Impulsive Vow to an Enigmatic Husband

Chapter 1065

“President Hartley.” Ben said, “If you have something to say to me, just spit it out.”

It felt like ages before Marcus slowly said, ‘From now on, important company documents can’t be seen by Cornelia”

“What? President Hartley, what are you talking about?” Ben felt like he misheard, awkwardly rubbing his ear, “President Hartley, I must have heard wrong. Cornelia is not only your secretary but also your wife. Don’t you trust her?”

A flood of thoughts rushed through Ben’s mind. Marcus had always trusted Comelia, even when she first started working for him, he never kept important documents from her. Today, he specifically asked Cornelia to leave and told him not to let her see confidential company files. This was a clear sign of distrust towards Comelia.

Or maybe it was not distrust, but because Cornelia was now President Hartley’s wife, and half of his earnings should belong to Cornelia.

The relationship between husband and wife was like a roller coaster. One day he was on good terms, the next day he was at each other’s throats Maybe Marcus was playing it safe, if things went south with Cornelia, she couldn’t take his assets.

Having thought about it. Ben felt this was the most plausible explanation. But then, Marcus said, “I’ve never distrusted her.”

“Then why can’t she handle the

then turned around and left. That look filled Ben with doubt, but he dared

meeting was mainly about The Hartley Group investing in a project in a remote area

only remote but also lacked any worth–while natural scenery. However, many impoverished families still lived there and many of whom had never left their mountainous homes to

because the roads to the outside world were not accessible. If they wanted to go to town, they had to walk a

there, because if they did, they would have to build accessible roads to the outside world. The complex terrain made road construction very difficult and costly. To connect

it would be years, if not decades, before

non–profit charitable project, all the meeting participants

the meeting, Cornelia was particularly happy. People who could easily sign projects worth tens of millions of dollars were also so passionate about charity work. It showed that

and Cornelia followed Marcus back to his office. After handing over the report for the day, Ben said,

I’ll leave first”

“Did I tell

Hartley, is there anything else

from Cornelia, you will

Marcus was retaliating against him. Now, he didn’t know what to think.