Impulsive Vow to an Enigmatic Husband

Chapter 407

Cornelia was at a loss for words.

Marcus went on, “At least, I haven’t encountered such a thing up to now.”

Cornelia could understand. After all, he was born into a wealthy family, with more dough than he could ever spend. He was able to do whatever he fancied. It’d be hard for anything to rain on his parade.

The matter with Skyler was temporarily put to bed. In the following days, Cornelia threw herself into work. She was swamped, barely even having time to catch some sleep, let alone chat with Jeremy.

In a blink of an eye, a month had passed and spring was around the corner. All their work in Paris was done and dusted, and the team was gearing up to head back to Riverton.

Cornelia was on the ball for booking the return flights and opted for a red–eye. The non–stop flight from Paris to Riverton was a twelve–hour haul. Landing around 6 in the evening local time, she could grab a bite with the long–unseen Zack and Abigail.

shot Jeremy a message: [Jeremy, I’m heading back tonight. You in Riverton now?]

a little past eleven at night in Paris, which made it early morning back home. Jeremy should’ve been

the next second, the man who should’ve been in dreamland got back to her: [Safe travels!]

you still up, or

replied: [I’m still up.]

reason you’re up? Whatever the reason, you shouldn’t pull an all–nighter.

in a mouthful, oblivious to Marcus who was right next to her, simply because she was too engrossed in her chat with Jeremy. When she hit send, Marcus couldn’t help but

sometimes had to travel overseas for work, which would result in a time difference. She hadn’t asked him where he was, but blabbered away. He must think she

asked: [So when are you getting back to

Marcus wanted to

come clean about his identity. But when he’d come clean

replying: [I’ve been up to my

Cornelia said: [Oh]

and saw bright eyes dim significantly first. Only after a few seconds did he see her message. She said: [I just want to see you as soon as possible. We’re legally married, but it feels like we’re dating online. The two times we met, you were sober, but I couldn’t recognize you. I didn’t even get a good look at your face. In fact, I’ve only seen you once on our wedding day. It’s been so long that I