“Does a pretty woman like you know how to make cookies?”

Several men crowded the door to Marcus’ house as they grinned lecherously at Cordelia.

There were plenty of others watching, but the thugs were infamous for being bullies around the area. No one was willing to risk themselves to help. They were just watching without getting involved.

If one had to be blamed, it was Cordelia for being so gorgeous and Marcus for carelessly leaving a beautiful woman like this at home. He was just giving others a chance to take advantage of the situation.

Cordelia’s heart thumped as her face paled, but she tried her best to remain calm.

“I hear that the new bride is a rich heiress?”

“No wonder! Rich heiresses never go into the kitchen. How’d she know how to bake cookies?!”

“Beautiful, you mustn’t know our local custom, huh?”

The thugs’ eyes were basically glued to Cordelia.

get married over here have to bake cookies to bring them to the neighbors!

make her voice sound less shaky. “I’ll bring the cookies over once I make them. My husband is coming back soon.

The moment Cordelia panicked and lost her grip, the men broke through the door and into the front of the house. Their gazes on her were

that the Grist fella has such

The men were drooling.

was repulsed from the bottom of her heart. She wrapped both arms in front of herself instinctively and

right now!” She raised her voice. “My husband’s coming home very soon! I’m sure

at one another before they

who needs

real coward! Each time we fight, he’s the one sent to the police

shouldn’t have missed your wedding! We didn’t get to ‘congratulate’ you then, but

Cordelia, and some of them began to touch

disgust, she immediately remembered the way Marcus punched the bag at the front of the house. She had never done it—she had only seen it, so who knew where she got the courage as she copied what Marcus did and used the thugs as her punching bag, swinging her

men were shocked, but Cordelia fighting back only further triggered

“A feisty one, huh?”

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