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?”

turned to walk into the city

strides, walking fast, and Cornelia had to jog to keep up with him. “Um, are you sure you want to

watch, “Do you have

he knew her, if he knew her

thought that he might be like her, forced to get married by the pressure of the older generation, not because of true

like her, she only knew he was Granny Luisa’s

her head, “Let’s go

They finished it quickly.

could hardly believe it. At

of you. Take this card, the password is six 6s, and

she recovered, Jeremy had already left

looked at the bank card in her hand, feeling

opened a comic book studio with her friend. With a

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

to live as usual.

to live a peaceful life with her, she would also manage

marriage

better have some children

Cornelia put away her phone,

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single, she would be urged to get married, and once married, she would be pushed to have children. It was as if women couldn’t have

marriage seemed to have

reached out to Cornelia again. Cornelia’s life didn’t undergo any changes whatsoever and she continued tirelessly working day

passed quickly, and Riverton welcomed its hottest season

to her outstanding job performance, had been transferred to

the Hartley Group returned from a year abroad today, and everyone in the company was very nervous, especially Cornelia, who may

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,

couldn’t help but observe him for a few more

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

working at the headquarters. She knew he was only 28 years old but didn’t expect him to

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

never harbored unrealistic fantasies, and she didn’t care about such

thought

days are always aiming too high. Just because they’re

are you talking about?” the president’s assistant, Helena, came over and looked at them coldly. “Cornelia, Yolanda, Eden, come with me to the president’s

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