Married a Secret Billionaire

Zuko paused and called Jacob. “What happened at home?”

“It’s not your family,” Jacob replied in a low voice. “It’s the Thompsons.”

“The Thompsons?”

“It seems… it’s about the little girl betrothed to you in childhood,” Jacob said hastily. “I couldn’t inquire too much about your family matters. Just make a trip back.”

“Okay, got it,” replied Zuko, agreeing and ending the call.

Lina was walking ahead and did not hear him making the call. The night enveloped her joyful figure as she occasionally turned around and waved at him.

Zuko spent the next two days contemplating how to take a “leave” from the Jenners. After much consideration, he decided to be honest. “My younger brother called and said there’s something going on at home. He wants me to go back for a while. I won’t be away for long, just two or three days, and I’ll definitely rush back.”

After speaking, Zuko looked directly at Jesse and Melissa, who were standing in front of him. They both stared at him intently for a moment before exchanging a smile and nodding.

Zuko was taken aback. In the blink of an eye, the couple swept the shelves clean and packed everything into a large duffle bag.

“Sir, ma’am, you—”

“Zeke!” Jesse looked at him, beaming. “We got nothing much for you to take home, but we run a supermarket. We have plenty to eat and drink!”

to the in-laws— Oh no, no, I mean to your parents as a small token of our

Zuko was dumbfounded.

Even

looked at the empty shelves and the couple’s satisfied expressions,

don’t need to

they

help carry these to the train for you

them a private plane was

way, where’s

a moment

Jesse and Melissa fell silent. They had always been in sync for so many years, never mentioning the

might rush forth like a torrential flood—unstoppable once a certain

of their lives, so they never mentioned

was just that not mentioning it did not mean it did not exist. After all, a person from

reminded

and is studying intensively. She’s quite nervous, and it might distract her if you tell her!”

it

and hopped into the car waiting for him at the alley entrance early in the morning while the family was still asleep as