Chapter 1216
Her phone had been silent all night. Even though Cornelia didnât come home, Marcus didnât call to check on her, didnât even return a single message.
Cornelia picked up her phone, found Marcus contact, and quickly typed in Jeremy, didnât you realize I didnât come home last night? Or do you just not give a damn whether I come home or not?]
The message was ready to go Cornelia rechecked it, then hit send
Marcus was always an early bird, he should be awake by now. She stared at the phone, waiting for his reply.
But, the reply never came, not even when her eyes began to throb with fatique. He didnât return her messagel
Cornelia took a deep breath, trying to suppress the frustration welling up inside her, but to no avail. It felt like there was a ball of fire in her chest, ready to explode. She hastily stood up, but her head spun from staying up all night and she fell back onto the chair.
Cornelia steadied herself, waiting to recover before slowly standing up again. She did a quick wash and put on some lotion, then hurriedly went downstairs.
Granny Luisa was already up, doing her morning exercises due to her old age.
âNelly, good morning!â Granny Luisa said.
âMorning! Iâm going to check on Marc at his companyâ Cornelia said
Granny Luisa chuckled, âOnly left Marc for a night and youâre already missing him?â
Cornelia nodded. âYeah, missing him.â
Granny Luisa giggled. âThen off you go. Iâll have the driver take youâ
âI can drive myself. Please have the driver take Patricia back to Celestial Chateau later. Comelia replied.
âAlright.â Granny Luisa said
Cornelia immediately drove to the Hartley Group headquarters. She didnât know that Ayden had called Marcus as soon as she left, âPresident Hartley, Cornelia is on her way to the Hartley Group HQâ
Dr. Lester took the call for Marcus as Marcus was getting an IV and couldnât move his hand. So Dr. Lester switched to speakerphone and Marcus naturally heard Aydenâs
words.
âMarc, I gotta tell you, your body canât take any more stress. You canât leave this bed today, no matter what.â Dr. Lester said.
Marcus, however, tried to pull out the needle
Dr. Lester hurriedly stopped him, âI get it, you donât want Cornelia to know youâre sick. But if you just let the company tell her youâre on a business trip, wouldnât that solve everything?â
Marcus ignored him, pulled out the needle and got out of bed, âTo the company. Get Tahliaâ
The Hanley Group was strict about security. Once an employee left, their card was revoked and they couldnât enter the company again.
Cornelia had handed in her card the day she quit. She thought her face would be enough to get in, but the security guard stopped her at the door. The security guard looked at her like he didnât know her, âNo outsiders allowed inside the company. Please step back.â
Cornelia pointed at her own face, âJohn, Itâs me! I helped you just last month, donât you remember?â
The security guard looked troubled, âMs. Stewart, I know who you are, but youâre not an employee anymore. You should understand the company rules. If I let you in without permission, I could lose my job.â
âIm not just President Hartleyâs assistant, Iâm his wifeâ Cornelia hoped this would get her in.
But the security guard didnât believe her and even suspected that Corneliaâs quitting might have been due to some improper thoughts about President Hartley
Just then, a voice came from outside, âPresident Hartley is back.â
Cornelia turned and saw Tahlia, arm in arm with Marcus, walking into the lobby. Even though Cornelia was standing in the most prominent place in the lobby. Marcus acted
as if he didnât see her.
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