Marcus stormed into the meeting room out of the blue, his fury effectively silencing everyone present.
Everyone couldnât figure out how President Hartley, who had been all smiles in the morning, could become so enraged, like a monster, in such a short period of time. But they all promptly stood up, âPresident Hartleyâ¦â
Marcus shot everyone a cold look before taking his seat at the head of the table. âCarry on!â
As he sat there, doing absolutely nothing, everyone in the room began to stutter with nerves. Ben was closest to Marcus, thus the most likely to suffer from his wrath. He had to figure out why Marcus was angry to dodge any potential fallout. So, when no one was looking, Ben sneakily sent a message to Cornelia, âCornelia, SOS!â
It took Cornelia a while to reply, âWhatâs up?â
Ben, âDo you know why President Hartley is angry?â
Cornelia, âIâve been on a break recently, not with President Hartley. How would I know why heâs angry?â
Ben, âWeâre all colleagues here, just tell me straight.â
In his mind, he thought, âI know youâre his wife, whatâs with the act?â
After he sent it, Cornelia didnât return the message. So, he guessed that President Hartleyâs happiness, as well as his anger, had something to do with Cornelia
Since when did Cornelia have such a big influence on President Hartley? Before, President Hartley never had anything to do with women. No one could sway his moods and it was rare to see him visibly happy or angry.
But Cornelia was different.
Women, what incomprehensible creatures! And marriage, even more so!
He was relieved that he didnât want to get married, so he didnât have to deal with such puzzling beings.
After handing Marcusâ car over to the insurance company, Cornelia caught a cab to the Mercedes dealership to meet Zack. By the time she arrived, Zack was done test-driving and was haggling over the price with the salesman.
After a few rounds of negotiation, Cornelia generously bought the car. The whole process was wrapped up in less than two hours.
Once he got the new car, Zack didnât even want to look at the old one. He told the salesman, âIâm taking the new one. Leave the old one here. Iâll pick it up later.â
The salesman smiled, âSure.â
Zack was in a great mood driving the new car, âCornelia, letâs go for a spin, then Iâll pick up Abby from the train station and we can go for some BBQ.â
Cornelia, âOk.â
Zack, âHow about the beach near Harmony Hills Estates?â
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