Chapter 380
Dr. Dawson was busy lightening the mood. Thereâs still plenty of food left here guysâ
Under everyoneâs gaze Marcus personally served Cornelia a piece of mest. âYou first!â
Cornelia nearly choked. President Hartley, I can serve my bell
âYou cooked me several dishes shouldnât I serve you come mest?!
There was no room to argue there. Cornelia had to accept Unexpectedly Marcus kept serving her meat and her bowl never remained empty.
Feeling a bit stuffed, Cornelia decided to take a break watch the show, and then continue eating
The show was dull so Cornelia took cut her phone put away the gift cards she hadnât had the chance to accept earlier, and texted Jeremy, âGot called to dinner with colleagues. Did you have your New Yearâs Eve dinner? Anyone with you?â
After a while. Jeremy replied. Eating now with colleagues too.â
Cornelia, âAre you watching the show?â
Jeremy. The TVâs on, but the showâs boring Everyoneâs on their phonesâ
Comelia Same here. The TVâs on, but everyoneâs on their phones, and no oneâs watching Even out President Hartley is on his phoneâ
Jeremy is it unusual for President Hartley to be on his phone?â
Cornelia President Hartley hardly uses his phone, he only uses it for calls. Itâs weird seeing him on it so much today. Wonder what heâs up to?â
Jeremy âMy guess is heâs chatting with his wifeâ
Cornelia, âRight, why didnât I think of that? The presidentâs wife isnât here, heâs spending New Years with us, he must miss his wife back home.â
Marcus slightly turned his head to look at Cornelia on her phone and thought to himself, âSheâs not back home, sheâs right next to me.â
She was within his reach, but he was too afraid to reach out.
Cornelia Well continue eating in a bit, what are you guys having?â
Jeremy âWeâre having barbecueâ
Cornelia. You like barbecue too?â
Jeremy. âIf you like it, I can like it too.â
Cornelia âWhat do you mean?â
Marcus usually didnât like food with strong flavors, especially barbecue. But since Cornelia liked it, he was willing to learn to eat it and try to develop a liking for it.
Jeremy replied, âI like itâ
Cornelia, âHow about we meet at a barbecue place next time? Itâs been almost a month since I had authentic barbecue. Iâm going crazyâ
Jeremy, âSure!â
As they chatted, the day passed
Comelia didnât know what to say, she looked up and saw a pretty female celebrity singing on TV, âJeremy, the singer on TV is pretty. Do you like her?â
Jeremy. âNope!â
After replying to Cornelia, Marcus looked up at the big screen on the wall. The woman on TV wore a long red dress; she had a nice body and face, but she paled in comparison to his
Cornelia
Cornelia was pleased with his answer, but feeling a bit cheeky, she wanted to tease him, âSheâs so pretty, why donât you like her?â
Marcus had no interest in other women: he replied to Cornelia, I only have eyes for my wife
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