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.

“Not scared of the restaurant pulling your bank password

they 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!

Dr. Stafford’s

either!” Seth chuckled. “You ate

almost hit his head with her

at each other lovingly as they

manager led the servers to serve some

a fish only available in the river of Splendor Mountain. Its meat is fresh and sweet, buttery but not overwhelming. It’s the best for

of them took off

an aroma wafted into the room. The fish was braised well

the fish eye to Marcus out of

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 eyes and were the

the most precious part should be shared with the most precious

as she looked at

envy. “Aww, someone’s doting on her husband like precious fish eyes. What a match made in heaven! Ugh, you make me

jealous!” Seth teased her. “You have a

that the same as them

blushed and

never felt as triumphant in his

Linda the fish eyes in his bowl before they

“You—”

her gently. “Now

but a smile bloomed from the corner

…

in the room with Marcus after dinner, but Linda tugged

did not feel comfortable spending time alone. Even

to go ahead while she

was only then Linda heaved a

her. “Dr. Stafford’s a gentleman. He’d never take advantage of

giggled. “I just didn’t want to come back to my room alone and asked you to keep me

not going back tonight.” Cordelia changed into her pajamas and hopped into the bed pulling the sheets away. “Let’s have a sleepover like we did in college,

should I do if your husband comes

saying so for the sake of it as she snuck into the bed

also had endless things to talk about. They shared a bunk bed. Sometimes when they came back together after a night revision, Cordelia would also occupy Linda’s bed when she did

not talking about boys, they would just

she smacked the

with each other, and it only ended when Cordelia mercilessly pinned Linda