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?”

it, and a light

Marcus’ eyes dimmed.

give up and continued to ask, “You

talking about him?” She glanced at him before getting up to collect the

him. What does his welcome dinner have anything

got closer and looked at her with his interest piqued. “But I heard he’s powerful. The Hamertons control Centrolis’ economy. Many socialites

were at the hotel. Aren’t you curious about what he looks like? You didn’t check

of your mind?” Cordelia chuckled.

the ball?” he asked. “If you went to the ball, wouldn’t you get ahead if he

she was doing. She frowned,

I’m such a

Marcus was stunned.

at him. It was his first time seeing

I have a husband. I’ve been taking care of our relationship. I’ve been nothing but loyal

to do with me!

felt his throat tighten. He was dying to swallow

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