Married a Secret Billionaire novel Chapter 48

Marcus chuckled a little bit over the phone.

However, the meaning of it was unclear. Josiah could not figure out why he did that, so he braced himself by asking, “Mr. Z… Why did she come to me? For work?”

Marcus paused. Upon recalling Cordelia had been researching Josiah the entire night, the uneasiness he felt came rushing back.

“Because you’re good-looking!” He hung up the phone after saying that angrily.

Josiah spent the entire day in fear.

In the end, he decided to wait. He would wait to see what Cordelia would do next and would play it by ear then.

…

Later on, Cordelia waited at the Splendor Dynasty’s entrance on her own.

The building, as magnificent as a castle, was lit bright tonight. It was extraordinarily lively. There were luxury cars parked everywhere on the property. Some people landed their private helicopters on the helipad behind the hotel.

Those who were invited were of high status.

Cordelia’s plain outfit did not fit in the event at all.

She tried her best to hide behind the pillar to avoid the crowd. Nevertheless, she would look around every now and then, worried that she may have missed Josiah.

However, everyone dressed in elegant dazzle here, while all luxury cars looked almost the same. It was rather tough to find someone among them.

Cordelia sighed. She continued to wait while holding the documents.

Soon, she saw a few familiar faces walking toward her.

She was shocked, but it was too late for her to run. Yelena coughed loudly and yelled, “Cordelia?”

William and the stepmother, Joanne Garcia, suddenly stopped walking.

Cordelia slowly showed her face from behind the pillar. She looked awkward as she nodded to greet them.

“Cordelia?” William was nothing less surprised than her. “W-Why are you here?”

She bit her lip and remained silent.

Yelena crossed her arms. Stepping on her heels, she circled Cordelia to take a good look at her and scoffed. “Do you think you belong here? Don’t tell me you’re here for the Hamertons’ ball as well?”

“What? What makes you think that you belong here?” Joanne chimed in. “Cordelia, did you not look at yourself in the mirror before you came? Aren’t you embarrassed to be dressed like this for such an event? You want Mr. Z to take a liking to you when you look like this? He might be disgusted even if you threw yourself at him!”

“That’s right! You’re married. Instead of staying home with your useless husband, you came here to embarrass yourself! Or are you just like your mother, that you just have to seduce men?”

Yelena and Joanne threw insults at Cordelia. They did not want to miss any opportunities to humiliate her.