Chapter 180
To ease her own embarrassment, Cornelia quickly shifted the topic onto Marcusâs wife, President Hartley, your cooking is really delicious, and with your wholehearted effort, I think your wife must love your dishesâ
âWell, as long as you like it âMarcus chuckled, âHow about you teach me another dish tomorrow?â
President Hartley, if I hadnât seen you cooking myself tonight, I wouldâve thought this was made by a professional chef Your cooking skills are way better than mine, thereâs no need for me to teach you âCornelia thought Marcusâs culinary skills were already pretty topânotch, no need for further teaching
Marcus paused for a moment, realizing he might have outdone himself.
Shouldnât a beamner in cooking make a mess in the kitchen?
He figured he could give it a shot next time.
After dinner, as Cornelia began to clean up, Marcus stopped her again, âYouâve already done me a huge favor, take a break, I do the cleaning up.â
Did she do him a great favor? Cornelia felt like she was more like mooching a free meal.
But since he was willing to clean up, she let him, âPresident Hartley. I leave first then.â
âWait for me in the living room, I have something to talk to you about.â After saying that, Marcus started cleaning up and went into the kitchen, leaving Cornelia to wait in the living room.
Just as Cornelia sat down, the doorbell rang
She opened the door to find Dr. Dawson standing outside. Seeing her there, Dr. Dawson wasnât surprised at all
Cornelia let Dr. Dawson in She looked around but didnât see Marcus, âCornelia, whereâs Marc?â
Cornelia pointed at the kitchen, âWe just finished dinner, heâs cleaning up.â
Dr. Dawson seemed shocked, her face twisted in disbelief, âHe let you cook here? And heâs cleaning up after dinner?â
Cornelia corrected her, âI didnât do the cooking, it was all President Hartley. He initially asked me to teach him a couple of homeâcooked dishes so he could make them for his wife later, but turns out President Hartley is a natural, his cooking is even better than mine.â
Dr. Dawson couldnt believe the person Cornelia was talking about was Marcus. He hated the smell of cooking oil and never let anyone cook in his house.
And shed watched Marcus grow up, never heard of him cooking before
She guessed he mustâve secretly learned to cook, mastering it in no time.
But did he really need to go to such lengths to impress Cornelia?
With his looks, wealth, and status, what woman couldnât he have?
Surely, he wasnât so desperate just because Cornelia was his wife.
Knowing the truth, Dr. Dawson felt obligated to help Marcus, Tve watched Marc grow up. Never seen him cook before, didnât think the first time would be for his wife. I hope his wife appreciates his effort and treats him with the same sincerity.â
Cornelia nodded, âRegardless of President Hartleyâs character or personal love life, heâs beyond reproach. Mrs. Hartley will definitely cherish him.â
When a clueless man meets an even more clueless woman, even Dr. Dawson felt anxious for them, âMarc is slow to warm up in terms of feelings, itâs hard for him to fall for a woman, but once he does, heâll treat her well for the rest of his life. Cornelia, do you understand?â
Hearing her hame suddenly, Cornelia thought Dr. Dawson was reminding her of her own status, so she smiled, âDr. Dawson, donât worry I have no interest in President Hartley now, and I absolutely wont in the future?
Dr. Dawson became anxious, âCornelia, thatâs not what I meant. Iâm saying you can have feelings for Marc, any feelings at all.â