Impulsive Vow to an Enigmatic Husband

Cornelia was like, “Will you tell me?”
She was super into the whole Mr. Augustine saga, and Marcus didn’t want to rain on her parade, so he spilled it all out, “The death of Mr. Augustine’s wife and kid is all tangled up with his family.”
Cornelia jumped up, “Seriously? His own kin caused his wife and kid to bite the dust? What kind of sc umba gs…”
Marcus told her to cool it and sit back down, “Chill, let me finish my story.”
Cornelia was like, “Go on.”
Marcus continued, “Mr. Augustine’s family is from the Capital, typical blue-bloods. Who he was gonna marry was pretty much a done deal from the mament he was born. But Mr. Augustine wasn’t down with the chick his fam wanted him to marry. He tried to call off the engagement a few times, but got shot down each time.”

Cornelia sighed, “Rich families always put their interests first, never giving a da mn about how their kids feel. Probably see them as pawns to expand the family business. Whether they’re actually happy or not, nobody gives a cr ap.”
She then realized that she might have hit a nerve with Marcus, “Jeremy, I wasn’t throwing shade at the Hartley family.”
Marcus just ruffled her hair, “Still wanna hear about Mr. Augustine?”
Cornelia nodded, “I’m all ears.”
Marcus went on, “The news about Mr. Augustine trying to bail on the engagement reached his fiancee pretty quick. So she cooked up a plan to meet him. She confessed she had eyes for someone else and didn’t want to get hitched either. They decided to ditch their families and fight against this cr ap py arranged marriage.”
Cornelia asked, “Did she make a run for it? Did she end up with the guy she had the hots for? Did she live happily ever after?
Marcus replied, “She did and they’re living the dream. They’re both in their nineties now and still kicking.”
Cornelia asked, “You know them?”
Marcus nodded, “Mr. Augustine and her might not have wanted to be husband and wife, but they became best buds. They kept in touch and I happened to know them.”
Cornelia was like, “Awesome! Now dish on how Mr. Augustine met his wife.”
Marcus continued, “After Mr. Augustine escaped from the Capital, he ended up in Sunflower Springs. That’s where he met his wife Mr. Augustine’s wife was just a regular gal, but rumor has it that he fell head over heels for her in a heartbeat. Mr. Augustine was a hottie, and from the Capital no less, What girl wouldn’t fall for him? He wooed her and in no time, she was all his. They tied the knot and even had a kid. Then Mr. Augustine’s grandpa got sick and he went back to the Capital to see him. When he came back, his wife and kid were gone.”