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?”

looked at her quietly with a dark look. There was no expression on his cold face but a complex emotion that surged at

been meeting clients and studying client profiles, so

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

don’t deserve

for some time before he chuckled. He did not say anything. Instead, he hugged her gently

to his powerful heartbeats. It

His voice

grinned and wrapped her arms around his waist, closing

was incredibly

used to sleeping alone and did not sleep much through the night. His arm was 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 his hips, and her arms were wound around his neck.

not look presentable in her sleep, but it was adorable and

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

woke up and patted an empty spot next to her, her heart dropped, and she ran

kitchen with an apron. “I didn’t wake you since you were

looked at the breakfast served. It consisted of simple hard-boiled eggs, milk, and

thought that she had

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

Marcus did not look thrilled as he buttered the

“Centrolis.”

an unnoticeable dark

has business in

into Centrolis’

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, my income

Marcus. The

bigger house and live more comfortably when I make more money. I’ll get a cheap car, and you can drive it around when you’re free. You won’t have to squeeze into the bus

looked up into her beautiful eyes, filled with anticipation for the

many of those as he wanted to. No matter how big a

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