Chapter 24: Chapter 24

Chapter 24

She swore she’d never let herself get into such a mess again.

Up in the highlands, the temperature difference between day and night was huge. A cold wind blew, and Cornelia shivered instantly

Marcus quickly took off his coat, wanting to hand it to Cornelia, but she refused President Hartley, I’m already wearing a thick down jacket. If I take your cost, you’ll basically be left without any clothes and youll freeze”

Marcus knew that even with a strong physique, wearing only a worn-out white shirt wouldn’t be enough to withstand the cold. Besides, he was just saved by Cornelia, if he got hurt due to hypothermia, wouldnt her efforts be in vain?

He wanted to hold her or take her hand, but she firmly refused. She insisted on walking by herself, and her strong, independent character was even annoying at times.

After more than half an hour of rough mountain roads, they kept a proper distance from each other, never getting too close. Finally, they reached the paved road and saw a few cars with headlights on approaching

It was Ben who brought the doctor over.

As soon as the doctor got out of the car, he surrounded Marcus. President Hartley, please get in the car immediately. We’ll give you a full-body checkup.”

Marcus coldly glanced at the doctors, thinking if they were blind. Couldn’t they see who was injured? “Cornelia is the one who’s hurt. Give her a full checkup, no mistakes allowed” Marcus was very concerned about Cornelia’s injuries, so the doctors didn’t dare to be careless. They immediately helped Cornelia into the car and drove them back to the hotel’s infirmary Cornelia knew she only had an injured left arm, but Marcus didn’t believe it, so the doctor didn’t dare to believe it either. After treating her arm, they gave her a full-body checkup and only let her go after confirming there were no other issues

The medical examination was lengthy, and Cornelia assumed Marcus had departed. However, upon exiting the examination room, she found him patiently waiting for her

He was holding a cigarette, and put it out when he saw her coming out. If you feel unwell, just say so. Don’t hold it in.”

Cornelia replied, “Thanks for your concern, President Hartley. But I’m really fine.”

Marcus said, “You should go back to your room and rest. I’ll have someone send dinner to your room.”

Cornelia didn’t want to cause trouble for the staff because of her minor injury. “President Hartley, there’s no need for that. I’m really fine.”

She insisted on going to the restaurant, and Marcus didn’t say much more..

Just as they arrived at the restaurant, Marcus received a phone call that put him in a bad mood.

Cornelia rarely heard him swear. He was usually able to control his emotions even when angry, but this time he was cursing someone. “The Hartley Group never needed useless people!” The one who called him was exactly Merlin. He didn’t see Cornelia yesterday and worried about her all night. But he told Marcus this afternoon.

Just as he expected, Merlin was fired.

In theory, with his abilities and experience at the Hartley Group, many bosses would be eager to hire him if he sent his resume to other companies.

The problem was that he was fired by Marcus’ order, and no one in the industry would dare to hire him.

Marcus was furious, not only because Merlin hadn’t done what he asked, but also because of the inexplicable irritability in his heart. Cornelia and Ben were both frightened and tense. They didn’t dare to breathe, and chose seats far away from him while eating

Ben whispered, “Cornelia, what’s wrong with President Hartley?”

He spoke too softly, and Cornelia didn’t hear clearly. She leaned closer to him, “Ben, what did you say?”

Ben was about to repeat it when Marcus’ gloomy voice suddenly came, “Ben, bring today’s inspection records to my office.”

Ben immediately put down his utensils, “Alright.”

Cornelia got up as well, wanting to go with him.

Then she heard Marcus say, “He’s alone; he can’t even handle this simple task, and you still need to accompany him?”

Cornelia, “It’s not like that..”

Marcus, “Then what is it?”

Cornelia, “…”

She was actually just scared by him and wanted to escape somewhere far away from him

Marcus retorted without a pause, “So, while you’re with me, you remember you’re a married woman. Yet, you maintain distance from me but not from other men?”

Chapter 25