Not only did Linda’s expression change but the way she looked at Cordelia did as well. She genuinely did not think of this! If she were Michael, she would take it personally, too. After all, she was no saintess.“Looks like I still lack the most basic judgment of people!” Linda chuckled. “Cordelia, I didn’t expect you to be so sound in logic when you’re always so quiet!”“My judgment might not be right either.” Cordelia chortled. “But Marcus told me that I can’t not keep my guard up. He’s asked me to keep an eye out for whatever I do.“He also said that those who are in higher ranks had a tough time climbing up there, so they aren’t as simple as they seem.”“Oh, your husband became your mentor now, huh?” It was supposed to be a tease from Linda, but Cordelia could not stop showing off her husband.“Of course! Marcus knows a lot!” Cordelia could not hide how pleased she was. “Linda, I always see him browsing foreign sites, you know? He knows several foreign languages and keeps up

This time, Fredric could not help him either.“Is it because… the recipe you gave him was problematic?”Josiah slapped his own head. “Was she not insatiable?”Fredric chuckled wryly. “Maybe it was too much and disrupted Z’s hormones!”Josiah almost spat the alcohol he drank on the man’s face.…Marcus pulled the balcony door open to go inside, looking up to meet Cordelia’s slightly surprised eyes.“What?” He looked unfazed.“You were on the phone?”“Mm, sn… inmate last time,” Marcus answered. “He asked to borrow some money now that he’s out. I asked him not to contact me anymore.”“Oh.” Cordelia nodded. “No wonder you shouted so loudly just now. The whole building nearly collapsed! But you did the right thing. Don’t contact those people in the past if you can. After all, you’re married. We ought to live well from now on.”It strung a chord in Marcus. Despite that, Cordelia’s eyes were still on the screen when she said that. Once he remembered that Josiah’s photo was there, h

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

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

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