Impulsive Vow to an Enigmatic Husband

Chapter 1009

Marcus was standing with his back to her, tall and straight as a rod

He was probably saying something Brennen was also talking, but she couldn’t hear anything All she could feel was the tension building up around them because of their standoff.

Every second of her wait felt like pure agony. In an attempt to chill out a bit, Cornelia decided to chat up Ayden, “Ayden…

Ayden responded in a calm tone, “What’s up?”

Cornelia asked, “Could you maybe stick with him? He won’t let me be there, but he didn’t say you couldn’t. Could you…?”

Ayden assured her, “President Hartley is a tough cookie. Brennen’s got nothing on him. You’ve got nothing to worry about.”

It was not that she doubted Marcus‘ strength, but she was worned that Brennen would use family ties to hurt Marcus. Marcus might seem cold as ice on the surface, but deep down he was actually quite sensitive. When faced with the truly heartless Brennen, even if Marcus came out on top, it could still wound his soul

this to Ayden, so all she could

About half an hour later, Marcus finally turned around and walked toward her. Cornelia rushed

hot weather, his hand was as cold as ice. She rubbed his

he say? He’s just trying to get

Cornelia didn’t

she stepped in, Cornelia felt there was something

home Marcus led her out, hand in hand, with Ayden following behind.

”

were about to step out, Brennen’s voice echoed from behind “Marcus, the Hartley Group is the fruit of the Hartley family’s blood, sweat, and tears over generations, not your personal business empire. You should give your siblings their fair share, or I won’t hesitate to bring down the whole Hartley Group and leave us all with nothing”

even turning around

she couldn’t read his thoughts. She didn’t know what she could do for him, and all she could do was hold his hand,

they left

Cornelia sat in the back.

back seat, not even acknowledging Cornelia. She wanted to ask what Brennen had said to him. She almost opened her