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!”

bring these to the in-laws— Oh no, no, I

Zuko was dumbfounded.

staple foods and various snacks—two big bags of them. Even when they could not fit more inside, Melissa still

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

need

they

carry these to the

telling them a private plane was coming

the way, where’s

moment

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

that even though a little girl did not have memories, they might rush forth like a torrential flood—unstoppable once a certain point triggered those memories.Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay

of their lives, so they never mentioned

it did not exist. After all, a person from Centrolis was

concerned. Apart from telling Zuko to return quickly, she repeatedly reminded him that there was no need

intensively. She’s quite nervous, and

it strange,

waiting for him at the alley entrance early in the morning while the family was still