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?”

no expression on his cold

meeting clients and studying client profiles, so

it like that!” She hurried to explain, “I definitely won’t betray our marriage. What I said about lying to you

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

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

His voice

grinned and wrapped her arms around his waist, closing

was incredibly

Cordelia’s to rest her head on, and his

morning, he realized that the girl was clinging to him like an octopus. One of her fair legs was hooked over

not look presentable in her sleep, but it was adorable

very gently turned her to another side and carefully slid off the bed to

an empty spot next to

of the kitchen with an apron. “I didn’t wake you since you were so sound asleep. Wash up and

looked at the breakfast served. It consisted of simple hard-boiled eggs, milk, and toast, but this was a significant improvement

she thought that she had

a business trip tomorrow and won’t be around for four to five

not look thrilled as he buttered

“Centrolis.”

dark

company has business in

given the task to venture into Centrolis’ market. If I succeed, they’ll promote me to

only work hard and climb higher

at Marcus. The man was still

when I make more money. I’ll

into her beautiful eyes, filled with

to. No matter how big a house and how luxurious a car, they were as common as the butter and bread in his

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