Chapter 223
Seeing that Cornelia didn’t want to have dinner with him bummed him out.
In Marcus’s view, he hadn’t done anything to upset Cornelia.
Why was she so against hanging out with him alone?
Marcus thought he’d better get to the bottom of this; otherwise, she’d continue to avoid him like the plague.
Before he could open his mouth, Comelia walked up and said, “Abigail, President Hartley is swamped every day. He has no time to eat
with us.”
planned to turn down Abigail’s invitation, immediately changed his mind: “Actually, I’m not particularly busy today. If Cornelia
refuse him after he said that?
“I’d be delighted. How could I mind having dinner with President
to have dinner with you. She’s just forced by
pushed Zack, telling him to cut
would have dealt with them differently, but since Zack was someone Cornelia cared about, he wouldn’t do anything to him.
repeated offenses, Marcus pretended not to hear, “Where do you guys want
said, “Cornelia, since President Hartley is so generous, we should eat something
her clear eyes lit up, proving she indeed wanted to
that the last time he asked her to book a restaurant, she chose that one. In the end, he asked her to dine with him
his wife couldn’t make it, but she still declined.
Marcus thought she would accept the invitation, she refused again, saying, “Let’s
very much in agreement with Cornelia’s decision: “Yes, let’s forget
silly goose, what’s wrong with you? Your boss
could you think that? How can you say he
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