StarNovelChapter 545
Marcus didn’t expect Cornelia to bring up Jeremy out of the blue. He felt a bit jumpy. “Why are you
suddenly mentioning him?”
Comelia cracked a smile. “Just want to know more about him, that’s all”
Her smile was forced, and Marcus noticed but didn’t think much of it, I’ve told you, Jeremy and I are
tight. If you need to reach him but don’t feel comfortable doing so, you
can tell me about it.”
Cornelia asked, “Jeremy comes from a run–of the mill family, not exactly a household name in
Riverton. How did you two meet?”
Marcus calmly explained. “My grandma and his grandina were friends. They often took us out together.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSo, we’ve known each other since we were kids”
“I see Cornelia responded softly, then asked, “What about your wife? When you are hospitalized, has
she came to see you?”
Marcus replied. “She didn’t know I was sick initially, but she came as soon as she found out”
Cornelia was a bit unsure Was he talking about her?
She averted her gaze to look out the window. The outside was pitch–dark, just like her mood. She
couldn’t see anything, and didn’t know which way was out
Before she visited Marcus, many pieces of evidence and coincidences had already hinted at Marcus
and Jeremy being the same person. But she didn’t want to believe it. She wanted to hear from Marcus
himself that he wasn’t Jeremy. So, she came to see him, holding on to that glimmer of hope.
However, once she was here, she didn’t have the courage to confront him directly. How ridiculous!
“Cornelia, what’s up with you? Marcus noticed something was off about Cornelia today
Cornelia turned back to him, “There are some things I can’t wrap my head around. President Hartley,
can you help clear them up?”
Marcus said, “Shoot.”
Cornelia asked, “You can’t stand your wife or girlfriend cheating on you, but would you cheat on them?”
Marcus didn’t understand why she asked this, but still answered firmly. “No.”
No!
He was very adamant about it. Then what were those intimate acts he had in bed with Natalia the other
day?
Maybe he genuinely didn’t consider that as cheating. Natalia was just one of his suitors, and if a suitor
took the initiative, he would accept it.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThinking about this, Cornelia laughed again, “What do you think is the most important thing in a
marriage?”
Marcus had thought about this question before, “I believe it should be honesty, openness, mutual
understanding, and tolerance.”
Honesty! Openness!
He talked a good game, but had he ever been sincere to her?
He clearly knew she was his wife, but he didn’t tell her and continued to play the role of someone who
cared so much in front of her.
Maybe in his eyes, she was just a toy. He was toying with her.
Feeling down in the dumps, Cornelia didn’t have anything else to say She took a deep breath, stood up
and said, “President Hartley, I’ll be taking off now.”
Marcus wanted her to stay longer and couldn’t help but grab her wrist, “Cornelia, don’t go. Can you
stay and chat with me a bit longer…”
His voice wasn’t as deep and powerful as usual, nor as assertive. It even carried a hint of pleading….
Cornelia looked down at his hand gripping her wrist.
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