Chapter 512 Impulsive Vow To An Enigmatic Husband

• Comelia said, ‘I’m all over the place right now, can’t think straight, and I ain’t no genius. Don’t just go around throwing compliments at me.” Marcus replied, “If you can’t get your head around it, don’t even try You’ve been busting your chops here for hours, go out and get some air” Cornelia shook her head and continued reading Granny Rebecca’s diary, “I want to keep reading” Marcus said. “Ainght, I’ll keep you company” From the diary, Cornelia found out that Robison was indeed not Granny Rebecca’s biological child. Turned out, Granny Rebecca had an ectopic pregnancy once, which led to a hysterectomy, rendering her unable to have kids. Her grandpa truly loved her grandma and didn’t mind her infertility, and his love for her didn’t waver. But back then, being childless after years of marriage was deemed a great sin People started to badmouth her grandma regardless of the reason. What was more, the Stewart family members even advised Cornelia’s grandpa to divorce her grandma They argued that he was the only male in the Stewart lineage, and they couldn’t risk the family line dying out. Under immense pressure, Granny Rebecca even contemplated divorce, wanting to escape this suffocating environment. But how could Cornelia’s grandpa just stand by and watch his wife being belittled? He claimed that he was the one infertile, and it had nothing to do with Granny Rebecca Once he said that, everyone around them shut up. The family members who initially advocated for the divorce also changed their attitude towards Granny Rebecca, they were worried that she might leave. Thanks to Comelia’s grandpa, all the gossip was kept at bay, allowing Granny Rebecca to continue her work at ease and even adopt two kids After reading these records, Cornelia looked at Marcus beside her, “My grandpa loved my grandma so much.” Marcus said, “Let me see.”
• Comelia handed him the diary and leaned in, “I always thought my grandma was the rock in our family, and my grandpa didn’t have to worry about anything. Now I know, he was just as important to my grandma. When my grandpa admitted he was infertile, it was not only a brave act, but also a promise to my grandma that he would protect her and give her the courage to move forward” Marcus ruffled Cornelia’s hair and said with a smile, “You should also have the courage to move forward, I’ll protect you.” “I know” Comelia snuggled into his arms, whispering softly, “Jeremy… Marcus replied. “I’m here.” Cornelia snuggled closer and continued, “We should be like my grandparents. No matter what happens, we should discuss and solve it together, and we can’t keep secrets from each other” Cornelia was hinting at something, Marcus got it. He put down the diary, embraced Cornelia, and kissed her Soon, Cornelia completely forgot about the task at hand. Cornelia stayed in Rosenberg for two days, tidying up Granny Rebecca’s belongings. She didn’t hear from Sallie, so she decided to call her. To her surprise, Sallie was already back in Riverton… Cornelia asked, “Didn’t you say you were going to do some charity work for a few days, why did you come back so soon?” Mentioning this, Sallie got really pissed off, “Cornelia, I was tricked. I thought they genuinely wanted to do something meaningful for women, that’s why I accepted their invitation. But when I got there, I realized they weren’t taking it seriously at all, they just wanted to make a quick buck and gain fame. Seeing their hypocritical faces, I was livid, so I ditched the event ” Cornelia replied, “After this incident, a lot of people did take advantage of it for publicity Some even claimed to be the victims in the video and started live streaming on some platform, claiming to help more girls. But in reality, they were just crying poor to trick sympathy and money out of people.” Everyone had got a greedy side. With the world’s population being so huge, it was only normal that there were some greedy folks out there, or so though really ground her gears was when these greedy people exploited innocent women just to get some attention. Sallie said, “I’m done trusting people. You need me to do something, just give me a holler. I’ll bend over backwards to help you.
• Cornelia responded, “Sounds great, I’ll take you out for a meal when I get back to Riverton, gotta hang up now.” Granny Rebecca’s stuff had been packed up, no need for Cornelia to stick around in Rosenberg. So, she and a few others hopped on a red-eye back to Riv they got home, it was past midnight. But Marcus was still as chipper as ever, and they kept busy for almost two hours. Cornelia wasn’t sure if it was because she was beat, but Marcus was unusually passionate in bed that night. So passionate, it was like he wanted to melt In her half-asleep state, she could faintly hear Marcus calling her name in his husky voice, “Cornelia, Cornelia.” His voice was like a lullaby, and she drifted off to sleep peacefully. When Cornelia woke up again, it was already noon and her man was probably up and about. Business had been buzzing lately, and Marcus had a lot on his her, he had to hold video conferences since he couldn’t make it to the office. She had originally planned to go to work with Marcus the day after their late-night flight back to Riverton, but with what happened last night and all the bus in till noon. Guess she would have to go to work tomorrow. Cornelia rolled over, planning to get some more Z’s, when Marcus called, “You’re awake, get up and grab a bite.” “How’d you know I’m awake? Did you bug the room?” Cornelia looked around, “Did you get our actions last night on tape?” Marcus chuckled on the other end of the line, “What are you thinking?” Cornelia asked, “Did you bug the room? Let me tell you, surveillance footage can be easily hacked, you should never put one in the bedroom or…” Marcus cut her off, “I didn’t!” Cornelia sighed in relief, “Good. But how’d you know I’m awake?” Marcus answered, “I just guessed based on your sleeping pattern. Now get up and eat.” Cornelia whined, “You were too passionate last night, I can barely feel my legs.” Her voice was seductive, playful even. But instead of Marcus’ voice, she heard Ben cough awkwardly, “President Hartley, your phone is on speaker.” Marcus was in a meeting, calling her, with his phone on speaker. That meant, their entire conversation was heard by everyone in the meeting room. Cornelia hung up immediately and burrowed back into her covers. She was livid! How was she supposed to show her face at work now! She furiously texted Marcus: [Marcus, did you do that on purpose to embarrass me? Now everyone knows what we did last night.] Marcus replied swiftly: [Darling, my phone’s still connected to the projector.] Cornelia was speechless.