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.”
continued, ‘Nelly, I really like you. I hope you
was always bad at rejecting people’s kindness, “Patricia, I
it, and Nelly is okay with it, I’d
all the time. If you
extended an invitation, how could Cornelia say no? She couldn’t!
Cornelia never met her mom and she guessed Patricia could be
table of food waiting for her to come home, like Patricia?
much, as overthinking could lead to
enough, she blamed her mother. Blamed her for leaving her father, her as a baby,
her mom went through and why she left. She had no right to blame her.
wasn’t in a position to judge people’s actions without
the dishes, all familiar to Cornelia’s hometown. But none of Marcus’s favorite. Seemed like all the dishes were prepared for her.
sick of the local food and missed her hometown’s cuisine. Now that the food was right in front of her,
a bowl of soup, “Nelly, eat slowly,
cook my hometown dishes?
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