Chapter 770
Comelia said again, âSure, Iâm a bit scared, but I know Iâve got you, Zack, Abby, Bri and the two grannies by my side. I know thereâs a bunch of people who care about me and who I care about. Iâm not scared anymore. Whatever tricks heâs got up his sleeve, he can bring it on. I wonât say Iâm scared anymore.â
Marcus, who had been in a foul mood all night, couldnât help but laugh at her words, âNot scared now?â
Comelia put her hands on her hips and said confidently, âWell, I mean, Iâm still kinda scared, but we canât lose in terms of spirit. Sometimes, just having strong confidence is already half the battle.â
Take Marcus for example, he had a really strong presence. Whenever anyone negotiated or did anything with him, just a slight raise of his eyebrows can freak them out. How can they get a good result if theyâve already lost their confidence?
Marcus said, âCorneliaâ¦â
Comelia said, âHmm?â
He said, âThank you.â
For not blaming him. For standing by his side!
Comelia said, âI should be thanking you too!â
Marcus asked, âWhat for?â
Cornelia said, âWhen my granny was seriously ill, I moved her from Rosenberg to Riverton. If you hadnât arranged for people to take care of everything for my granny. I wouldnât have been able to focus on my work. You arranged for people to take such good care of my granny that I had nothing to worry about at work.â
Marcus said, âThatâs something I should do as your husband.â
âAnyway, I just want to say thank you. Once she gets better, Iâll treat you to dinner, how does that sound?â To Comelia, helping someone else was never an obligation. If someone helped you, it was their kindness. If they didnât, that was also perfectly fine.
Marcus had no obligation to help her take care of her granny, but as soon as her granny arrived in Riverton, he mobilized manpower and resources to arrange care for her granny and made her life comfortable. He said that helping her was the right thing to do, but she also. knew to be grateful.
Just as Marcus was about to say something, there was a knock on the lounge door, and the doctorâs voice came from outside, âPresident Hartley, the patient has been resuscitated, and she is temporarily out of danger.â
This good news relieved everyone present, especially Cornelia. She had been able to hold back her tears, pretending nothing had happened. When she heard that her granny was okay, her nerves relaxed and her tears flowed uncontrollably.
Cornelia wanted to go see her granny, but she stumbled, unable to stand steady, luckily Marcus was at her side and caught her in time.
Her eyes were red from excitement, and she repeatedly bowed to the doctors, saying, âThank you, all of you! Thanks for saving my granny!â
The doctor said, âMrs. Hartley, no need for formalities, itâs our duty. But you canât see Granny Rebecca yet, she needs to be observed in the ICU overnight. Tonight is critical, if she can get through tonight safely, sheâll truly be okay.â
Due to being overly excited and nervous, Cornelia didnât even notice the doctor had addressed her as âMrs. Hartley.â