Cordelia cut some fruit after dinner and brought it with her to sit down next to Marcus.

The man had been focused on his phone, prompting Cordelia’s curiosity, so she popped her head over to steal a glance. She had thought that he was gaming, only to see that he was browsing through a foreign language website. The people in the photos were wearing suits and leather shoes, just like successful people.

That stunned Cordelia, and this was when Marcus turned around suddenly. Since she was close to him, she almost came in contact with the tip of his nose.

Both of them stayed there, staring at each other, causing Cordelia’s cheeks to burn and her heart to thump wildly.

“What’s the matter?” Marcus asked in his deep voice.

“N-Nothing…” Cordelia sat aside awkwardly with her hands intertwined in distress. She tried chatting with him. “Are you reading the news?”

“Mm, the finance news.”

“You understand it?”

Marcus turned back to her with vaguely smirking eyes. “What do you think someone who’s been in fights and prison should understand then?”

that!” Cordelia was flustered. “I’m just

little nervous, but when she noted Marcus’ nonchalance, she felt like her nerves were uncalled for. They were legally married, yet they were so awkward sitting together that

as she patted her head—the entire scene not going unnoticed by Marcus. A flash of a smile that he did not

phone and had some fruit with the fork, asking Cordelia casually,

hummed curiously before she shook

at her. “Do you have enough to spend for the

you suddenly

chatting,” Marcus replied without much emotion. “How do other husbands and wives talk? Don’t they talk about

bit her lip and stayed

could talk

voice felt suggestive, and his warm breath was slowly inching closer

eyes, and it seemed as if there was a firework display in them. She slipped to the side, only for the man to snake an arm around

shock while Marcus’ gaze grew

at Cordelia. The girl’s eyes were screwed shut, and even though she was doing her best to relax, the tremor

He did not want to take

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