Chapter 110
Marcus, holding Corneliaâs hand, greeted Old Mr. Abner with a smile. âThanks for the compliment, Old Mr. Abner This is my wife, Cornelia Cornelia, this is Old Mr. Abner, a good friend of mine and my life mentorâ
Itâs really an enviable friendship for the two to become close friends despite their age gap of over sixty years
In the face of this beautiful friendship, Corneliaâs embarrassment of holding Marcusâs hand vanished, and she sweetly said, âHello, Oki Mr. Abnerâ
âCornelia, my dear, itâs nice to meet youâ Old Mr. Abner, who is almost a hundred years old, sees Cornelia as a young child compared to his granddaughter if you donât mind, feel free to
come over oftenâ
Im happy to meet you too!â Cornelia shook hands with Old Mr. Abner, only to have her hand taken by Marcus again.
Cornelia thought. Do real couples always need to hold hands like this? Isnât it a bit too obvious and likely to give us away?â
Old Mr. Abner looked at the couple holding hands tightly and cheerfully said, âKids, itâs cold outside. Come in quickly
Old Mr. Abner genuinely liked Cornelia After entering the house, he took out a gift box he had prepared earlier âCornelia, my dear, this is a gift for you. I hope you two have a happy
marriage
Cornelia wanted to refuse, but considering her role as the presidentâs wife at the moment, she had to accept it. Thank you, Old Mr. Abner!â
Old Mr. Abner continued, âOpen it and see if you like it. If you dont like this gift, tell me what you want, and Iâll get it for you.â
Cornelia felt embarrassed to open the gift meant for her bossâs wife, so she looked to Marcus for help
âOld Mr. Abner wants you to open it, just do it. Donât be shy Marcus took the box and opened it himself.
Inside the box lay a beautiful and transparent jade bracelet. Cornelia could tell it was valuable at first glance Fortunately, the gift didnât really belong to her. âThank you, Old Mr. Abner 1 really like it.â
Old Mr. Abner smiled and said. âThen put it on.â
Cornelia fett even more embarrassed and looked to Marcus for help again.
But instead of helping her out, Marcus took the bracelet and put it on her wrist himself, nodding in satisfaction. âHmm, it looks great on you.â
Cornelia thought, âNext time thereâs an event where I have to play the role of his wife, Ill definitely hire a professional actress, regardless of the time it takes. I canât do this myself just to Save timeâ
âLetâs go to eat âOld Mr. Abner led them to the backyard cabin, where a roasting table was set up in the middle with a pot of wine warming on it and ingredients ready to be grilled.
Eating grilled meat and drinking wine around a roasting stove in the cold winter is indeed a wonderful thing.
Before going to college, Cornelia used to celebrate Christmas with her grandmother, eating grilled meat and chatting around a stove in the living room.
But after she went to Riverton University, she hadnât spent Christmas with her grandmother for several years, and she hadnât enjoyed those moments since.
Now, seeing each other again feeled like theyâve been apart for a century.
The warmâhearted Old Mr. Abner said, âCornelia, itâs just the three of us today, so feel free to make yourself comfortableâ
Old Mr. Abner was very considerate, worried that the couple might not feel at ease at his home. So after the servants prepared lunch, he let them go home and rest.
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