Marcus had a slight change of expression.Robert, next to him, signaled him to look outside.He saw his little lady through the car window, standing in the middle of the street, stunned. Pedestrians were passing her by. The landmark building behind her was the Hamerton Group’s headquarters.Cordelia stuck her phone against her ear, patiently waiting for his reply.He sighed and said softly, smiling. “I… stirred trouble in Centrolis before, so I was there for some time.”Cordelia paused and then changed the subject instantly.Robert had been watching. He had no idea what Marcus was talking about on the phone, but he was smiling happily.He had never seen him looking so gentle before.He only asked quietly after Marcus hung up while seeing Cordelia and her colleague walking far away, “Sir, should we clear the places you mentioned to Ms. Jenner?”“No need. Let her be at her ease.” Marcus regained his usual coldness. “Send more people to protect her for the next few days. Be discr
There had been no progress on the project the past few days. Cordelia and Annie could not even get into the Bayer Group.The latter was discouraged. She squatted by the road, defeated.The scorching sun was burning. The heat was enough to agitate.Cordelia fetched her a bottle of water with a smile. “Let’s have lunch somewhere. We’ll try again in the afternoon.”“It’s useless, Cordelia.” Annie’s voice sounded dispirited. “Seems like Jesse was telling the truth. It’s hard to conquer the Centrolis market. We’ve been here for so many days. Mr. Bayer aside, we haven’t been able to meet the mere person in charge!“I suggest that we give up…” Annie pouted. “I don’t know how long we will have to wait if this goes on!”“Don’t say that!” Cordelia was optimistic. “You've been in sales for two years now. You should know that closing the sales from one meeting is impossible. As soon as we have the slightest chance to deliver our proposal, it’ll be a big step for us!”“But we don’t even have
Marcus chuckled a little bit over the phone.However, the meaning of it was unclear. Josiah could not figure out why he did that, so he braced himself by asking, “Mr. Z… Why did she come to me? For work?”Marcus paused. Upon recalling Cordelia had been researching Josiah the entire night, the uneasiness he felt came rushing back.“Because you’re good-looking!” He hung up the phone after saying that angrily.Josiah spent the entire day in fear.In the end, he decided to wait. He would wait to see what Cordelia would do next and would play it by ear then.…Later on, Cordelia waited at the Splendor Dynasty’s entrance on her own. The building, as magnificent as a castle, was lit bright tonight. It was extraordinarily lively. There were luxury cars parked everywhere on the property. Some people landed their private helicopters on the helipad behind the hotel.Those who were invited were of high status.Cordelia’s plain outfit did not fit in the event at all.She tried her best
“D-Did you make a mistake?”After a moment of silence, Yelena yelled with her shrill voice, “How is it possible that you’re looking for her!?”“May I know if you’re Ms. Cordelia Jenner?” The man had a smile on his face, but his eyes were cold. “If you’re not, please step back!”“You—”“This is the Splendor Dynasty. The Hamertons are hosting the dinner,” the man said flatly. “It’s my job to decide who to welcome and who not to welcome. I don’t need you to tell me how to do my job!”Yelena’s face paled from the rage. The corner of her lips twitched, and she could not squeeze a word.Joanne and William looked at each other, troubled. They thought what was happening was odd.It was Cordelia! How would a disgraced illegitimate daughter deserve to be in such an event!?“Ms. Jenner.” The man walked to Cordelia and nodded respectfully. “Please come with me.”Cordelia’s heart was pounding. As if she was struck by lightning, her chaotic mind was now empty.“Sir, d-did you make a mistak
Marcus was stunned too.Was his rage that obvious? Why was he jealous of Josiah for nothing? The latter had been following him since they were young.After coughing softly, Marcus picked up the mug and took a sip of water. He stayed silent.A pair of tiny, soft hands tucked at him.Subsequently, the subtle scent of her body flirted with his nose.“Hubby.” Cordelia’s voice was as soft as cotton candy. She showed a pleasing smile. “I’ll stop if you don’t like me talking about work.”Marcus instinctively smirked. He felt better now.“It’s not that I dislike listening to you talk about your work.” He turned his face to look at her and spoke slowly. “It’s just that you’ve been talking about Mr. Bayer the entire night. Can you talk about someone else?”Cordelia widened her eyes. “Who do you want me to talk about?”“Like…” He paused. “Wasn’t that ball organized by the Hamertons? Then I’m sure you heard about Mr. Z, right?”She thought about it, and a light shake of the head followed
At the top floor of Regalia Hotel…Marcus leaned back against the spacious recliner. The weather was not good today. The fog was thick above the sea far away, seeing no end like the knot in his heart.“Are you not interested in Mr. Z Hamerton?“You’d shoot up to high society if he took a liking to you!”…Marcus tightened his hold on the wine glass, his joints becoming white from the exertion.He had just wanted to joke with her but did not expect such a huge reaction from her. Not only had she not allowed him in the bedroom these days, but she was also icy to him. She prepared the meals and cleaned the house as usual but kept a cold and polite distance from him.The atmosphere nearly suffocated Marcus, who was always calm and collected, making him close to losing his mind. If he could go back in time, he would have choked himself without a filter dead!A helicopter slowly landed on the helipad not far away. The wind stirred from the rotating propellers messed up Marcus’ hair a
Cordelia froze. Once she heard Jesse’s voice now, everything in her automatically shifted to fight mode. She looked at him in alert.Jesse could not help chuckling when he came close and saw her like this. He turned to Annie. “You can go back. Cordelia stays.”Annie could only leave first, but she kept turning back to check on Cordelia, worried. Everyone knew about Jesse’s ulterior thoughts regarding Cordelia. Was he up to something by retaining her alone?Annie stopped when she got to the company exit.Before she and Cordelia went on the business trip together previously, the company regulation stated that each employee had to leave an emergency contact with both the company and their partner. She remembered that Cordelia had saved her husband, Marcus, as the contact.Annie searched for Marcus’ number from her phone contacts and sent him a text after a moment of hesitation.…Jesse smirked at Cordelia in the office.“What a capable junior I have.” He looked her up and down. “T
“Don’t you think Josiah Bayer’s acting strange?”“What’s so strange?” Jesse was indifferent. “All men are the same when they see a beautiful woman.”“That’s true… But he doesn’t look like he’s met a pretty girl. More like he’s seen the ghost of his ancestor!”Jesse nearly laughed out loud. He covered his mouth and scanned his surroundings before lowering his voice to tell Michael, “Mr. Johnson, I’ve already made the arrangement. The room’s at…”Cordelia’s heart came up to her throat. She quietly went closer and listened in attention.That hotel was some distance away from here and was located in the suburbs, barely having anyone when night fell.She clenched her fists and felt anger raging in her chest.Jesse’s smirk was evil. “That’s a deserted place. Even if Cordelia screams herself hoarse, it’s useless! Mr. Bayer will sign anything when he’s had enough fun!”“Oh yeah, Mr. Johnson, I installed a camera in the room. If Josiah Bayer dares to back out of it, we’ll publicize the