“What are you talking about?” Cordelia glared at him as she snorted.

She dabbed water on his lips with a cotton swab, observed the drip carefully, peeled the apple into small pieces, and fed it to him bit by bit.

She did not allow him to get down from the bed and move around.

However, Marcus knew his own body very well. He knew that these injuries were nothing to him. It was just that he enjoyed the care and attention of Cordelia. He felt delighted that she was worried about him and shed tears for him.

No matter what she did, he never peeled his gaze away from her.

In the end, it was Cordelia who felt uncomfortable.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” She asked, pouting, “Do you think I’m being unreasonable? Then you shouldn’t get yourself so badly injured…”

“No…” He paused for a moment and continued. “Honey, am I a disgrace to you?”

“What?”

“I got beaten the hell out in front of everyone and lost the match. Won’t you feel ashamed?”

“You!” Cordelia glared at him.

She was angry at him for forgetting their promises. She felt heartache for him because he was badly injured. However, she did not feel ashamed because he lost the fight.

“Why would you think like that?” She said gently, “It’s just a match. I don’t care if you win or lose. Even if you become a world champion, you’re my husband. Even if you’re a nobody, you’re still my husband!”

Seth took a step forward and blocked him. He offered him a gentle smile but

“Mr. Jones…”

men did not know what to

had been observing from the side. Then, they saw Oliver go away

Oliver wouldn’t come back again, Josiah wanted to go out, but Fredric

me? I want

“Z should be fine with Cordelia and that doctor watching

Fredric patted his shoulder and chuckled. “If you really want to

thought for a moment and nodded. After that,

cracked his eyes open, the first thing he saw was a blanket

room was filled with the stench

about to stand up, a hand

put,” Cordelia said, her voice filled with sobs. “You’re badly injured, so you should get some

for how long he had been unconscious, but it felt like ages since

saw when he woke

hand and caressed her like how he usually did in the past. She had a tiny face and looked even skinnier now. Her skin was pale, and her eyes were red like

“Honey—”

forgotten our promises?” Cordelia said, her tears streaming down her

not to fight too hard! It doesn’t matter if you lose or win.

Marcus chuckled.

reason he stood motionless in the ring and let his opponent beat

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