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?”

nodded and turned to walk into the city

big strides, walking fast, and Cornelia had to jog to keep up with him.

stopped and checked his watch,

if he knew her, if

her, forced to get married by the pressure of

her, she only knew he was Granny

head,

They finished it quickly.

marriage certificate, she could hardly believe it. At that moment, Jeremy handed her a

with work lately and won’t have time to take care of you. Take this card, the password is six 6s,

recovered, Jeremy

bank card in her hand, feeling like it was burning

the Hartley Group, and had opened a comic book studio with her friend. With a

the elders at home, not to interfere with each

to live as usual.

a peaceful life

of the marriage certificate to her grandma, “Grandma, we’ve

thing. You’d better have some children with him

one word, Cornelia put away her phone, feeling

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

marriage seemed to have no influence

getting married, that man never reached out to Cornelia again. Cornelia’s life didn’t undergo any changes whatsoever and she continued

quickly, and Riverton welcomed its

Cornelia, due to her outstanding job performance, had been

the Hartley Group returned from a year abroad today, and everyone in the company was very nervous, especially Cornelia, who may be transferred to the president’s side

the 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 and was at least 6 feet tall, with an impeccable

familiar and couldn’t help but

“A girl

than a year working at the headquarters. She knew he

to explain, a scoff came from behind, “Do you think you’re worthy of him?” The speaker was Eden Petersen, who had asked Cornelia out

harbored unrealistic fantasies, and she didn’t care

thought

Eden thought he had guessed Cornelia’s thoughts and continued sarcastically, “Women these days are always aiming too high. Just because they’re a little attractive, they

you talking about?” the president’s assistant, Helena, came over and looked at

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