Chapter 729

On the way home, Marcus was still driving, with Cornelia sitting in the passenger seat.

“President Hartley, Zack invited you over to our place for his birthday party today mainly to scope you out. If he does anything out of line, I hope you won’t take it to heart, I’ll keep him in check.”

Marcus asked, “Do you think I’m petty?”

Cornelia replied, “No, it’s just that…”

Before Cornelia could finish, Marcus held her hand with one of his, “When you talk like that, it sounds like you guys are family and I’m the outsider.”

Cornelia responded, “They’re the friends I grew up with, been with me for over twenty years. We just met each other, so it’s gonna take some time to adjust. In the long run, you’ll be the closest person to me.”

Marcus was quite satisfied with this answer, but he wasn’t going to let her off the hook just yet, “I remember someone once said that the sequence and duration of feelings are independent.”

something she said, but she didn’t want to admit it, “Who said

“Who do you think said

I say that? How

tapped her nose, “You’re such

Cornelia quickly corrected herself after realizing

“Why is my wife the

answered, “Because your wife is a beautiful

you ashamed of complimenting yourself

responded, “Don’t you

Marcus answered, “I do.”

“That’s

smiled and didn’t

one–handed driving. He really was graceful and handsome, quite the catch indeed. So many girls liked him, and living for over twenty years,

“President Hartley, can

Marcus nodded.

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girl? I don’t mean now, I mean in the past, like

“Do you want me to say

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