Married a Secret Billionaire novel Chapter 52

Cordelia froze. Once she heard Jesse’s voice now, everything in her automatically shifted to fight mode. She looked at him in alert.

Jesse could not help chuckling when he came close and saw her like this. He turned to Annie. “You can go back. Cordelia stays.”

Annie could only leave first, but she kept turning back to check on Cordelia, worried. Everyone knew about Jesse’s ulterior thoughts regarding Cordelia. Was he up to something by retaining her alone?

Annie stopped when she got to the company exit.

Before she and Cordelia went on the business trip together previously, the company regulation stated that each employee had to leave an emergency contact with both the company and their partner. She remembered that Cordelia had saved her husband, Marcus, as the contact.

Annie searched for Marcus’ number from her phone contacts and sent him a text after a moment of hesitation.

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Jesse smirked at Cordelia in the office.

“What a capable junior I have.” He looked her up and down. “The company hasn’t been able to score Centrolis’ Bayers for years, but you managed to push the sales proposal in right away! Amazing, amazing!”

Cordelia’s expression was impassive. “Is this why you’ve asked me to stay back?”

“Of course not.” Jesse cleared his throat. “There’s a business dinner tonight. Come along!”

Cordelia looked at him loathingly, but he only grinned with nonchalance.

Jesse knew that Cordelia hated events like this the most and intentionally annoyed her with it. Since he could not have her, she could become his stepping stone and give him a boost.

“Sigh, I didn't actually want to ask you.” Jesse smirked darkly. “But you’re the only pretty one in the company. Sometimes, it’s troublesome when a woman’s too pretty!”

“Sorry, I can’t make it,” Cordelia rejected coldly. “My husband’s waiting for me at home. I have to—”

“Go back and make him dinner?” Jesse scoffed. “What? Your husband can’t take care of himself?”

“Jesse Ford, watch your words.” Cordelia glared at him. “It’s none of your business whether my husband can take care of himself or not, but if you dare provoke me again, he’ll beat you up, so you won’t be able to take care of yourself!”

Jesse glowered and stopped the topic.

“Anyway, Mr. Johnson specifically asked for you. I’m only a messenger. If you refuse to go and offend the client, forget about staying in the company!”

He left with a swing of his arm after that, leaving Cordelia to gnash her teeth at his back.

Her job was at stake here. She could only give in even if she was unwilling to attend the dinner.

Cordelia texted Marcus and dragged her feet to the Eterous Hotel. The moment she stepped into the room, she saw a handsome man sitting in the main seat, almost like a celebrity. She froze.