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….

work clothes and wore a sky–blue dress, her

perfect body curves. Because of the alcohol, her delicate face and slender neck were flushed, making her look innocent and sexy at the same time, very different from

work.

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

stopped them, but he didn’t. He wanted to see how foolish she

eliminated.

looked away, “Do you think everyone is worthy of drinking with me? If I don’t want to drink,

didn’t you say so earlier? You let me drink so

for not being smart enough, she also blamed him. Marcus raised an eyebrow and asked, “Are

17”

Cornelia had no answer.

had only thought that he absolutely couldn’t drink, so she stood in

look from him could make those people back

her embarrassment with a

was already waiting in the car at the door. Seeing them coming out, he hurriedly got out of

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seat,

and said, “Where do you live? Let

waved her hand, “Thank you, President Hartley, but there’s no need. Someone is picking

at night without telling Zack and Abigail, they gave her the cold shoulder for a

today, she

casually asked, “Your

heard her

in name only had disappeared long ago.

smiled and didn’t say anything, so Marcus took

villa area, and Ayden found a spacious spot to park. “Ms. Stewart, do you

and waved goodbye, “Goodbye, President

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

and unsteady, walked to the back of the car and

the brim with beautifully wrapped gifts, some of which she had personally wrapped. They were all gifts that her boss had intended to give to his wife. These gifts should have been given out earlier, but now they were all piled up in

untouched.

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

drag, “I won’t need them anymore. Throw them away, sell them, or use them yourself, whatever

want.”

you and your wife? You love her so much, don’t

in just a week or two, his eyes had changed when he mentioned her cold and disgusted.

“Take the s

the stuff and

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

As she bent down, she felt dizzy and her

best to hold it in, as his personal assistant, she couldn’t afford to embarrass herself

breath, she was about to lift the stuff when Ayden came

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