Chapter 1300

Cornelia picked up her phone, cool as a cucumber, and started going through the news about Marcus, “Marcus died of illness. Marcus died in a car crash? Marcus…”

Grandpa Augustine spoke up, “Nelly, if you’re upset, just say it out loud. You can’t keep it all bottled up.”

Cornelia laughed, “Grandpa, why would I be upset?”

Grandpa Augustine fell silent. He wasn’t a fool. He knew Cornelia still had feelings for Marcus deep down. But she was too stubborn, too proud to admit she couldn’t forget a man who’d done her dirty. So she had to act like she didn’t give a damn.

really kicked the bucket, nobody would know. The fact that news of his death is spreading

Augustine asked, “Why would

on what I know about

Cornelia didn’t have a clue. She was just hoping things would turn out the way she wanted. She wasn’t ready to admit that when she first heard of Marcus’ death, for a split second, her mind was all over the place. She used mealtime as an excuse to pull herself together and think about how likely it was

in the best shape, but with Dr. Lester looking after him, he was on the mend. There was no way he’d drop dead because of that. As for the other rumors online, like an accident, it was possible. But the odds were slim to

was

least that was what Cornelia

Luisa a call and find out what’s going

Luisa’s number. All she had to do was swipe her finger and she could

number but couldn’t bring herself to call. She was scared, scared of hearing bad news on the other end. But she knew running away wouldn’t solve anything. She had to face

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