Married a Secret Billionaire by Breaking Wave

“Ah!” the person cried out of surprise.

Cordelia ran to the cradle and protected her son with herself while she fought the person with her life. She hit him

with her eyes closed, and the man retreated.

Little Zuko, who was in the cradle, was startled awake and wailed.

“Stop hitting me! Stop hitting!

“Your son’s crying, and you’re still hitting me!

“Cordelia, it’s me!”

“Who!?” Cordelia froze abruptly. Her hands clutching her purse hovered in the air.

The man, who was one head taller than her, curled up with his hands shielding his head, looking pitiful from being

beaten up.

The air went silent suddenly…

From the gap between his two arms, the man revealed his face to look at her in terror.

“You… Neil?” Cordelia was shocked.

Neil wore a bitter expression as he pulled a long face.

Cordelia snapped out of the surprise and could care less about him as she twirled around to carry her son and coax

him.

A few security guards arrived with electrical batons in their hands, only for Cordelia to explain softly that it was a

misunderstanding and dismiss them.

“You’ve gone over the line…” Neil went to check himself in the bathroom mirror. He had fortunately defended

himself, and his face was not hit. Had his face been damaged, how was he supposed to make a living in the

entertainment world?

“I didn’t know it was you!” Cordelia chuckled apologetically behind him, carrying her son.

The baby room’s lighting had always been soft and dim. She did not get a clear look. Moreover, she was scared

since none of the service staff was home when she came back.

“Right, why are you here? Where’s Zephyr?”

Neil looked at her with a huff. “Your husband asked me to come! He knew that you would spend time with Aunt Xyla

at the sanatorium today, and he couldn’t free himself as he’s helping Carter with the Irwin Group’s documents, so

he asked me to babysit!”

“Then… where are the nanny and others?”

“Exactly!” Neil widened his eyes. “You have a bunch of nannies and servants at home. Why call for me? I came and

saw so many people in the room serving this little master, and I felt like Zephyr’s tricking me!”

Cordelia could not help it and giggled.

It was only for show that Zephyr did not care much for their son. He was constantly concerned for the little baby

inwardly. He was worried about only the servants being home, so he had sent Neil to babysit.

If Zuko fussed, perhaps there would be some comfort in seeing his Uncle Neil—even when they were not that close.

“But where did all of them go?” Cordelia was bewildered. “The doors were left open when I came in. I thought there

were burglars!”

“Isn’t today the Floria Festival?” Neil said, “There’s a parade on the street, so I let them go have fun.”

Cordelia broke out in cold sweat. “You took care of my son alone?”

“What?” Neil side-eyed her. “Your husband took advantage of me being single and got me to babysit, and you’re

complaining that I’m not a good babysitter?”

“No, no…” Cordelia chuckled dryly, feeling lucky that she had rushed home in time.

“Hey.” Neil suddenly approached her and nudged her with his elbow. “I babysat for you. There’s work done even if

it’s not merit, right?”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“I have a favor to ask…”

Cordelia frowned. The man was smirking like nothing good would come out of this. Was his usual cold and

sophisticated look just a facade!?

“There’s a part of Sabe’s rainforest within the Irwin Manor’s area, which was turned into a private forest by Uncle

Rowan a long time ago.”

“Yeah, it’s just next to my house.”

“Then…” Neil said with a chuckle, “It’s the Irwins, but can it be opened to a Harris for the night?”

Cordelia blinked. “What do you want?”

“It’s the Floria Festival today,” Neil answered softly. “I just want to celebrate in there.”

…

When Aurelia was pulled out by Neil, she still had several pieces of clothing to embroider.

However, Neil paid the owner triple her wage. When the owner saw that it was the same man from last time whom

she could not offend, she accepted the money and let Neil take Aurelia away without a word.

“Uncle, what are you doing?” Aurelia was thrust into the car, and the man who did it was so silent on the way that it

was unnerving.

“Uncle, what did I do wrong again?” She started to guess. “Did I say something wrong and make you angry

previously? Or… I took the wrong measurements for you?

“Uncle, say something!

“Neil Harris!”

Aurelia finally yelled his full name, unable to hold herself back.

Neil stomped on the brake and turned to look at her in a stupor. Honestly, though, “Neil Harris” did not sound half

as nice as “uncle” coming from her…

Aurelia turned pale and winced. “Uh, I didn’t do it on purpose. I just want to talk to you. I—”

Before she finished her sentence, she felt blinking lights around her.

She had not noticed that they had driven into a private forest with tall palm trees, lush banyan trees, streams, a

pond, and a symphony from the frogs and insects.

There were also many fireflies.

Aurelia got out of the car in a daze. While she was still stunned, Neil had already held her hand and walked them to

the deeper part of the forest.

It was as if she had come to a dreamy fairy tale world. The deeper they went, the more fireflies surrounded her like

pixies. The forest had no light, but these fireflies lit up the way well enough.

“Do you like it?” Neil looked at her with a smile.

Aurelia liked it so much. She looked up—glittery stars adorned the navy night sky, and the fireflies around her felt

like stars that fell off from the starry night.

The air smelled of flowers, and mountains stretched in the distance.

Aurelia felt like she was dreaming. Looking up, she saw her own reflection in Neil’s eyes.

“Uncle, w-where is this?”

Neil did not answer but flashed a smile. Suddenly, his hand flew up and grabbed Aurelia’s hand, carefully placing a

firefly in her palm.