Married a Secret Billionaire

“Why jump off the car?”

Cordelia took a deep breath and told him everything.

“I drank quite a bit at that time. If I didn’t hear Michael and Jesse’s conversation in advance, I might already…” She bit her lips as tears welled in her eyes.

“Jumping out of the car as self-defense was my only choice in that situation. I couldn’t sit around and wait for my doom and let Josiah take me to the hotel.”

“But do you know how dangerous it is to strangle the driver from the back and jump out of the car recklessly? What if you fell to your death!?”

Cordelia’s heart skipped a beat. She looked up at the man. He looked stern and serious, his dark eyes rather frosty. Although he rarely smiled, he was not often this stern.

She felt kind of wronged. Was she wrong to have done that?

Cordelia looked at him and murmured with a pout, “Would you rather some man take me to the hotel?”

“I just want you to stay alive!” Marcus’ tone was deep.

Cordelia quieted down with her heart thumping. No matter what happened, his wish was for her to stay alive. Warmth gushed into her heart, and she wrapped her arms around him.

“Silly.” Marcus’ tone was still chastising. “Is your innocence more important than your life?”

Cordelia nodded without hesitation.

“You…” Marcus glared at her, but the girl flashed him a naïve and pure smile.

Powerless, he sighed heavily after a long time and told her seriously, emphasizing each word, “Remember, your life matters the most whenever it is.

“This is no longer the ancient traditional times. Women’s chastity isn’t that important, and I’m not one to mind something like this.”

He held her hand and looked into her eyes. He had not spoken loudly, but each word knocked at Cordelia’s heart.

“You’re the only one I mind. I want you to stay alive and live well. Don’t confront danger stubbornly. As long as you’re alive, anything can be exchanged. Understand?”

Cordelia did not agree with what Marcus said but smiled and nodded in order to not make him worry.

“You’re lucky that nothing too bad happened.” Marcus looked at her with a look. “But those superiors of yours, are you planning to let them off the hook so easily?”

flared when they were brought

that, she was just

one of the company’s shareholders, and Jesse

small employee like her

She felt like her bones were dismantled

smell of antiseptic while being bandaged in gauze from head to toe. What was even more exaggerated was

held hers,

meet the man’s

at her quietly with complex emotions running through them. Worry, frustration, concern, affection… and self-blame. He forced

buzzing. Other than pain, she could not feel

“What happened to me?”

held her hand in

were dry, and her throat was so parched—it felt like it was on fire. Her streams of consciousness slowly poured in, and she

Josiah. The latter took her into the car. She was unwilling to be taken advantage of, so she took off her bag strap and strangled

restless and

now,” Marcus consoled her softly. “Everything’s

softly, looking at him with her

her to help her up and carefully take her into

back to the warm and secure embrace again. Upon listening to the familiar heartbeat, her grievance and fear she had been suppressing were

as he rubbed

texted me about your situation once you finished work. You texted

be blamed.” Cordelia pressed her lips

this can hardly be avoided

calf hurting. She gnashed her teeth, and her expression changed. She

one’s more serious. Aside from

I won’t get to walk for some time?” Cordelia was

Marcus chuckled. “I’ll take care of you for the time

skills. If he were

chuckled weakly, her hands around his

with an increasingly solemn look. After a while of silence, he asked her, “Why did

“Hmm?”

jump off the

deep breath and told