very gently turned her

next to her, her heart

“I didn’t wake you since you

served. It consisted of simple hard-boiled eggs, milk, and toast, but this was a significant improvement compared to

Cordelia as she thought that she

on a business trip tomorrow and won’t be around

thrilled as he buttered the

“Centrolis.”

and an unnoticeable dark hazy look flashed in

has

to venture into Centrolis’ market. If I succeed, they’ll promote me to sales

want to fight for anything.” Her gaze was clear, and her voice soft. “But Jesse and Karine are too much. I can only work hard and climb higher if I want to save myself. I’ve also calculated. If I manage to become the sales supervisor,

glanced at Marcus. The man was

I make more money. I’ll get

her beautiful eyes, filled with anticipation

to. No matter how big a house and how

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