Chapter 408

She threw out such a simple request. If he would reject her, would that make her suspicious?

Marcus was caught in a pickle. Just then, the airplane’s intercom announced that they were about to take off and requested everyone to switch their phones to airplane mode or turn them off.

Immediately, Cornelia shot Jeremy a text: [Gonna take off soon.]

Then, she fired off a message in the group chat with the three of them: [Zack, Abby, I’m flying home tonight. Leaves at midnight and I should touch down around 6pm Riverton time.]

Having quickly fired off her messages, Cornelia switched her phone to airplane mode. She lifted her gaze only to collide with Marcus’s deep, complex eyes. He was staring at her, unblinkingly.

there something

“You seemed pretty engrossed in your chat. Who are you chatting

replied, “With

hide his discomfort, casually asked, “What are you guys talking about?”

laugh, “That’s a private matter between

Marcus stayed silent.

but now made him feel like a complete outsider. It didn’t sit well with

and Cornelia felt every inch of her body ache from sleeping. But from another perspective, it

phone, she received messages from the three–person group. Zack and Abigail were saying

“Cornelia, you’re coming with me to a party

Zack, telling them not to pick her up from the airport as she was going to

out on this trip for so long. Now that you’re finally done, he’s

got a wife waiting for him at home, but he keeps you, his assistant, by his side.

overthink.”

overthink.

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