Chapter 546
His hands were large and good looking with slender fingers and well defined knuckles.
Maybe because heâd just exerted some effort, the veins on the back of his hand were visible, looking a bit menacing
Comella pulled her hand away and sat back down. President Hartley, got something you wanna chat about?â
After she sat down, Marcus let out a sigh of relief. âWe donât necessarily have to chat about anything, just sit with me for a bit if you find talking to the boring, you can just play with your phone.
All he wanted was for her to be by his side. Just seeing her was enough, he didnât dare to hope for anything more.
Since he put it that way, Cornelia didnât mind
She took out her phone and messaged Jeremy on WhatsApp, âJeremy!â
Sure enough, Marcusâs phone on the side buzzed once.
Cornelia then sent a second message, âWe areâ¦
Marcusâs phone buzzed again.
Then Cornelia sent a third message,
She hoped that Marcusâs private phone would stop buzzing, but after her message was sent, Marcusâs phone buzzed again.
Her last hope was shattered by these three buzzes.
Marcus casually picked up his phone and slowly replied, âWhy are you still up so late? Whatâs up?â
Cornelia looked at him, watching him pretend to be nonchalant. She wanted to see how long he would lie to her and how good his acting skills were.
Cornelia replied, âMy boss is sick and in the hospital, so I came to visit him. I was about to leave but he asked me to stay and chat for a bit, but I have no idea what to talk about. You think heâs got issues?â
Marcus stared at her message, completely absorbed in his phone, oblivious to Comeliaâs expression, âA sick person needs company. You should stay with him.â
Cornelia snickered and replied. âYouâre so generous. If one day he needs me to share his bed, would you personally escort me to his bed?â
Marcus was taken aback, âWhy would you think that?â
Cornelia didnât want to talk anymore, nor did she want to stay with him any longer.
She stood up again, âPresident Hartley, Iâm leaving!â
Almost instinctively, Marcus grabbed her again, âCorneliaâ¦
In a daze, the scene she saw that morning resurfaced in her mind, and the feeling of nausea came over her again. The nausea this time was stronger than ever before, causing her stomach to churnâ¦
âUghâ¦â Cornelia yanked her hand back and dashed to the restroom.
Without thinking. Marcus pulled the needle out of his hand and followed her, âCornelia, whatâs wrong?â
The nausea made her want to vomit, but she couldnât puke anything out. For a moment, she felt pain all over her body, making her tremble and break out in a cold sweatâ¦.
âDr. Dawson!â Marcus yelled, stretching out his arm to hold Cornelia tightly and quickly returned to the room, âCornelia, where do you feel uncomfortable? Tell me right away!â
His deep voice overlapped with the voice from that morning, as did his face. Wave after wave of nausea hit Cornelia, she struggled hard, âLet go of me! Donât touch me!â
Marcus didnât let go of her, instead, he pushed her onto the bed where he had once laid, he said in a low voice, âLie down and donât move, Iâll have a doctor check you out
right awayâ
The bed was filled with his scent, a faint minty smell. She used to find this smell refreshing, but now she felt nauseous.
That morning when he and Natalia were in bed, the room was also filled with this scentâ¦.
Chapter 547
âUghâ¦â