Chapter 411
Patricia, the housekeeper, had been itching for Marcus to bring a lady home.
She thought a lady would definitely warm up the seemingly chilly house and took away Marcus’s loneliness. Hopefully, the lady could thaw Marcus’s heart, help him forget the bad memories, and get over his childhood trauma.
Tonight, Cornelia didn’t have any work to do and was planning to grab dinner with Zack and Abigail. But Patricia’s enthusiasm made her feel bad about turning down the dinner invitation. Cornelia said, “Patricia, I eat a lot. I’m afraid you might not have enough food for me.”
“I’ve made plenty, it will be enough.” Patricia said passionately, leading Cornelia to the dining room, “Nelly, I’m really happy you could
make it.”
Patricia was always nice to Cornelia, but today she was over the top. Cornelia was a little overwhelmed. She glanced at Marcus, hearing him say, “Patricia really likes you.”
like you.
bad at rejecting people’s kindness, “Patricia, I
Marcus, “Marc, I really like Nelly. If you’re okay with it, and Nelly is okay with it, I’d
really likes you, and she talks about you all the time.
an invitation, how could
was willing to spend time with Patricia. Cornelia never met her mom and she guessed Patricia could be around her
table of food waiting for
want to think too much, as
not mature enough, she blamed her mother. Blamed her for leaving her father, her as a baby,
she stopped blaming her mom. She didn’t know what her mom went through and why she left. She
judge people’s actions without experiencing
none of Marcus’s favorite. Seemed like all the dishes were
food and missed her hometown’s cuisine. Now that the
bowl of soup, “Nelly, eat
asked, “Patricia, did you learn to cook my hometown
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