Chapter 45

“Why do you always bother my brother? Don’t you know you’re embarrassing him? Just get out of here!”

Cornelia was stunned by the girls scolding

Luckily, Marcus quickly stepped in, “Briana Hartley, do you know what you’re talking about?! Apologize right now!”

His voice was deep and earnest, full of authority and toughness

“Bro, you want me to apologize to this shameless woman?” For the first time in her twenty–something years, Briana saw Marcus being so harsh with her. She felt wronged, and tears immediately welled up in her eyes. “You’ve never been angry with me before, but now you’re angry with me because of a disloyal woman.”

Briana sobbed “Bro, this woman has already hooked up with other men. Are you just going to pretend nothing happened?”

was then that Cornelia realized Briana had

“Ms. Hartley, I’m just Marcus‘ assistant. What does it matter to him who I’ve

was right. She was just an assistant. He had

didn’t understand why he felt so uncomfortable

broke into a bright smile, as if she hadn’t been the one crying just moments before “Oh, so you’re Cornelia, the assistant. I’m so sorry! I wasn’t trying

puzzled, “You can’t even recognize your

say something, but Marcus interrupted her. “Why did you come

back to celebrate your birthday, but you

people without knowing the facts. You haven’t learned anything besides insulting other people in all these years,

bad woman was deceiving you” Briana playfully grabbed his clothes,

just because you’re worried about me?” Marcus said emotionlessly, exuding authority. “Can you just insult

so strict before, and she was truly scared of him. She turned to Cornelia for help, holding her arm. “Cornelia, I’m sorry. Can you forgive me? If you do,

“Cornelia got scolded for no reason, but she wasn’t that

to discipline her. Cornelia, an

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