Chapter 1062
Yolanda quickly let go of Comelia, walking and talking at the same time, âI gotta bounce, workâs callingâ
Ben watched her leave, then turned to Comelia, âYou two?â
Comelia replied, âWhat about us two?â
Ben said, âYou two were hugging so lightly.â
Comelia retorted, âWhatâs the big deal if we want a hug?â
Ben said, âHugging is fine, but I think Yolanda has a thing for you.â
Comelia said, âWhen I first moved to headquarters, she was the one who stuck with me. She helped me get to know the company and the work, even when some old employees tried to bully me, she was there to back me up. Sheâs like my hall mentor.â
Ben said, âI seeâ
Comelia asked, âWhat?â
Ben said. âShe got pissed when she saw you being all loveyâdovey with President Hartley in the office. I first thought she had a crush on President Hartley, but I quickly realized that wasnât the case. Then it hit me, she cares about you, not President Hartleyâ
Cornelia, cutting him off halfway through, asked, âWhen was I being loveyâdovey with President Hartley?â
Ben said, âAre you saying you werenât? Let me tell you, people in the office have already caught wind of your relationship with President Hartley. Your secretâs gonna be out in the open soonâ
Cornelia asked, âWho else knows, besides you?â
Ben said, âIf my memory serves me right, there were a few times when President Hartley was screen mirroring his phone during a meeting, and your text messages to him were displayedâ
Cornelia fell silent. She was truly embarrassed
Ben continued, âPresident Hartley is always very careful. If he doesnât want people to know something, they wonât. The only possible reason heâd make such a mistake repeatedly in the meeting room isâ¦â
Comelia asked, âWhat reason?â
Ben said âPresident Hartley did it on purpose!â
Comelia fell silent again. She couldnât rule out that possibility. Because Marcus wanted to make their relationship public, but she didnât. Although he agreed not to for now, it didnât mean he couldnât do things that could potentially reveal their relationship.
Ben thought he was quite the Sherlock, âDonât you think my reasoning is spot on?â
Cornelia didnât answer, but she knew she had to talk to Marcus about this tonight.
Ben said, âMrs. Hartley, shouldnât you give me a little reward for this?â
âMrs Hartley? Whoâs Mrs Hartley? Cornelia is Mrs. Hartley?â Yolanda returned to Comeliaâs office, having remembered something she wanted to tell Cornelia. She arrived at the door just in time to hear them discussing Mrs. Hartley.
Ben looked at Cornelia, âYou handle this.â
Yolanda also looked at Cornelia, her eyes filled with eager anticipation for the truth
Cornelia thought for a moment, then nodded seriously, âYesâ
Yolandaâs eyes widened in surprise, then she fell silent. Finally, as if all her questions had been answered, she said, âSo the Mrs. Hartley weâve been wondering about has been right under our noses the whole time.â