Chapter 69
Marcus took a drag of his cigarette, his fingers hesitating for a moment. The cigarette burned slowly, inching towards his fingertips, but he didn’t seem to feel the pain
He knew full well that Cornelia didn’t belong to him. After mistakenly taking an aphrodisiac and passing out for a day and night, he didn’t even have the right to stay by her bedside and take care of her. He could only get updates on her condition through the doctor
Dr. Dawson watched from the side, feeling a sudden pang in her heart. This was probably what they called ‘meeting the right person at the wrong time
When Cornelia said she wanted to go home all he had to do was say one wond to make her stay But he didn’t
Marcus had always been the type to get what he wanted, by hook or by crook. But when it came to Cornelia, he had been holding back.
another cigarette, and Dr. Dawson jumped up, anxious “Young Master, your fever hasn’t gone down, and your throat isn’t getting better yet. You can’t smoke anymore” Marcus continued
happened the
today, the two of them didn’t notice Cornelia’s
fees are in! Let’s
days, and it cleared the gloom from
brochures and picked one. “We used to really like this lakeside community, but we couldn’t afford it. Now that we have money, how about we buy a place
area with complete amenities, good greenery, and a lake view,
with the copyright fees in hand, plus ther savings, they could afford a 50% down payment. The remaining 50% could be
own place, I bring grandma to Riverton to retire. The winters here aren’t cold, and it’s more suitable
were willing,
next two or three weeks, Cornelia was
personal matters to take care of tomorrow. You two have been
this, Cornelia and Ben were ecstatic, “Great!”
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