Chapter 37


    When Marcus was 16, he had already been epted by Walton, the top of the world’s three best


    business schools. He was also the heir of the Hamertons. If he had not conspired against and


    encountered the ne crash, he would be the decision-maker of the Hamertons by now.


    Marcus could only smile in silence in response to Cordelia’s questioning gaze.


    The girl pouted and wondered if Marcus had met some girl he did not end up together with when he


    was 16. After all, people said that men could hardly forget their first love. He was quite excited when


    he brought up the topic but stopped halfway. It was obvious he did not want her to know.


    Other than someone he could not have, there was no better exnation for his action.


    Disappointment shed in Cordelia’s eyes. Since he did not want to tell her, she would not ask


    either. Despite that, the matter left a sour taste in her mouth.


    She quietly went back to the bedroom to change new sheets and get another set of sheets for the


    couch in the living room.


    Marcus was stunned for a few seconds. Realizing that something was wrong, he grabbed her wrist.


    “You… Why are you setting the sheets on the couch again?”


    “What’s wrong with that?” Cordelia turned to look at him.


    “Everything!” He tried hard to make himself sound calm. “Didn’t you say that I’ll sleep in the room


    tonight? Aren’t you going to… with me…”


    “My cousin’s beaten up, and you have the mind to think about that?” Cordelia red at him. In


    addition to being angry about “whoever Marcus did not get to have back then”, her attitude was curt.


    “Carter won’t be able to go home tonight for sure. Who’s taking care of him if I don’t keep him


    around?”


    Marcus did not know what Cordelia had been thinking about, so he only thought that her shift in


    attitude was… kind of fast.


    “He’s staying tonight? Is the couch for him?”


    “For me.” Cordelia wore a nk face.


    “What did you say?” Marcus widened his eyes. “You’re not asking me to—”


    “Yeah.” Cordelia was expressionless. “You and Carter take the room. I’ll just sleep on the couch.”


    “There’s only one bed in the room!”


    “It’s fine. You two will fit.” Cordelia pushed the pillow to him. “You can even talk about ‘things that


    only men would tell men’.”


    Marcus was rendered speechless by the retort and took a few deep breaths.


    While he was in the daze, Cordelia had already gotten Carter back from the balcony and asked him


    to rest in the room after he washed up.


    Carter actually obliged and went to sleep in the bedroom! Marcus felt his temples throb.


    He forced himself into the room andy down on the other side of the bed. Speaking of which, this


    was his first time sleeping on the bedroom bed since they had gotten married—but the person lying


    next to him was a man!


    He let out a long breath. The one-hour-plus he had spent in the bathroom was wasted!


    Carter heard Marcus tossing and turning. Since he was unable to sleep anytime soon, he sat up to


    chat with thetter.


    “Bro, don’t you think I’m kind of useless? I keep getting bullied.”


    Carter was kind and excelled in his studies. He was simply too innocent and had always had low


    esteem due to his family. He was scared the first time he saw Marcus, but when thetter called him


    to the balcony and patiently talked to him, even intending to avenge him, he suddenly thought this


    cold- and stern-looking man was actually dependable.


    “You’re right, Marcus,” he said softly. “One should be independent and strong, men especially. I’m


    going to learn from you, so I can protect Cordelia and my family well in the future.”


    Marcus kept his back against him without a word.


    “Marcus, why aren’t you saying anything?” Carter took a closer look at him. “Are you not used to it


    because my sister isn’t beside you?”


    Duh!


    Marcus harrumphed inwardly but forced a “No” out of his lips.


    “Oh, that’s good then.” Carter chortled. “I’m really sorry for disturbing you both tonight… I didn’t


    want toe to my cousin, but I was in a bad mood after getting beaten. I don’t know who else I


    could go to aside from her.


    “You won’t me me, right?”


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    “No.” Marcus squeezed his eyes shut and prayed that his brother-inw would stop talking.


    “Marcus.” Carter sniffed. “What did you apply? Why does it smell so good?”


    Marcus did not respond.


    “Do you always make yourself smell this nice before you sleep with my cousin?”


    “Shut up!” Marcus growled, “Sleep!”