Chapter 12

Not many people knew about Marcus’s shotgun marriage, except for his family and a few close friends, including Leonardo and

Cameron

In the past, when Leonardo asked him about it on the phone, he would always answer with a smile, “When I go back to my country, I’ll bring her home.”

Ever since he got cheated on, Marcus could only feel disgusted when thinking about that woman, and didn’t want to talk about her with anyone. “What do you think?”

Leonardo begged, “Marc, please satisfy my curiosity”

“Leon, don’t you know Marc’s personality? If he doesn’t want to talk about it, it must not be a big deal.” Cameron seemingly answered casually, but every word was probing the real situation between the couple.

Comelia was also curious about what was going on between the president and his wife.

Because his boss didn’t talk about his wife in the past few days.

Marcus could easily see through Cameron’s little schemes, but he lost interest and looked at Cornelia, “Let’s go.”

Leonardo, “You’re leaving already?”

Marcus, “Not in the mood anymore.”

Leonardo asked, “Besides work, what else can you be interested in?”

Marcus didn’t answer, just got up and walked out, with Cornelia hurriedly following.

As they reached the hall, they were surrounded by a group of people, all holding up their wine glasses to toast Marcus.

Cornelia finally realized why he hid in the room. Attending other people’s banquets and dealing with these people was indeed annoying. “Sorry! President Hartley is feeling unwell and can’t drink today.” Cornelia stood in front of Marcus, blocking anyone who dared to toast

him.

If she couldn’t block them, Cornelia would drink for Marcus.

Marcus was too eye–catching, and everyone wanted to build a relationship with the Hartley Group’s president. People kept coming over to toast him, as if he was the protagonist tonight.

Cornelia accompanied him in exchanging pleasantries with so many people, her head getting dizzy from drinking. “President Hartley, why does it feel like we’re escaping?”

“Dummy.” Marcus replied.

She blocked so much wine for him, and he still called her stupid. Cornelia felt wronged but didn’t dare to show it. “If President Hartley thinks I’m stupid, then I’ll be stupid.”

Marcus looked down at her….

she changed out of her usual simple work clothes and wore a

the alcohol, her delicate face and slender

work.

those men came to toast Marcus, but later many were toasting her, their

didn’t. He wanted to see how foolish she could be. If she didn’t improve,

eliminated.

drinking with me? If I don’t want

and emboldened, said, “President Hartley, why didn’t you say so

also blamed him. Marcus raised an eyebrow and asked, “Are you the assistant, or

17”

Cornelia had no answer.

drink, so she stood in front of him, not letting

from him could make

laughed, covering her embarrassment with

the door. Seeing them coming out, he hurriedly got

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back seat, and Cornelia took the

said, “Where do you live?

but there’s no need. Someone is picking me up. Just drop me off at the main

she took a taxi alone at night without telling Zack and Abigail, they

she quickly messaged

casually asked,

was stunned, realizing he heard her conversation with Leonardo

only had disappeared long ago. There was

smiled and didn’t say anything, so Marcus took

Ayden found a spacious spot to park. “Ms.

and waved goodbye, “Goodbye, President Hartley!

window slowly lowered, and Marcus ordered, “Throw away the

unsteady, walked to

of which she had personally wrapped. They were all gifts that her boss had intended to

untouched.

asked, “President Hartley, aren’t these gifts for your wife? Why

them

want.”

feeling in her heart, “President Hartley, what happened between you and your wife? You love

eyes, but in just a week or two, his eyes

“Take the s

voice suddenly turned serious, “Take the stuff and don’t mention

spill the beans, and Cornelia didn’t dare to probe

went to the back of the car to move some stuff. As she bent down, she felt dizzy

best to hold it in, as his personal assistant,

about to lift the stuff when Ayden came over and said, “I got

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