Chapter 1167
Emily gawked at Grandpa Augustine, âWhy are you so strict? You scared me.â
Grandpa Augustine didnât give Emily a break, âYouâre no different from them, if you mess up, you pay the price. Donât think you can do whatever the heck you want just because youâre young and dodge responsibility.â
Emily blinked, tears rolling down his face, one by one, like pearls falling off a broken string, âNelly, help!â
Emily was as cute as a button with a soft voice, so everyone loved him. Cornelia, of course, didnât want to see him mistreated, âGrandpa Augustine, Emily is still a kid, soâ¦
Grandpa Augustine sternly said, âBeing young is no excuse for dodging responsibility. No matter how old you are, you should face the music if you mess
up.â
Cornelia was stunned.
What Grandpa Augustine said seemed to make sense. If she let kids get away with stuff when they were young, they would have to face the music sooner or later when they grew up.
Emily cried a river, âGrandpa Augustine doesnât love me anymore. Neither does Nelly. Poor me!â
Alexa felt like putting a sock in Emilyâs mouth. Grandpa Augustine was steaming, the more Emily talked, the worse it got. And sure enough, the next moment, Grandpa Augustine spoke again, âBrian, arenât you going to take them away?â
Brian quickly responded, âYes.â
He was as meek as a lamb now, gone was the cockiness he had in front of Cornelia. Indeed, everyone had their Achillesâ heel.
Today was supposed to be a fun day out, but some hiccups had left Cornelia feeling beat. Back home, she grabbed a bite to eat and hit the sack.
After waking up, she texted Marcus: [Howâre you holding up?]
It was a while before Marcus replied: [Itâs 10 pm at home now, you should hit the hay]
After just a few words, he told her to sleep. Didnât he want to chat longer? Regardless of what Marcus wanted, Cornelia wanted to chat more. She asked: [Are you feeling better? Did you take your meds on time?]
Marcus replied simply: [Yep, Iâm better. Took my meds on time.]
Cornelia said: [Iâm telling you, you gotta listen to the doc and take your meds on time. Canât just neglect your health cause youâre young.] Cornelia rambled on.
But Marcus simply replied: [Okay]
Cornelia replied: [Are you busy now? Can we video chat? I want to see you]
Marcus said: [Iâve got stuff to do, canât right now]
Cornelia insisted: [Even if I canât see you, let me hear your voice. Maybe hearing your voice would help me sleep.]
I lost my voice when I had a fever.] Marcus replied.
Cornelia was a bit suspicious: [Did Dr. Lester give you meds? Did you listen to Dr. Lester? If you didnât, Iâll fly over to take care of you]
Marcus quickly replied: [I did.]
Cornelia replied: [Okay, you get back to your stuff. Remember to video call me when youâre free. No matter how late, Iâll wait for your call, because I wonât turn off my phone to sleep.]
[Uhâhuh, you should sleep early] Marcus said.
Cornelia responded: [But I might have insomnia if youâre not around]
After this message, Cornelia waited a long time, but Marcus didnât reply. Cornelia had to text him again: [I get the feeling that you donât really want to chat with me, am I right?]
Marcus replied: [Why would you say that?]