Married a Secret Billionaire

“Renee, listen to me.” Cordelia held onto the last glimmer of hope. “The past is already in the past. If you keep digging into it, you’ll only become more miserable. And if Toph sees you suffering, do you think he’ll feel any better?”

“Aunt Cordelia…”

“I’ll arrange the best psychologist for you.” Cordelia gently stroked Renee’s hair. “You’re just unwell, and I believe you will get better.”

Renee remained silent, the darkness in her eyes deepening.

The butler lightly knocked on the door and walked over to hand Le Fari to Cordelia.

Renee stiffened. When Toph tried to put the ring on her earlier, she pushed him away. She realized she had acted impulsively. This time, she decided to take the initiative and get the ring back.

“Aunt Cordelia, this…”

“There’s no rush.” Cordelia put up a hand with a gentle but firm gesture. She signaled to the butler, who immediately brought a jewelry box over.

After Cordelia placed the ring inside, the butler locked the box.

“Toph mentioned that the ring was too big for you.” Cordelia chuckled. “I’ll have the craftsman adjust it to fit you properly. We can’t have people saying that the Hamertons don’t even have a properly fitting ring.”

“Aunt Cordelia, it’s really not a big deal!” Renee hurriedly protested, “I can take care of the resizing myself…”

“Let me handle it.” Cordelia looked at her as though she could see through her very soul. “Renee, I’ll keep the ring safe for the time being. After all, it’s an heirloom of the Hamertons. If it gets lost again, none of us will be able to bear the responsibility.”

“No, it won’t happen again! Absolutely not!”

“We can’t be too sure.” Cordelia got up and took her hand with a smile. “Your marriage to Toph is postponed anyway. There’s no rush to wait a little longer. Once the ring is resized and you’re all better… I’ll have Toph wear it for you himself!”

bit her lip

for too long.” Cordelia looked at Renee. “Accompany me

linking her arm with Cordelia’s and slowly walking out of

leaving, she glanced at the box in the butler’s hand. It felt like

and now the ring gone, her insecurity was only growing

Cordelia resentfully. The knot in her heart seemed to tighten a little

with Chris, he would play a couple of rounds and stop. He would then sit alone on the couch, looking at his phone—sometimes

from the fridge, and patted Toph on the shoulder. “Having

lost!” Toph grinned

been acting strange for days…

finally replied to my

his phone

at the messages, he

he had sent

reply. If she ignored him, he would be like

his tone serious. “Do you think your way of interacting is normal?”Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay Updated For All

long silence, he muttered under his breath, “No, it’s not.” “If it’s not normal, then why do you indulge her?” Chris did not like seeing his cousin being treated unfairly. “From your chat history, it seems like every time you send a bunch of messages and are about to give up, she suddenly replies with one message,

at Chris in

think.” Chris took a sip of his beer. “Back in the military, we learned about psychological warfare. I think she’s pretty adept at it. Keeping you hanging but not completely ignoring

a sideways glance. “Renee is not that kind

mature? Have you not analyzed the things she’s