Chapter 274 Impulsive Vow To An Enigmatic Husband

• 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. So, 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. Thinking 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.
• His hands were large and good looking with slender fingers and well defined knuckles. Maybe because he’d just exerted some effort, the veins on the back of his hand were visible, looking a bit menacing Comella pulled her hand away and sat back down. President Hartley, got something you wanna chat about?” After she sat down, Marcus let out a sigh of relief. “We don’t necessarily have to chat about anything, just sit with me for a bit if you find talking to the boring, you can just play with your phone. All he wanted was for her to be by his side. Just seeing her was enough, he didn’t dare to hope for anything more. Since he put it that way, Cornelia didn’t mind She took out her phone and messaged Jeremy on WhatsApp, “Jeremy!” Sure enough, Marcus’s phone on the side buzzed once. Cornelia then sent a second message, “We are… Marcus’s phone buzzed again. Then Cornelia sent a third message, She hoped that Marcus’s private phone would stop buzzing, but after her message was sent, Marcus’s phone buzzed again. Her last hope was shattered by these three buzzes. Marcus casually picked up his phone and slowly replied, “Why are you still up so late? What’s up?” Cornelia looked at him, watching him pretend to be nonchalant. She wanted to see how long he would lie to her and how good his acting skills were.