Feeling chills on her back and beads of cold sweat on her palms, Cordelia kept her eyes on him as she slowly inched back.

Marcus finished the baked rice swiftly and wiped his mouth in satisfaction. Cordelia went over to clean up. As he watched her slim figure busy about, he smirked.

“D-Do you want coffee?” Cordelia was unnerved when she met his gaze.

Marcus licked his lips and swiped the corner of his lips with his thumb. He wore an evil smirk.

“Never mind coffee. It’s bitter. I’ve never gotten used to it!”

Cordelia sucked in a cold breath.

Her mind flashed with the person she had met on the beach when she stayed at the hot spring hotel in Centrolis…

The man closed in on her and suddenly pulled out a dagger. The savage glint in his eyes weaved in with the icy gleam of the dagger!

Cordelia screamed and ran for the door instinctively, but her hair was grabbed, and she was dragged back.

“No… Help!

“Honey, save me! Marcus, save me!”

Marcus cackled and threw her to the side.

Cordelia’s forehead knocked the bar, and she bled.

Marcus took the opportunity to lock the cafe’s door.

Cordelia endured the pain and forced herself to stay conscious. She saw the man slowly walk over to her like a demon. His leather boots on the wooden floor sounded like death knocking.

“Hah, stop crying.” He smiled. “I am Marcus!”

in Cordelia’s ears as

Marcus drew the dagger against

“No, no!”

heart shattered. The despair felt like she

Marcus snickered. “Don’t worry, I’ll

gripped the dagger he hid in his

came that he should act fast and speak

not seem easy to handle. Moreover, he had to drag her to some deserted area to kill her. It would be

looking at Cordelia again. This was her, the wife Zephyr had married in place of

expect Zephyr to have settled his marriage for him when he was roaming the streets with a finger

to kill her. At least, he should enjoy his time

A wash of evil gleamed

to cover it while Cordelia quickly poured him some water and asked him to sit

fidgeting on the chair. He looked around with

a heaven-and-earth difference from the Marcus she

what she was doing and saw the box of fennel seeds on the side. Without much thought, she grabbed some and sprinkled

ready.” She served it

with his hand. While he extended a hand to steady the cup,

to your hand?

up to glare

froze. She had never seen

“Honey, you…”

picked up the spoon with a

and spat whatever he did

the fennel seeds! Her husband

her back and beads of cold sweat on her palms, Cordelia kept her eyes on him as she slowly inched

baked rice swiftly and wiped his mouth in satisfaction. Cordelia went over to clean up. As he watched her

Cordelia was unnerved

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