Chapter 374

As Cornelia was cooking the lamb chops, the kitchen was filled with fumes

Tears started to stream down Cornelia’s face from the smoke, and Marcus quickly grabbed a tissue to wipe her tears. Tll take over the cooking next time. All you gotta do is eat

The noise from the kitchen utensils drowned out Marcus’s words, and Cornelia didn’t quite catch them, ‘Mr Hartley, what’d you say?”

Marcus just shook his head. “Nothing much”

Cornelia continued, “The food is almost ready, can you grab me a plate?”

Marcus turned around and took out a plate from the sterilizer, “Does it need to be washed?”

Only he could get away with asking that, thought Cornelia. Anyone else would’ve gotten an earful, “Well, technically, plates from the sterilizer are good to go. But we typically wash ‘em again. It feels icky otherwise

Marcus chuckled at her remark, he was amused, “You could’ve just said you wanted it washed, no need for the waffle”

He used to smile and lose it as quick Sometimes, it was so fleeting that Cornelia barely managed to catch it. This was the first time she saw him laughing heartily. It seemed Courtney’s arrival didn’t dampen his spirits anymore

Cornelia was glad for him, 1 was just trying to avoid getting a lecture from you, so I jumped the gun.”

only four years

herself, “I wasn’t calling you old I was just

shouldn’t have put it that

“Cornelia took the plate he offered, filling it with the food from the pan. The last dish is Mexican wraps, a family favorite Mr. Hartley,

find time for you

though not as good as

back, Td like to give it a shot

to give him a piece to

at the kitchen door for a while, and chose this moment to appear, aiming to push their

Chapter 375

got such a fright that her hand shook, and the food she was

to eat He shot Briana a look, his face all grumpy Briana, no more shouting, okay?

now on, and I promise not to spook Cornelia Briana stepped up and hugged Cornelia “Cornelia, he’s actually a considerate

Marcus said he wanted to try some, she just handed it to him without considering if that was

Lead the way. Cornelia and I

but he

asked Bri what do you want

“Cornelia, if you and my brother were both single, would you consider

“Cornelia remembered this wasn’t the first time Briana asked her this question. Setting aside the fact that there are no ifs in life. Even if there were, she wouldn’t like Marcus. Because

and paused. His eyes filled with

that brought him back to reality, reminding him that to her, he was just Marcus, and he could never

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