Chapter 816: Chapter 816

Chapter 816

Briana quickly caught hold of Cornelia, “Cornelia”

Ayden was also startled, ‘Mrs Hartley”

Cornelia took a tissue, wiped the blood off her mouth, and slowly said, “Don’t freak out, I’m okay That guy just slapped me, and I bit myself. Didn’t want to lose out, so I kept my mouth shut. Now that I think about it, I really took one for the team”

“Cornelia, why are you so boneheaded? You knew you couldn’t beat him, but you still stepped in to take the hit for me. Briana held Cornelia tightly, seeking comfort and strength from her

Cornelia replied. “You’re family, Briana. Did you expect me to stand by while you were in danger?”

Briana clung to Cornelia’s arm, “Cornelia, thank you!”

Comelia gently stroked Briana’s head, softly saying, “Bri, your granny, your brother, and 1, we’re all family and we all love you, got it?”

The fact that Brennen’s henchman dared to lay a finger on Briana showed that she meant jack to Brennen. So, Brennen had no qualms about picking on a defenseless little girl like Briana during his power struggle with Marcus.

How dare Brennen call himself a loving father after being so hard on his own daughter!

Briana nodded, “I know. I’ve always known that I only have granny and Marcus. But now I also have you, Cornelia, who cares about me.”

Cornelia responded, “Mmm.”

Briana looked at Cornelia, “Cornelia, your face seems to be swelling up. Let’s go see a doctor to get it checked”

Cornelia agreed, “Yeah, we need to get some meds for the swelling, or the grannies will worry. Bri, let’s not tell the grannies about this, so they won’t worry.”

Briana assured her, “Don’t worry, I won’t spill the beans. Just wait for me to square things up with my partners, and then I’ll go with you to the hospital”

Cornelia nodded, “Alright.”

Only then did Briana turn to her clueless partners.

Once Briana left, Cornelia turned to Ayden, “Ayden, thank you for coming to our rescue again. As a token of our gratitude, we’d like to invite you to lunch. Would you like that?”

“No need!” Ayden refused flatly. He was well aware of his position and responsibilities. More importantly, he had arrived in time today, yet Cornelia was still hurt. This was his failure, and he had to own up to Marcus

Cornelia asked again, “Is there anything you want?” Cornelia was thinking of getting him something assuming he would turn down the lunch invitation for Marcus‘ sake.

But Ayden still refused, “No!”

Comelia asked, “If you don’t want to have lunch or anything else, can you tell me what type of girl you like? I can set you up with someone suitable. How about that?” The mere mention of setting him up with someone finally elicited a reaction from Ayden, who was usually expressionless. But it wasn’t happiness, rather a barely suppressed anger, “Mrs. Hartley, that really isn’t necessary.”

Normally, his tone was devoid of emotion, sounding somewhat cold but never malicious. But this time, his voice seemed to be squeezed through gritted teeth, revealing his

anger.