Chapter 812: Chapter 812

Chapter 812

Granny Luisa was like, “This kid is sharp Whatever he does, he nails it the first time. Take kissing for example, he’s got no experience, but he kisses like he does”

Granny Rebecca teased. ‘Did he practice with someone else before?

Granny Luisa was quick to defend, “No way! I swear, there’s been no woman in Marc’s life other than Nelly.”

Granny Rebecca backed off, “I was just messing around. Don’t get mad”

Granny Luisa responded, “Some things you can joke about, but not this.”

Granny Rebecca agreed, “Alright, I won’t joke about it anymore.”

In the car, Cornelia sneezed several times. She suspected that the grannies must be gossiping about her again.

Seeing this, the driver immediately turned up the heat, “Mrs Hartley, let me know if you’re still cold”

“John, just call me by my name, no need to be so formal” John, the old lady’s personal driver, had been driving for her for over twenty years. He was in his fifties and considered a family member Cornelia respected him like an elder

“We should stick to the rules. John glanced at Cornelia from the rearview mirror and said, “Hold tight, we’re about to hit the freeway”

“Alright.” Cornelia replied

On the way. John didn’t talk much and focused on driving

Half an hour later, they arrived at the convention center. As Cornelia got out of the car, John suddenly said, “Mrs. Hartley, the old lady is a good person. So are Bri and Marc. I won’t let anyone hurt them”

Cornelia was confused why John would say this out of the blue, “Is someone trying to hurt them?”

John replied “You go about your business, I’ll head back. If you need a ride later, I’ll come pick you up.”

Cornelia responded, “I can get back on my own. You don’t need to come get me.”

“Alright.” John nodded and drove off.

Cornelia felt something was off, but she couldn’t pinpoint what. She didn’t overthink it and headed into the convention center to find Briana. There were signs at every entrance of the convention center, so Cornelia easily found her way. But what she found was chaos.

Briana and a few girls her age were crouched on the ground, all looking bewildered.

“Bri” Cornelia walked over and softly called out to Briana crouching on the ground, “What happened?”

“Cornelia“” Briana probably didn’t expect Cornelia to show up. Seeing her, she immediately stood up, ran into Cornelia’s arms and hugged her tightly, “Cornelia, I’m scared”

Cornelia gently patted Briana’s back, comforting her with a soft voice, “Bri, it’s okay, everything will be fine. I’m here, I’ll protect you, you can tell me anything.”

Briana wiped away her tears, “Our exhibition comics and collectibles vanished overnight, as if they disappeared into thin air. The CCTV didn’t capture anything. The cops were here, but they said there’s no sign of human intervention, as if everything just disappeared on its own.”

Cornelia asked, “Do you really believe such magic could happen in this world?”

Briana shook her head, “I’m sure this was no accident”