Chapter 430

Maybe it was because she was used to being compliant, or because she never forgot that she was an assistant to Marcus. She would do whatever he asked without ever thinking of refusing him. “Can I say no to him?” She thought to herself.

With a disappointed tone, Zack lightly tapped her forehead, ‘Nelly, you’re his assistant, not his wife! Why can’t you refuse to have dinner with him? You should call him right now and tell him you’re not going.”

Abigail quickly hugged Comelia and said, “Nelly, just go! Why wouldn’t we take him up on a free meal? We can go to the best restaurant in Riverton without spending a dime, and eat the fancy food we usually drool over but can’t bear to splurge on! What reason do we have to say no?”

The mention of money got Cornelia, the money–lover, hooked, “Okay, we’re going! Let’s pick the most expensive restaurant. One of those where the average bill is in the thousands.”

“Perfect, we get to oggle

men, are hopeless!” Zack said, storming off

up with him,

and laughed as they went

construction workers had already left. But the site manager, Trent, was still there.

the doorway, arm outstretched, “Ms. Stewart, you gotta buy a

my own house? You

chimed in, “Trent, you believe

dare mess with you.”

opened, the first thing Cornelia saw was the entrance hall. It looked exactly like the design, which made her very happy. “Trent, when you said you’d treat my home as your

“Forget about the style, even the quality of the renovation looks top–notch.

“Don’t praise me yet, let’s see if you actually

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