Married a Secret Billionaire

Chapter 249

The landlord called, asking Cordelia if she wanted to continue renting the place.

She felt a squeeze in her heart as she had many memories with Zephyr there. Although she was mad at him, she did not want to throw those memories away.

“Say something, Mrs. Grist!” shouted the landlord, “I’ll rent it to someone else if you won’t! The unit is selling like hot cake!”

“You can’t rent it to someone else!” Cordelia slipped. “We signed a one-year contract, and it has not expired yet!”

“It has not, but you’ll have to pay the rent, Mrs. Grist!”

“Don’t worry. I won’t owe you the rent!” Cordelia pouted. “I’ll transfer it to you soon!

“Also, please remember that I’m not Mrs. Grist!” She raised her voice and enunciated each word clearly to the landlord. “My husband is Mr. Hamerton!”

“Oh… Okay, Mrs. Hamerton!” The landlord did not care if it was Grist or Hamerton as long as she could get the payment.

Cordelia sighed helplessly after hanging up the phone.

Xyla smiled and placed her hand on her daughter’s shoulder. She asked while raising her eyebrows, “What did you say?”

Cordelia was stunned.

‘What did I say?

‘I said… my husband was a Hamerton?’

Her cheeks blushed, and she looked down for a long time. Meanwhile, her heart started pounding.

“Cordelia,” Xyla looked at her, chuckling. “I know I’m silly sometimes, but I can tell that you still like him very much, right?”

“Mom…”

“No woman would call out “husband” simply,” Xyla said softly. “If she calls him that, it proves that he’s unshakeable to her. It’s the person that she wants to spend her life with.

“Cordelia, I actually think Zephyr is reliable.”

Cordelia laid her head low. Sadness flashed through her big eyes.

How would she not know that he was reliable? It was fine before, but his identity was different now, and his standpoint was different as well. She was not relying on a regular man now but the Hamertons’ heir.

She only wanted a simple life but was destined to face a storm upon entering his world.

“Mom, it was just… a slip of the tongue!” Cordelia played with the corner of her shirt. “About keeping the house, I thought that since we’ve already signed the contract, we might have to pay for the breach of contract if we cancel it… The rent remains the same, so I thought to keep renting it!”

Xyla revealed a cryptic smile. Even the light in her eyes became complicated now.

Forget it if Cordelia was trying to fool someone else, she thought she could fool her own mother?

“You fool,” Xyla said gently. “Sometimes, a slip of the tongue is the perfect reflection of what you really feel. It was something that you said subconsciously. You can’t get away with that!”

“Mom!”

“Are you mad that he lied to you, or are you mad about his identity?”

Cordelia could not tell.

Xyla analyzed for her, “If you mind that he lied to you, I think you should just forgive him. He begs for your forgiveness daily and seems sincere! Also, who in this world has never lied?

“If it’s his identity that you mind, then…” From NôvelDrama.Org.

She pulled her hand and caressed softly. “Don’t mind it, Cordelia. He’s born rich indeed, but you’re not bad either!”

“What?” Cordelia was stunned.

Xyla did not go on. She merely gave a cryptic smile.

“No matter what, it’s hard to meet someone that really loves you in life. You should cherish it when love comes, or you’ll live in regret.”

Cordelia always thought her mother would never finish what she said. However, seeing her looking like she was in deep thought and blue, she dared not ask further.

She gave her medicine and helped her to her room. She only left quietly after she fell asleep.

She looked out the window instinctively. The street beneath the street lights was empty. There was nobody.

Zephyr was not here today…

She suddenly felt she had lost something and was a little sad.

At the Hamerton Manor in Centrolis…

It was quiet in the big study. One’s breath could be heard clearly. There was tension lingering in the air.

Zephyr stood firmly. The cold gleam deep in his eyes gave Liam’s heart a squeeze.

The baby that he carried in his embrace, the little boy that held his hand, the handsome young man that he sent to Walton himself… had become a man that was out of his control.

He never thought the weapon he trained himself would protect someone else one day!

“That’s your condition?” Liam was shaking from the rage. “You did so much just to marry that woman!?”

Zephyr remained calm and answered firmly. “Yes.”

Liam slammed the walnut in his hand onto the table. The cup on the table was crushed.

“Do you know what you’re saying?” He was furious. “To lose your rationality over a woman, you don’t deserve to be the Hamertons’ heir!”

“Sure.” Zephyr looked at him calmly. “I can release a statement to never inherit any of the Hamertons’ assets.”

“You…”

Liam thought he would trigger him, so he never thought it would backfire.

How could the Hamertons flourish without Zephyr? Moreover, Liam did not have another 20 years to train another outstanding heir like him.

“Think about it carefully!” Liam said coldly, “If you cut ties with the Hamertons, that woman will have nothing. She will leave you sooner or later!”

“She won’t.” Zephyr chuckled. “She’d follow me even if I got to the point of being a beggar.”

“You’re out of your mind!”

“I’m fully aware of what I’m doing, grandpa.” Zephyr enunciated each word. “I’m running the legal process to transfer my three companies to Cordelia. If you still refuse for her to marry me, she’ll leave with the three companies and the land in the western suburb!”

Liam looked terrible. He held so tightly to the cane his joints were pale.

“I’ve said everything I have.” Zephyr nodded and bowed. “Grandpa, Cordelia is an amazing girl. I really don’t want to pass her by.

“I’ve already made a mistake by keeping my identity from her. I’ll do everything I can to make her stay this time!”

He turned around to leave after he was done speaking. He felt much more relieved now.

He walked in the manor and lifted his head to the sky. He rarely had such a laid-back moment since he was young.

He suddenly wondered whether Cordelia was at the window, looking at the night sky like he did.

He stopped, looked at his phone, and hesitated before making a video call.