Chapter 8

Late at night, Cornelia’s sweet dreams were shattered by a phone call.

Groggily, she found her phone and saw “Marcus” displayed on the screen, instantly waking her up.

Cornelia sat up and answered, “President Hartley, hello!”

It was a strange man’s voice, “Your President Hartley is drunk, come to Shimmer Club and pick him up”

“Who are you?” At this time, Marcus should be with his wife.

How could he get drunk at Shimmer Club?

And who was this stranger calling from his phone?

“I’m Leonardo Wilson, hurry up and get over here.” The other party hung up after speaking.

Cornelia knew Leonardo was Marcus’s friend, and his family was one of Riverton’s four major families.

It was part of Cornelia’s job to pick up Marcus if he was drunk.

Cornelia quickly changed into her work clothes and rushed to Shimmer Club by taxi.

Shimmer Club was Riverton’s most exclusive membership club, not open to ordinary people.

Leonardo had already informed the staff, and someone greeted Comelia as soon as she got out of the car, leading her to the private room, “Miss, they’re inside.”

Cornelia thanked the staff and knocked on the door, immediately seeing two couples drinking on the couch, with only Marcus sitting alone in the corner, holding a nearly finished cigarette in his hand.

All four pairs of eyes turned to Cornelia, unabashedly sizing her up.

“So you’re Marc’s new assistant? You’re too pretty to be wasted working for someone like him,” said Leonardo, whom Cornelia recognized from pictures online.

Leonardo came from a wealthy home and was good–looking; he always made headlines and had dated countless female celebrities, earning him the reputation of being a notorious playboy in Riverton.

Despite his frivolous words, Cornelia politely greeted him, “Mr. Wilson, hello! I’m here to pick up President Hartley

While hugging the woman next to him and swirling his wine glass, Leonardo asked, “Do you have a boyfriend?”

up and down like an item for sale, which Cornelia found repulsive, “Whether or not I have

don’t have

to pursue every girl they met.

directly, Leonardo didn’t seem to mind, instead laughing, “So you’re not interested in me, are you interested

this, Cornelia worried that Marcus

at Marcus, but thankfully he was just focused

not saying no, so I

would be attracted to rich kids like them. If it weren’t for his family background, his life might

“Marc, your

her the courage?” Another man chimed in,

guessed he was the son of the Reese family, one of

had four major families: the Hartley family, the Reese family, the Wilson family, and the

Cameron were all around the same age and were said to have been friends since

there a problem? Marcus’s deep voice cut through the

peacemaker,

cold stare, full of

first meeting, and they didn’t

who smelled of alcohol but had clear eyes, not

Chapter 8

she asked, “President

her, “Who asked

Wilson told me to pick

who laughed and said, “Marc, life is short.

him an unhappy glance, and Leonardo immediately turned serious, “You asked me to call the driver earlier, but

Wrong.”

him but didn’t bother arguing, got up

loudly, “Miss Cornelia, you should find a handsome man like

Cornelia was speechless.

that Leonardo

Cornelia saw a black Bentley parked at

the car door for Marcus, and once he was seated, she got into the

had several high–value

Marcus, “Blueshell Mansion.”

is a famous seaside residential area in Riverton, with sky–high prices per square

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