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.”

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

asked, “Who do you think

answered, “Was it me? When did I say that?

nose,

a family of rascals!” Cornelia quickly corrected herself after realizing she insulted herself

is

wife is a beautiful and kind

ashamed of complimenting yourself

responded, “Don’t

Marcus answered, “I do.”

“That’s more

and didn’t

indeed. So many girls liked him, and living for over twenty years, did he

dying to know, “President Hartley, can

Marcus nodded.

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girl? I don’t mean now, I mean in the past, like when you were a teenager or went

her and gave a vague answer, “Do you want me to say I

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