“Really?” Cordelia was excited. “They’re promoting their anniversary, but we’re the ones who got lucky!”

“Yeah.” Marcus smiled. He was content as long as she was happy.

“Darling, I realize that my luck’s been great ever since I married you. Everything’s going so unexpectedly smoothly!” Cordelia stood on tiptoe and held Marcus’ face to peck his lips.

“You’re my lucky little charm, baby!”

It caught Marcus by surprise. He swiped her nose and chuckled.

“Go ahead and have breakfast first,” he said in a deep tone. “I’ll go to the washroom and join you later.”

“Oh.” Cordelia did not think much about it. “I’ll go look for Linda and Seth first. Come meet us soon!”

“Sure.”

As Cordelia skipped out of the room, a dark glint flashed across Marcus’ eyes. He picked up the landline and dialed a few digits, asking darkly, “What did she run into this morning?”

go close. She returned later, and it was

with

a

homeless guy? Marcus tensed. Was she taken advantage

to Ms. Cordelia, but she stared in his direction after he left, standing there for more

frightened.’ This was the

married and Cordelia fighting them with a stick. There was also that time she choked the driver and jumped out of the car when she thought that Josiah had an

a brave and resilient woman like her be frightened by a homeless guy? There must be another

eyes and uncurled his pressed lips slowly. “Talk to the police. Get the surveillance recording

trip ended in the

had to go back

days before she finally completed the accumulated work

“All the mind

interesting to do

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