Marcus pinched the spot between his brows and looked grimmer before taking a deep breath and hanging up. He would make a trip back to Centrolis—just not now. He would only be alarming the people who thought that he had died in the plane crash and causing them to conspire again and find more vicious ways to harm him!

“Boba or grass jelly? Which one do you like?”

That question pulled Marcus out of his thoughts, and he met a pair of sparkling big eyes. Cordelia grinned at him, as sweet as the milk tea she had in her hand.

“What’s gotten to you?” Cordelia looked at him. “You don’t look quite…”

“I’m fine.” It did not feel good that someone could see past him.

Marcus’s voice was icy as he turned his back to her. “Have one yourself. I don’t like sweet things.”

Cordelia froze on the spot, holding two cups of milk tea. It was only after some time that she jogged up to him, biting her lip.

back felt like a slab of frosty wall. There was a world that only

day after their wedding

was only one duvet as well, which was given to her, so he made do with

felt bad about it. She stood by the bedroom door for quite a while, but the words “you can sleep in the room too” felt stuck in her throat. Perhaps

head fall

into fights. She thought that he did not seem as bad, though. At least he showed her

should go back to

and they should bring along some sweet treats home. The family would have a hearty lunch together,

father had promised that he would give her a big monetary wedding gift as long as she got married

since Cordelia had gotten married and the Jenners’ promise felt like it had vanished into thin

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