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.”
I really like you. I hope you like me too.”
bad at rejecting people’s kindness, “Patricia,
like Nelly. If you’re okay with it, and Nelly is okay with it, I’d
you, and she talks about you all the time. If
boss himself extended an invitation, how
she guessed Patricia could be around her mom’s age. The first time she met Patricia, it felt
she hadn’t left, cook a full table of food waiting for her to come home, like
too much, as overthinking
she blamed her mother. Blamed her
things happened, she stopped blaming her mom. She didn’t know what her mom went through and why she left. She had
a position to judge
all familiar to Cornelia’s hometown. But none of Marcus’s favorite.
a month. She was already sick of the local food and missed her hometown’s cuisine. Now that the food was right in front of her,
bowl of soup, “Nelly, eat slowly,
“Patricia, did you learn to cook my hometown dishes? They are delicious.”
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