Chapter 1

Riverton.

The scorching sun of summer feels like it could roast a person to a crisp.

Cornelia Stewart took half a day off from her boss, left the office, and went straight to the city hall in Waterside District to get her marriage certificate.

She knew that her grandma was still upset about what had happened three years ago, thinking she didn’t protect Cornelia well, which led to her bad reputation and inability to go home.

With Granny Rebecca getting older, Rebecca worried about not being able to take care of Cornelia anymore. So, she found Granny Luisa from Riverton, hoping she could introduce a suitable man to Cornelia. As it happened, Granny Luisa’s grandson was an eligible

bachelor.

The older generation always felt that a girl’s ultimate goal should be to get married, no matter who the husband was, as long as she got married, it was like completing her mission.

Having experienced what happened three years ago and witnessing so many broken marriages around her, Cornelia didn’t have high hopes for marriage.

She believed that if she met the right person, she could get married, but if not, being single for the rest of her life wasn’t bad either.

But to put her grandma at ease, Cornelia agreed to marry Granny Luisa’s grandson.

She quickly arrived at her destination and, as she got out of the car, she saw a tall man standing at the entrance of the city hall.

He wore a plain white shirt and black slacks, but his appearance was striking, and women couldn’t help but stare at him.

He was on the phone, not looking sideways.

Cornelia checked her phone and found the photo her grandma sent her. The man was the one in the photo, but he was even more handsome in person.

She approached him, and when she was close, he hung up the phone and asked, “Cornelia?”

Not only was he good–looking, but he also had a deep and sexy voice.

She nodded, “Are you Jeremy Artis?”

to walk into

took big strides, walking fast, and Cornelia had to jog to keep up with him. “Um, are

and checked his watch, “Do you have

knew her, if

might be like her, forced to get married by the pressure of the

was Granny Luisa’s grandson,

her head, “Let’s go

They finished it quickly.

could hardly believe it. At

lately and won’t have time to take care of you. Take this card, the password is six 6s, and use the money inside as you

the time she recovered,

the bank card in her hand, feeling like it was burning

comic book studio with her friend. With a lot of income every

get a certificate to deal with the elders at home, not to interfere with each other after

to live as usual.

peaceful life with her, she would also manage this marriage with

thinking that, Cornelia sent a photo of the marriage certificate to her grandma, “Grandma, we’ve got our marriage

grandma replied, Good thing. You’d better have some children with him as soon as

put away her

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If a woman was still single, she would be urged to get married, and once married,

to have

Cornelia’s life didn’t undergo any changes whatsoever and she continued tirelessly working day

Riverton welcomed its hottest season

Cornelia, due to her outstanding job performance, had been transferred to the

president of the Hartley Group returned from a year abroad today, and everyone in the company was very

president to appear, the president’s exclusive elevator door opened, and two men and a woman exited. The man in the lead wore silver–framed glasses

familiar and couldn’t help but observe him

that’s our president, President Hartley,” her colleague Yolanda whispered in her ear. “A girl

in her less than a year working at the headquarters. She knew he was only 28 years old but didn’t expect him

worthy of him?” The speaker was Eden Petersen, who had asked Cornelia out and often made things difficult for her after

never harbored unrealistic fantasies, and she didn’t care

thought

Cornelia’s thoughts and continued sarcastically, “Women these days are always aiming too high. Just because they’re a

Helena, came over and looked at them coldly. “Cornelia, Yolanda, Eden, come

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