Married a Secret Billionaire
Chapter 385

Cordelia blinked her big eyes back at him.

Zephyr took her back to their room by her hand, took some documents out of the drawer, and put them in front of her.

Cordelia could not help the shock after looking at them.

"This is the blueprint of the western suburbs' land," Zephyr explained to her. "These are the partnership strategies of the project."

He flipped to the last page, and Cordelia was surprised to see that her signature was on there. She looked at him in disbelief while he crouched in front of her and stroked her hair gently with a foolish smile. She recalled that he had given her a few documents to sign back at the dressing room of the signing event the last time, claiming he hoped she could fight alongside him and share the risks.

She had just skimmed through the documents briefly because she trusted him. She did not care what was written in the documents and signed without any hesitation.

"Actually, it's not sharing the risks," Zephyr said gently. "I've already assessed the project's risks. I mainly asked you to sign because... you're the boss of these projects. I'm just an employee. These things have to be decided by the boss."

"What did you say?" Cordelia's mind went blank.

She saw Zephyr's gentle smile and her reflection-only her-in his deep eyes.

"It's not just this plot of land." Zephyr continued. "These companies too."

He continued to show her a few other documents.

Cordelia's heart skipped a beat as she looked at the name of the shareholder on the documents with widened eyes. Her breathing was caught, and she felt like she was dreaming. Donmein, Lyan, Weston... These were all his companies.

"These are yours now."

Zephyr looked at her quietly.

Cordelia's lips moved to say something, but she could not get anything out.

"Cordelia, it's not true that you have nothing backing you up. I told you, you have me."

It took a moment of silence from Cordelia before she lowered her head. So many words were caught in her throat, but only one escaped in a murmur ultimately-"Sorry..."

Zephyr held her hand and sat next to her to pull her into his embrace.

"I was being unreasonable again." She blamed herself. "I shouldn't throw a tantrum with you for no reason."

Zephyr chortled. If this could be considered a tantrum, those girls who were actually unreasonable would possess the power to destroy the world.

"Silly." He pinched her nose. "You don't have to be so sensible. I told you, I'm willing to indulge you like I would my daughter."

'Hmm? Daughter?'

Cordelia froze before punching his chest.

"You're taking advantage of me again!" She giggled. "Bullying me for not having a dad?"

Both of them messed around for a bit, and Zephyr hugged Cordelia again.

The spacious couch was close to the window, so both of them looked up at the starry sky from where they lay.

Since they got to the topic of father, Zephyr asked, "Cordelia, have you thought about what your birth father's like?"

Cordelia blinked and was quiet for a bit. Her head was against his chest, and she shook it.

"Can't imagine it..."

He stroked her hair. "Mom's never told you?"

"Mom never speaks about it," she replied softly. "I've never asked either. I'm afraid her illness will relapse if my questions remind her of unhappy stuff in the past."

The truth was, she had imagined it before. Which girl had never wished to become their father's little princess?

Cordelia chuckled and said, "I thought that William Jenner's my father when I was younger. When Yelena bullied me sometimes, I really wished he'd stand up for me and bring justice... once, just once would be enough.

"But it never happened, not even once."

Zephyr's heart clenched for her, and he hugged her tighter.

"So, I don't fantasize about my birth father being someone capable," Cordelia said gently. "I think... he might be a regular guy, not tall, a little plump, and have a kind smile. That's enough! But he'll do everything within his power to protect his children. That he's the best dad in the world!"

Zephyr smiled and pressed a kiss on her forehead. He would love to know what his future father-in-law was like too.

"Maybe he isn't someone regular?" he asked softly. "Maybe he's like me, with superpowers?"

"What do you mean he's like you? Why are we coming back to you again!?" Cordelia pinched him with a giggle. "You're doing this on purpose!"

Zephyr let her pinch him and did not counter, wearing a pampering smile all along.

Both of them wrestled on the couch. As he turned, he sank deeper into the couch, and Cordelia pressed against him closer. It was a narrow space, after all.

Cordelia snuggled against his chest and felt his passionate heartbeats as she met his fiery gaze.

"Zephyr..." Her voice was soft and endearing. "Will you regret being so nice to me?"

Zephyr was startled. "When you didn't know my identity and thought that I was a broke ex-inmate, did you think about regretting being nice to me one day?"

"Of course not!" Cordelia answered without hesitation. "You're my husband, someone I'm spending the rest of my life with!"

"That's right." He smiled. "This is my answer too."

Cordelia felt her eyes go hot. She glanced at the documents scattered on the coffee table. Tears welled up in her eyes, but she laughed in delight.

"Look like I'm really lucky!" She joked. "The most expensive thing I've bought you is that car, right? Heh, a car in exchange for so many assets... When Aunt Helen first saw me, she said I had a wealthy empress' life. That's so accurate!"

Zephyr poked her head with a smile.

"It's actually not just because of you that I put these assets under your name."

"Hmm?"

He cleared his throat to explain, "If one day I could meet my father-in-law... I'd have to show my sincerity to become his son-in-law, right?"

Cordelia chuckled. "I see! Hey, then your sincerity isn't worth much!"

"You call this not much?"

"Mm, not at all." Cordelia flipped through the documents like a little money-grubber. "Look at this project. The total investment is only 7,000,000 dollars! You actually dare put this little investment under this boss' name?"

"Oh..." Zephyr narrowed his eyes and fidgeted while his hands began to roam.

Cordelia's attention was on the documents, so she did not notice his action at all.

"Since our Ms. Cordelia isn't happy with this investment, then... I have another project to talk to you about..."

Cordelia looked at him. "What is it?"

The man smirked.

The night grew more silent as it got later. The moon hid in the clouds too, getting shy....

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