Chapter 519 Impulsive Vow To An Enigmatic Husband

• Cornelia was like, “Will you tell me?” She was super into the whole Mr. Augustine saga, and Marcus didn’t want to rain on her parade, so he spilled it all out, “The death of Mr. Augustine’s wife and kid is all tangled up with his family.” Cornelia jumped up, “Seriously? His own kin caused his wife and kid to bite the dust? What kind of sc umba gs…” Marcus told her to cool it and sit back down, “Chill, let me finish my story.” Cornelia was like, “Go on.” Marcus continued, “Mr. Augustine’s family is from the Capital, typical blue-bloods. Who he was gonna marry was pretty much a done deal from the mament he was born. But Mr. Augustine wasn’t down with the chick his fam wanted him to marry. He tried to call off the engagement a few times, but got shot down each time.” Cornelia sighed, “Rich families always put their interests first, never giving a da mn about how their kids feel. Probably see them as pawns to expand the family business. Whether they’re actually happy or not, nobody gives a cr ap.” She then realized that she might have hit a nerve with Marcus, “Jeremy, I wasn’t throwing shade at the Hartley family.” Marcus just ruffled her hair, “Still wanna hear about Mr. Augustine?” Cornelia nodded, “I’m all ears.” Marcus went on, “The news about Mr. Augustine trying to bail on the engagement reached his fiancee pretty quick. So she cooked up a plan to meet him. She confessed she had eyes for someone else and didn’t want to get hitched either. They decided to ditch their families and fight against this cr ap py arranged marriage.
• ” Cornelia asked, “Did she make a run for it? Did she end up with the guy she had the hots for? Did she live happily ever after? Marcus replied, “She did and they’re living the dream. They’re both in their nineties now and still kicking.” Cornelia asked, “You know them?” Marcus nodded, “Mr. Augustine and her might not have wanted to be husband and wife, but they became best buds. They kept in touch and I happened to know them.” Cornelia was like, “Awesome! Now dish on how Mr. Augustine met his wife.” Marcus continued, “After Mr. Augustine escaped from the Capital, he ended up in Sunflower Springs. That’s where he met his wife Mr. Augustine’s wife was just a regular gal, but rumor has it that he fell head over heels for her in a heartbeat. Mr. Augustine was a hottie, and from the Capital no less, What girl wouldn’t fall for him? He wooed her and in no time, she was all his. They tied the knot and even had a kid. Then Mr. Augustine’s grandpa got sick and he went back to the Capital to see him. When he came back, his wife and kid were gone.” Cornelia asked, “Was it an accident?” Marcus replied, “That’s the word on the street. His family might not have been cool with some regular girl, but they wouldn’t snuff out Mr. Augustine’s kid.” “Mr. Augustine must have been crushed.” Just hearing the news made Cornelia feel like the rug had been pulled out from under her like she was suffocating. She couldn’t even picture what it must have been like for Mr. Augustine. Everything was fine when he left, but when he came back his wife and kid were gone. That had to be kick in the teeth. Marcus said, “I’m not sure how low he was, but I know he’s been beating himself up over it for decades. He always says, if only he hadn’t gone back to the Capital, his wife and kid would still be alive and kicking” Cornelia held tight to Marcus’ arm, “We never know if a curveball or the future will hit us first. We gotta cherish every moment and not wait until we lose it to regret it.” Marcus held Comelia tight, “Yeah.” Comella snuggled up comfortably in his arms, “I’m feeling a lot better now, I need to go take a shower and then we can hit the hay. Tomorrow, I’ll go with you back to the office.” Marcus immediately picked her up, “Allow me.” Comelia quickly pushed him away, “I’m on my period.
• ” Marcus said, “What weird stuff are you thinking about? Would I disregard your condition?” Comelia blushed and buried her head in his chest. She wasn’t overthinking, it was just that his behavior the night before was too undslial, even more ferocious than a beast. It scared her, so that was why she reacted like that. However, Marcus showed Cornelia through his actions that he was just genuinely helping her shower, with no other intentions. After the shower, laying on the soft bed, Comelia quickly fell asleep. With Marcus by her side, she slept really soundly this time, no more nightmares. Marcus watched her peaceful sleeping face for a long time, then bent over to kiss her forehead. He then stood up, took his phone, and went out to the living room balcony He dialed a number, “Speak” Jayden’s voice came from the other end of the phone, “President Hartley, we found out. The real Clair died twenty years ago when she gave birth to Natalia.” Marcus adjusted his glasses, a sharp murderous intent flashed in his eyes, “(need concrete evidence.” Jayden said, “We probably can’t find her remains.” Marcus asked, “What do you mean?” A simple question, but it brought a strong pressure Jayden quickly explained, “We found Hank, used some methods, and learned that the current Clair is actually the real Clair’s twin sister.” Marcus said, “Clair had a twin sister? Why didn’t you guys find out before?” Jayden explained, “No one considered this before, and only a few people know about it. One is the current Clair, one is Hank, and possibly Granger” Marcus said, “Explain in detail.” Jayden continued, “Hank is a punk, knows a lot of people, and isn’t afraid of death. We couldn’t get him to spill the information we wanted. Finally, Ayden came up with a plan to have someone impersonate the current Clair to contact Hank, and that got him talking.” Marcus asked, “You guys used Al tech?”