Marcus draped his jacket over Cornelia, âAlright, I wonât touch you. Take a breather, maybe we can head home first, cool?â
Cornelia snapped back, âI told ya, it ainât my home.â
Marcus was pretty stubborn about this issue. He knew exactly what to say to calm her down, but he chose not to. âCornelia, weâre legally married. Whether you like it or not, weâre family. My home is your home. I belong to you, and everything I have is yours. Weâre in this together. No one can tear us apartâ¦â
Cornelia retorted, âI donât want that!â
While they were arguing. Zack drove up in a rush. He slammed on the brakes, stopping the car next to Cornelia, then got out, glaring at Marcus. âWhat the hell did you do to Cornelia?â
Cornelia knew their argument would only get more complicated with Zack involved. She opened the car door and quickly got in the passenger seat, âZack, letâs get outta here.â
Without any explanation from Cornelia, Zack drove them home. He knew something mustâve happened between Cornelia and Marcus, but he didnât ask. After driving for a while, Zack noticed a limited-edition luxury car tailing them. Not many people in the world could afford such a car. So, Zack immediately knew who it was, âMarcus has been tailing us.â
Cornelia didnât respond.
Zack lost his temper, slamming his fist on the steering wheel, âWhat the hell did he do to you? Iâm gonna give him a piece of my mind!â
Cornelia stared ahead, still silent.
Zack continued, âCornelia, talk to me!â
Cornelia asked, âMy stuff at home, you didnât let anyone move it, did you?â
Zack replied, âI ainât a fool, I wouldnât let anyone touch your stuff without your say-so.â
Cornelia, âAlrightâ¦â
Seeing her downcast expression, Zack couldnât help but say, âYou gotta talk normal. Donât let a man get you down like this. Heâs just a part of your life. Even without him, you gotta live your life.â
Zack was frustrated, just a few days ago, he thought Cornelia had found a good man. He was disgruntled, but he accepted it.
How long had it been since then? The guy was already hurting her!
Cornelia said, âAbbyâs coming home tonight.â
Zack snapped, âDonât change the subject.â
Cornelia continued, âI havenât had a BBQ in a long time. Letâs have a BBQ tonight, just the three of us.â
Zack said, âCornelia, running away isnât the answer. No matter what happens, you gotta face it.â
Cornelia said, âAbby told me Nashâs family really likes her. She might bring Nash to meet her parents soon. By then, you can also go back to Rosenberg and see your parents.â
Zack exclaimed, âCornelia!â
Cornelia was willing to talk about anything but Marcus, âAs for the studioâs loss, I havenât got compensation from Clair Dennis yet. But thatâs okay, I made some money out of it. We can use that money for the studioâs renovation. You just need to contact the renovation company.â
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Zack said, âIâve been handling the renovation, you donât need to worry about that. Tell me, whatâs going on between you and Marcus? Why is he following us?â
Cornelia also saw the luxury car in the rearview mirror, Marcus must have been driving it himself, âI donât wanna talk about him right now.â