Chapter 1052
Because Marcus started acting weird after he bumped into Brennen. Cornelia was dying to know what Brennen had said to him that day, but no matter how hard she probed, Marcus wouldnât spill the beans.
Cornelia reached out, gently touching his flawless face, âWeâre married, remember? We promised to tackle everything together. Why wonât you tell me whatâs going
on?â
Just as Comelia was getting all confused, her phone buzzed twice, alerting her to a new message. Picking up her phone, Cornelia discovered a text from an unknown number: [Cornelia, itâs me, Skylerâ]
She had just mentioned Skyler, and now she got a message from her!
Cornelia quickly texted back [Skyler, howâs life treating you?]
Skyler replied [Why arenât you asking where I am?]
Cornelia texted back: [Iâm scared my phoneâs been tapped by Zavier again, so I didnât dare ask ]
Skyler responded: [He couldâve tapped your phone once, but thereâs no way he could do it a second time. Your husband Marcus would protect you]
Cornelia replied [Can you tell me where you are then? Iâm tom. I want to know where you are, but Iâm afraid to know]
Skyler replied: [Iâm in Riverton. If youâre free tomorrow, we can have dinner together]
She was in Riverton! This news made Comelia both happy and terrified: [Skyler, when did you come back? How come you dared to come to Riverton, arenât you scared of Zavier finding you? Or do you just not care anymore?]
Skyler responded. [Iâve actually always been in Riverton]
Cornelia couldnât believe her eyes: [Youâve been in Riverton all this time? Since when?
Skyler replied: [Ever since we split up in France, your husband Marcus helped me get back to Riverton. He said the most dangerous place is the safest. Sure enough, Zavier searched everywhere but Riverton.]
Comelia had to admire Marcus: [Marcus is really something. He thinks of everything]
Skyler texted [Cornelia, congrats!]
Cornelia replied: [Congrats for what all of a sudden?]
Skyler responded: [I just found out your husband is Marcus. Congrats for scoring such a gentle, considerate husband who respects you]
Cornelia replied, [I didnât mean to keep it from you guys, I didnât know he was my husband before.]
Skyler responded: I know. I never blamed you for keeping it from me.]
Cornelia texted. [Skyler, where have you been in Riverton these past few months?]
Skyler replied: [The Hartley Group]
Cornelia texted [What did you just say?]
Skyler responded: [I got a job at the Hartley Groupâs finance department based on my own skills. Iâve been working there for several months. Because I spend more time with data than with coworkers, our chances of running into each other are even slimmer]
Cornelia replied: I donât know how to express my feelings now. You and I were working in the same company, and I had no idea.]
Skyler replied: [The Hartley Group has so many employees, and as the CEOâs assistant, youâre always running around busy with the CEO. Itâs normal you didnât
notice me
Comelia replied: || need to have a serious talk with you. You were so close to me, why didnât you ever come find me? Donât you miss me at all?]
Skyler responded [Who said I donât miss you? I miss you a lot, but I didnât dare to see you. I could only sneak peeks at you at work. Once, someone thought I was looking at Marcus and that I had a crush on him]
Cornelia replied If you want to see me, you can have your fill tomorrow night. Itâs late tonight, go to bed.]
Skyler responded: [Alright]