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.

bucket, nobody would know. The fact

asked, “Why

on what I know about

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 that Marcus was really

no way he’d drop dead because of that. As for the other rumors online, like an accident, it was

There was

what Cornelia kept

Augustine suggested, “Why don’t you give Granny Luisa a call and find out what’s

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

was scared, scared of hearing bad news on the other end. But she knew running away wouldn’t solve anything. She had to face the music. So, she

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