“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.

cookies to bring them to the neighbors! You got married a few

less shaky. “I’ll

was about to close the door when one of the men blocked it with his knee. The other two hooted and cheered. 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

surprising that the Grist fella has such good luck when it comes to

The men were drooling.

from the bottom of her heart. She wrapped both arms in front of herself instinctively and looked at the men in

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

one another before

needs to use

no idea, huh? Marcus is a real coward! Each time we

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

surrounded Cordelia, and some

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

were shocked, but Cordelia fighting back only

“A feisty one, huh?”

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