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?”

and a light shake

Marcus’ eyes dimmed.

to give up and continued

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

What does his

“But I heard he’s powerful. The

he looks like? You

out of your mind?” Cordelia chuckled. “Why would I be curious about

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

She frowned, lifting her eyes

such a

Marcus was stunned.

him. It was his

married, I have a husband. I’ve been taking care of our relationship. I’ve

don’t care who Mr. Z is. Those men have nothing to do with me! Ever since marrying you, I have had

throat tighten. He was dying to swallow whatever he had

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