Married a Secret Billionaire

“I think Seth’s alright. And I can see that he really likes you.”

After a while, Linda’s voice came from the dark weakly. “Cordelia, let’s not talk about him, okay?”

“I don’t understand.” Cordelia turned around and propped herself up to look at Linda. “You both match each other in every aspect! Seth’s seriously courting you too. Why aren’t you giving him a chance?”

“I… I don’t think I’m a good match for him.”

“You’ll only know if you give it a try, right?”

“No need to try it out. There’s no way!”

Linda’s tone was anxious, as if she was troubled.

There was a long pause before Cordelia asked softly, “Linda, is there… something I don’t know about?”

Silence followed her question. She chuckled and lay back down. “It’s okay. You don’t have to talk about it if you don’t want to. Heh, it’s getting late. We should sleep!”

“Cordelia…”

“Hmm?”

Linda bit her lips and said with much difficulty, “I… had someone memorable in the past.”

Cordelia paused. It felt like something was stuck in her throat as she wanted to say something but could not.

“That person’s like a childhood friend,” Linda said slowly. “We grew up together. He lived just next door. Like all the other boys, he liked bullying me since we were young, and I hated him at first… But the more things were like that, the closer we grew. When we were 18, we…”

“What happened?”

“We separated and never met again.”

Cordelia did not expect an ending like this. She wanted to ask why. Why had they separated, and why had they never met again? However, she heard Linda’s suppressed sobs in the dark.

With the moonlight that spilled in, she saw Linda’s jerking shoulders. Cordelia was shocked. From the first day she knew Linda, she had never seen the latter cry like this.

The reason they separated… Was it life and death?

“Linda…” Cordelia rested a hand on Linda’s shoulder, wanting to console her.

The group sat around the round table. The dishes were aromatic and looked exquisite. Every dish was placed in delicate porcelain, looking incredibly extravagant.

Seth could care less if the food was drugged. He impatiently helped himself with the dishes.

scared of the restaurant

please!” Seth answered with food in his mouth. “It’s not like I have much in my account. Probably can’t even afford this meal! I won’t be making

Dr. Stafford’s a

bad either!” Seth chuckled. “You

his head with

grinned at each other lovingly as they watched their

dishes are served.” The manager led the servers to serve some

only available in the river of Splendor Mountain. Its meat is fresh

them took off the

an aroma wafted into the room. The fish was braised well with a hint of

the fish eye to Marcus out

that. When her mother was still sober and sane, she would make Cordelia and Carter fish. When it was served, she would give the eyes to her and Carter. Her mother said that fish eyes were good for one’s

course, the most precious part should

she looked

on her husband like precious fish eyes. What a match made in heaven! Ugh, you make me so

to be jealous!” Seth teased her. “You have a fish too! Pick the eyes

the same as them being

and ducked her

felt as triumphant in his

eyes in his bowl before they

“You—”

at her gently. “Now you have

but a smile bloomed from the

…

had thought that she would rest in the room with Marcus after dinner, but Linda tugged her,

spending time alone. Even if they got along well,

Cordelia’s lips twitched. She asked Marcus to go ahead while she

Linda heaved a sigh of relief and

you have to be so nervous?” Cordelia teased her.

alone and asked you to keep me company. But to avoid Marcus resenting me, I’d better let you

the bed pulling the sheets away.

Grist! What should I do if your husband comes knocking for

while Linda was only saying so for the

school days. Back then, they shared the same dorm. Not only did they have endless classes, but they also had endless things to talk about. They shared a bunk bed. Sometimes when they came back together after a night revision, Cordelia

boys, they

up before she smacked the

them messed with each other, and it only