Other women would want their husbands to be the richest men in the world, but the woman in front of him was different. Cordelia looked at him while blinking her eyes.“Why? Is it not good to be a normal person?”“Well, not that.” Marcus smiled lightly. “What I’m trying to say is that if your husband is more capable, you’ll have a better life, don’t you think so?”“I’m very satisfied with what I have now!” Cordelia wrapped her arm around his and leaned on his shoulder.She had always been someone who was easily satisfied.Compared to a wealthy life, she preferred to spend her life together with the man she loved in peace.“Honestly, I don’t envy those rich people at all,” she said with a low voice. Maybe it's because I grew up in a dysfunctional family. I witnessed my mother's tragedy, and I feel that all rich people are heartless.“So, I just want to have someone who loves me, have a home of my own. We'll eat and play together until we're old! That's my biggest wish!”Marcus
Josiah cleared his throat and tried to switch to another topic. “So… Where were we just now? Zennie, what is going on in Centrolis?”Zennie looked at her brother and said, “Our uncle has done quite a lot of things recently. He always picks fights with dad in the board meetings, and grandpa ignores him! What’s more, he said that you stay in Chaiseland because you don’t like our grandpa anymore and you want to leave the Hamertons…”Josiah let out a scoff and said, “And your grandpa believes him?”“He might not believe it if our uncle just said it once or twice, but…” Marcus said sternly, “If he says it a thousand times, even a lie will become the truth.”The rest of the people fell silent.“Other than our uncle, Yale has been doing something as well.” Zennie continued. “Brother, you need to be more careful. I heard that Yale has been in touch with people from the underworld. If he wants to hurt you, he'll do it in the simplest and most violent way. Besides, he's in the dark while yo
Marcus hung up the call and took a few seconds to calm himself down. After that, he decided to make a call to Cordelia to ensure she was okay.The voice that came from another side of the line was weak and filled with reluctance.“Honey, my directors insist on inviting our client to dinner tonight… Sigh. I'm sure you know our biggest client is Yelena, so I have to go with them.”“Alright. Don’t worry,” replied Marcus. He did not tell her that Yelena had called him. “Where are you now? Send me your location. I’ll go pick you up later.”“Okay,” Cordelia replied with a smile. Then, she sent the location to him. Marcus crossed-checked with the address Yelena gave him to confirm that they were at the same place. Initially, he was worried that Yelena was plotting something against Cordelia, so she wanted to send him somewhere else. But now it seemed like Yelena was not lying to him.‘But why did she make this call specifically to ask me to go to their dinner party as well?’Marcus fe
“I think they’re pretty good. What’s the matter?”“If you think they’re good, then eat more and don’t talk so much!” “You!” Yelena’s eyes grew wide. “What does it matter to you if I eat more or less? I was just mentioning the truth. Your husband hasn't said anything yet, so why do you have to be so sensitive about it?”“Relax, Ms. Yelena!” Dwayne chimed in while holding his glass of wine. “Cordelia was just being nice by telling you to eat more. She’s just worried that you might get hungry later. Come, let’s cheer!”Yelena harrumphed coldly and finished her wine in one gulp.Cordelia was still fuming with anger. Her jaw was tightly set, and she clenched her fists so tightly that they were shaking.She turned her head around to look at Marcus. He was still calm despite being insulted by Yelena, and she felt a little sorry for him.She must be the reason Yelena called him here. He should not be here at all. He did not have to go through all the humiliation. This dinner party was
When Cordelia came to work the next day, she felt that everyone was looking at her in a strange way.She did not know what had happened at all. While she was working, Annie knocked on the door and entered her office. She went closer to her and whispered into her ear happily, “Everyone in the company is talking about it. Your husband is a genius!”Cordelia was stunned. “What do you mean?”“The stock market!” Annie waved her phone. “There are a lot of things happening on the market right now! Did you not see it?”Cordelia was not interested in the stock market, so she rarely paid attention to it. However, after listening to what Annie said, she became curious about it.She looked at the market trend and realized that Marcus was right!She frowned slightly as a strange feeling rose from her stomach pit.“I heard that those people in the marketing department bought Crane Industry’s stocks, and they're now losing money!” Annie said, grinning from ear to ear at their misfortune, “They
When Yelena returned home, she saw that William’s face was dark, and she looked at Joanne.Joanne shot her a look and placed her hand beside her lips. “Be careful,” she mouthed.Yelena’s heart jumped into her throat. William cleared his throat and raised his eyes to look at Yelena, sending a chill down her spine.“Dad…” Yelena laughed dryly. “You're back so early today, dad. Is everything alright in the company?”William looked at her coldly. “It seems like you do care about my company!”Yelena pressed her lips thin and said, “The Jenners Group is our family business, so of course, I—”“You what? You want to know who is going to own my company after I die, aren’t you!?” William smacked the table hard and jerked up from his chair, his eyes rounded with anger.Yelena trembled in fear, and her face turned pale. Her voice began to shake as she explained, “Dad, you… You’ve misunderstood. I didn’t—”“Stop explaining!” A cup fell to the floor and smashed into pieces. Yelena drew
Yelena’s eyes lit up. Her heart was pounding.“Dad, Zennie Hamerton… is the youngest heiress of the Hamertons, right?“Mm-hmm.” William said flatly, “I think she’s only 18 and has yet to go to university. She’s the youngest child of the Hamertons and Mr. Z’s favorite sister. If you can get the favor of that princess, to get her to say some good words about you to Mr. Z, there’s hope for you to marry him!”“I know what to do now, dad!” Yelena bit her lip. She spoke after momentarily falling into deep thought. “I’ll get someone to follow Ms. Hamerton, and I’ll hold a dinner as soon as possible. It’s best if… it’s a charity dinner! I know the Hamertons love doing charity.”“That’s great.” William finally revealed a smile. “You’ll send Zennie an invitation when you find her!”“Certainly!”“The sooner you hold the dinner, the better. Undue delay may bring trouble.”“Got it.” She was secretly over the moon.However, what William said next brutally crushed her joy.“Tell Cordelia abo
After all, it was just a dinner.Taking a deep breath in, Cordelia forced a smile. She thought she would stay for a little bit and then leave with an excuse.When she stepped onto the hotel stairs, a figure suddenly flashed by before she even got into the banquet entrance.“Yo, you really came?”Yelena crossed her arms and looked at her arrogantly. There was a disdainful smile on her face.Cordelia was stunned. One must say that the former had dressed up well today. The bright red mermaid dress complimented her body, as well as her skin tone.In comparison, Cordelia’s ordinary black and white dress looked plain.Yelena frowned. “Cordelia, didn’t I tell you that Ms. Hamerton is tonight's guest of honor? Are you trying to humiliate the Jenners by dressing like this?!”“You said it’s a charity dinner,” Cordelia said flatly. “Should I dress like a clown to a charity dinner?”“What did you say!?”“The dinner’s main objective is charity, not some Ms. Hamerton.” Cordelia glanced at