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Jeremy: [Youâre my wife. If Iâm not spending my money on you, then who else should I, right?]
Lots of guys would say this to their wives, but the ones who actually followed through without whining about it were few and far
between.
Jeremy didnât just talk the talk, he walked the walk too. Cornelia was so smitten with him: [Iâm just worried that youâre spending all your. money on me and there wonât be enough for your business.]
Jeremy: [Donât sweat it. I know what Iâm doing when it comes to business. Plus, Iâm gonna live in this house too, might as well contribute something. Youâre not gonna go all Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde on me and kick me out, are you?]
Comelia: [You big goof, youâre my husband, why would I kick you out? Itâs just that Iâve been so swamped lately and you didnât reach out either. I totally forgot to ask if youâre back in Riverton.]
Marcus, reading this message, chuckled to himself. The smile in his eyes was so obvious. He replied: [Soon.]
Leonardo, who was known Marcus since they were kids, saw him smiling for the first time in almost thirty years of friendship. He didnât even need to ask, he knew Marcus was chatting with his wife, âMarc, Iâm getting more and more curious about your wife. Sheâs got you wrapped around her finger, doesnât she?â
Marcus, engrossed in his phone, didnât even acknowledge Leonardo. Maybe when he was talking to Cornelia, everything else just became white noise.
Leo was at loss of words.
People always joked that Leo put women before his friends, but he had always valued his friends first. And as for the supposedly womanâaverse President Hartley, he was the real ladiesâ man.
Cornelia kept texting Marcus: [When do you think youâll be back?]
Marcus calculated in his head, making sure the surprise he was preparing for Cornelia could arrive before their second wedding anniversary, then replied: II promise Iâll be back by our anniversary at the latest.]
It was midâApril now, and Cornelia and Jeremyâs wedding anniversary was on May 5th. It was not too long from now, but to Cornelia, it felt like ages. She typed: [Iâve been so busy this past month, but Iâll have some days off soon. Itâd be great if you could come back to Riverton earlier. Then I could see you sooner.]
Marcus murmured to himself, âMe too,â but texted back: [Iâll try my best.]
Zack leaned in, reading some of the texts, âIs Jeremy stalling his return to Riverton again?â
Cornelia immediately defended Jeremy, âHe runs his own small business, itâs normal to be busy. But he promised me, heâll be back in Riverton by our second wedding anniversary at the latest.â
Zack said, âWhat kind of business is he running thatâs so busy? Even busier than you, spends less time in Riverton than you do. Is his business even bigger than the Hartley Group?â
Cornelia asked, âDoes being busy have anything to do with the scale of his business?â
Abigail interjected, âOkay, okay, you two stop bickering. Letâs go check out how our house is coming along.â
And so, they all went off to check out Zack and Abigailâs house.
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