Married a Secret Billionaire

“Mm.” Cordelia looked up at him. “Darling, would you think I’m scary for assuming my birth father to be so brutal?”

“No.” Zephyr shook his head with a gentle expression. “I’m relieved.”

“What?”

“I’m relieved that you think of it. It shows that you have brains. You’re not a silly little bunny.” Zephyr’s tone was deep. “It also means that you’re able to protect yourself. This way, even if I’m not by your side one day… you’ll be able to live well.”

Cordelia mulled over his words and suddenly found them wrong.

“Honey, what did you say?” She frantically held his hand and stared at him. “What do you mean by that? Are you… Are you leaving me?”

Zephyr felt his heart squeeze and forced a smile.

Cordelia noticed the red string still around his wrist.

“You really believe what that granny said?” she asked in a low tone.

“I…“ Zephyr licked his lips, not knowing what to say.

The issue between them would surface one day like the iceberg hidden underwater. He would do all he could to keep her safe, but he dared not promise that he could still hug her like he did now.

“I’m just saying if.” Zephyr chuckled. “Didn’t the old woman say that we’d part?”

“But she also said that we’ll be happy together ultimately!”

She was like

the other hand, his innate pessimism, guard, and alertness were all etched in his blood. Whatever

“Enough of this. Weren’t we talking about you joining the Jenner

so late at night…

just browsing out

nodded. Still sleepy, she snuggled

soothed by

deep breath to suppress his urge. These lustful thoughts were becoming more frequent these

I

“What is it?”

talked to me, asking me to work at the Jenner Group. He said he’ll pay me three times more than what I make here, so I won’t have to

frowned with a dark gleam in his

William would never

do you

was level-headed. “You think my dad would be so nice to ask me back? He’s never acted like a father to me, not even once, all this while. Isn’t it odd that he suddenly asked

his wife was smart. She would not be easily fooled or blinded by so-called

most is that insignificant power of his.” Cordelia continued. “Yelena wasn’t too obedient previously, and he has his guard up because of it. Asking me to go back now is only a warning to Yelena so that she knows that

on her knees, her big eyes shining. “He wants to watch us fight, Yelena and me. Hah, he just wants to use me to

a pause in Zephyr

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would you think I’m scary for assuming my birth

his head with a gentle expression.