Marcus had a pampering smile on his face as he looked at the woman in his embrace gently.“Hubby.” Cordelia looked mischievous and rubbed against him. “Why don’t we help them?”“Help them?” He was stunned. How would one help such a thing? He did not have experience in this.“That’s right!” His cute wife was serious about it. “If not for Dr. Stafford, we wouldn’t be together. Now that I think about it, we must thank him, the matchmaker!“It would be perfect if we could matchmake him and Linda!”Marcus’ eyes turned grim. He said nothing.He thought more than she did, and his thinking process was more complicated than hers. He did not want to be dragged into things like this for nothing.After all, he did not know much about Linda. Moreover, Seth had saved him. He could not drag him into trouble.However, Cordelia was excited. She was eager to play matchmaker.Marcus smiled and played with her hair.Cordelia leaned on his shoulder like a cute kitten. “Hubby, I thought of a great
“You’re definitely not the one who suggested this!” Seth knew him well.“Indeed. It was Cordelia,” Marcus said softly. “She’s eager for you to be with Linda, so she suggested that we travel together so that you guys can spend time together.”“She’s so nice.” Seth smiled and lifted his eyes to look around. “It’s pretty great here… It’s just that it’s a little strange.”“What is it?”“I looked it up. This hotel is very popular. I thought it’d be crowded. However, apart from us, there’s no one else here! Even if it isn’t peak season, it shouldn’t be this quiet, right?”Marcus coughed twice. He had gotten his people to clear the place before coming. Of course, they did not see anyone here.“Sigh, it seems it’s in bad shape. Is it going to go out of business?”Marcus frowned and rolled his eyes at him.“What? Do you like crowds and crowded places?”Seth shrugged. “Perhaps people are used to conformity. Hehe. After all, I definitely won’t go to a restaurant with fewer people when I
What the old lady said confused Cordelia.She looked at her with doubt. She wanted to ask but was startled by Marcus, who was next to her.The man looked grim, his eyes ferocious, as if he could start a storm.Cordelia held his hand softly and whispered close to him, “Perhaps she's so old that she doesn’t know what she’s talking about… Don’t take it personally.”Never had they thought the old lady had sharp ears that she heard what she said. She smirked.“You’re so kind, young lady. You’ll be rewarded for your kindness.”“Thanks, granny.” Cordelia revealed a courteous smile. “My husband is actually nice. It’s just that he looks a little scary. He’s too serious sometimes, which is why he is often misunderstood.”“Hah, you want to look into your marriage, right?”Cordelia quickly nodded.The old lady peeped at the lines on her palm and slowly took two red string bracelets out of her pocket.The bracelet made from a chaste tree was striking. There was a cute bell hanging on each
When Cordelia wanted to keep the string, Marcus put it in his pocket first.“Darling, you…”“That’s what the old woman said,” he said. “One for you and one for me. We keep it separately, so if we’re really separated in the future—”“No, shush! We won’t be separated!” Cordelia was scared. It did not matter what the old woman said, but the word “separated” coming from Marcus gave her a heavy sense of premonition.Marcus consoled, his husky voice exceptionally gentle, “Silly, I’ll find you back even if we’re separated!”“Mn!” Cordelia nodded firmly.Seth and Linda exchanged a look and smiled in unison.The four of them walked around for a bit and returned to the hotel. The manager came to welcome them personally and took them to the best restaurant.Seth and Linda were dumbfounded when they entered. This was Edarial Dining that was said to cost a person half a year of salary for a meal! How would Cordelia reserve a place like this!?“Is this a mistake?” Cordelia was puzzled. “I b
The group sat around the round table. The dishes were aromatic and looked exquisite. Every dish was placed in delicate porcelain, looking incredibly extravagant.Seth could care less if the food was drugged. He impatiently helped himself with the dishes.Linda teased him. “Not scared of the restaurant pulling your bank password out of you now?”“They can do as they please!” Seth answered with food in his mouth. “It’s not like I have much in my account. Probably can’t even afford this meal! I won’t be making a loss!”“Oh, Dr. Stafford’s a wise consumer!”“You’re not bad either!” Seth chuckled. “You ate more than me!”Linda almost hit his head with her cutlery.Cordelia and Marcus grinned at each other lovingly as they watched their friends bicker.“All the dishes are served.” The manager led the servers to serve some fish soup.“This is a fish only available in the river of Splendor Mountain. Its meat is fresh and sweet, buttery but not overwhelming. It’s the best for soups.”
“I’m okay.” Linda sniffled and forced a chortle as she patted the back of Cordelia’s hand.“Linda.” Cordelia paused. She did not say what she had intended to. Instead, she said softly, “Rest earlier. Don’t keep things to yourself. You can treat me as the hole in the tree. It’s better to talk about it.“But if you don’t want to, I won’t ask either.”“Cordelia, I…” Linda was hesitant to speak. It was after a while that she said in a low tone, “I don’t think I deserve Seth.”“What?”“I’m not worth Seth’s time.” Linda bit her lips. “I… That person and I, we’ve…”Although Linda did not finish her sentence, Cordelia understood what had happened. She was rather surprised. Linda had always been sunny and cheerful. She was sometimes feisty but was certainly not a casual person in terms of sleeping around.If a woman did not love a man wholeheartedly, how would she give herself away?Cordelia’s heart squeezed. She felt for Linda’s fingers and gave them a squeeze.“Linda, you’re thinking
Cordelia suddenly felt like walking on the beach. She combed her long hair with a light smile and went toward the beach in her slippers.…Marcus could hardly sleep at night.It was hard for him to sleep now without Cordelia by his side. Despite that, Cordelia had bestie secrets to talk to Linda about. A man like him could not be acting petty.Therefore, the soft bed became his venting target. Marcus tossed and turned, eyes bigger than saucers, as he cursed Seth over and again in his mind.Who was this trip for!?Good job to Seth, letting go of a chance to get closer to Linda just like that to snore in the room alone. He could hear him even through the wall!Marcus huffed a sigh. Seeing that it was the break of dawn already, he planned to rest a little when the phone in the room rang.“Mr. Z, Ms. Cordelia’s gone out alone.”“What?” He was alarmed. “Where did she go?”“Our men followed her and saw her going to the beach… But that area isn’t our private beach. It’s a public spa
“Y-You…”It felt like a thunderbolt slashing through the sky, hitting Cordelia on the head and blanking her thoughts.The homeless guy seemed to be aware of it, making inaudible sounds after a glance at her and shaking his head violently before he ran away with a bunch of trash like he was fleeing.Cordelia chased after him but did not manage to catch up. She was pale as she panted heavily. That face… It looked exactly like Marcus!Cordelia froze on the spot as blood gushed to her head. Her hands were icy as they quivered. She didn't even know how she walked back to the hotel.When she looked up and saw Marcus, the man put a hand on her shoulder, causing her to take a step back in reflex to look at him in a daze.“What happened?” Marcus’ voice was soft and deep.Cordelia snapped back to herself and took a deep breath.The face in front of her was chiseled and clean, with manliness oozing from the eyes. How could that homeless guy compare to Marcus?Cordelia hit her head. She