Chapter 376
Briana picked up a glass and stated. Tm not much of a drinker, but this stuff weâre having tonight is my brotherâs hidden stash. This wine is so rare, you canât even buy it on the market. Itâs all bought at auctions for a high price, every bottle we drink is one less in the world Id feel quilty if I didnât drink this expensive wine
Ben chimed in. âIve been with President Hartley for ten years, but weâve always been buried in work This is the first time were sitting down together, having dinner, watching a show, and sipping on President Hartleyâs fine wineâ
âHereâs to President Hartley and Cornelia Thank you. President Hartley, for this wonderful venue, and thank you, Cornelia, for the feast,â Dr. Dawson raised his glass. Ayden and his mom were always by Marcus side no matter where he went. If Marcus was busy working on New Yearâs, they couldnât celebrate. But the silver lining was they were always together
Cornelia quickly stood up. âThe credit cant all go to me. This dinner was prepared by all of usâ And she clinked glasses with everyone
After finishing her drink she said. âYou guys go ahead and eat, Im going to video call my grandmaâ
On the video call, her grandma asked âNelly, have you finished all your work?â
âAll doneâ Cornelia rotated her phone Marcus didnât want to be on camera, so she avoided him. âGrandma, kook Iâm having dinner with my colleagues and watching a showâ When Corneliaâs camera pointed to Briana, she waved to the grandina, âHello, Grandma! Donât worry, well take good care of Corneliaâ
Thank you! Thank you! Iâm relieved knowing Nelly isnât alone during the holidays Corneliaâs Grandma greeted everyone but Marcus
Her grandma seemed satisfied, âNelly, dont forget to call Jay You two have been living apart for so long, you should call each other more oftenâ
âI know, grandma â Cornelia had been busy with work recently. She moved in with Marcus after hearing that Jeremy was also busy, and had only contacted Jeremy once sinte
She hadnât contacted him in the past few days, and Jeremy hadnât reached out either. She thought he was busy, so she was waiting for him to text her when he was free. But she hadnât heard from him
Before dinner, she texted Jeremy, but hadnât heard back yet.
As the saying goes, if a guy truly cares about you, no matter how busy he is, heâll make time to call or text you if he doesnât even have time for a call, itâs very likely he doesnât value your enough
Cornelia didnât see herself as a clingy girl. She thought it was okay for both of them to be busy, but since they decided to spend their lives together, communication via phone became crucial when they were apart.
As she was pondering, a WhatsApp notification popped up. She opened it and saw a message from Jeremy, a $10,000 transfer with a note saying, âHappy New Year, Cornelia!â
He didnât say anything, but sent over a large sum of money.
Cornelia had to admit, Jeremy was quite generous, but she felt a bit angry. [You havenât contacted me for days, and now you suddenly transfer me money Do you think I need your money?]
Jeremy didnât respond, just sent over another $10,000