Married a Secret Billionaire novel Chapter 17

Both Cordelia and Marcus were startled.

Marcus gave Cordelia a look, asking her to wait inside the room while he went to open the door.

Outside, Seth looked anxious.

“Marcus, I heard that you beat someone up…” Before Seth could finish his sentence, he saw the bloodstains on Marcus and could not help gasping. “Oh my god, it’s true!”

“It was just a few thugs,” Marcus replied indifferently. “I didn’t hit them too hard. They won’t die.”

“Didn’t hit them too hard?” Seth pulled him aside and whispered harshly, “You crushed their organs! They have to be sent to the hospital now!”

Marcus raised a brow but kept a straight face. They had been asking for it. How dare they tease Cordelia? It would not have been too much even if they had been beaten to death.

“Right, there’s one more man whose leg you broke, right?” Seth was panicking. “Do you know that the guy’s father is—”

“What does his father have to do with me?”

“Bro, they’ll come to get revenge for sure!”

Marcus took off his bloodstained shirt and tossed it aside to change into a clean one. He knew that those guys came from families with some kind of influence. They were the son of the village head, the nephew of the town leader… They were up to no good all the time just because their families were the slightest bit powerful.

He had wanted to teach them a lesson for a long time.

“You know what, why don’t you leave with your wife first? Hide somewhere?” Seth suggested. “These people aren’t easy to handle. Wise men know better than to fight when the odds are against them. Don’t get into a fight with them!”

Marcus found the man noisy. He was about to refuse when he spotted Cordelia, who had been standing by the bedroom door, out of the corner of his eye.

“I think… it’s not necessary for us to hide,” she said softly.

Marcus paused and asked her curiously, “Why?”

“We’re not the ones in the wrong.” Her gaze was firm. “Those guys are the ones who harassed me in broad daylight. They provoked us. We were only defending ourselves!”

Marcus looked at her admiringly, not expecting that she would be independent and tough, as well as not afraid to rock the boat, despite her soft exterior. He smiled.

“I know it’s not your fault!” Seth replied weakly. “But their families have power and influence…”

“I don’t care.” Cordelia smiled. “Besides, they can’t possibly be unreasonable even if they’re influential, right?”

“Well…”

“Hmm, my wife is right.” Marcus took Cordelia’s side. “This is how my woman ought to be.”