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!”

was a buzz in Cordelia’s ears as she widened her

wouldn’t not know who you married, huh?” Marcus drew the dagger against her neck.

“No, no!”

The despair felt like she had stepped into an

this, but I’m your husband!” Marcus snickered. “Don’t worry, I’ll do it

and gripped the dagger he hid in his

him before he came that he should act fast and speak less, so others

woman did not seem easy to handle. Moreover, he had to drag her to some deserted area to

at Cordelia again. This was her,

not expect Zephyr to have settled his marriage for him when he

pity to kill

cracked a grin. A wash of evil

him some water and asked him to sit and wait. She put

fidgeting on the chair. He

was a heaven-and-earth difference from the Marcus she

seeds on the side. Without much thought, she grabbed some and sprinkled them over the baked chicken rice

food’s ready.” She served it with a

cup with his hand. While he extended a hand to steady the cup, Cordelia noticed the finger cot over his left

“Darling, what happened to your

head up to glare at

froze. She had never seen such a

“Honey, you…”

head and picked up the spoon with a spoonful of

whatever he did

siren in Cordelia was that he did not mind the taste of the fennel seeds! Her husband hated them! Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay Updated For All

cold sweat on her

in satisfaction. Cordelia went over to clean up. As he watched her slim figure busy about, he

you want coffee?” Cordelia was unnerved when

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