Impulsive Vow to an Enigmatic Husband

They’d spend Christmas Eve together, and as soon as the midnight bells chimed, they’d be the first to wish each other well. But now, the person celebrating Christmas with her had changed.

Everything from before was in the past.

As Cornelia reminisced, the midnight bells rang once again. At the same time, Cornelia’s phone buzzed. She thought it would be a message from Abigail and Zack, but the name on the screen read ‘Ben‘.

After the collapse of the Hartley Group and the news of Marcus‘ death, Ben had disappeared. Cornelia didn’t expect him to call at this moment. She picked up. “Merry Christmas, Ben!”

Ben replied, “Merry Christmas, Cornelia! It’s been a while, how are you?”

Cornelia answered briefly, “I’m good. You?”

Ben replied, “I’m good too.”

Then, they fell into silence. Ben tried to break the silence, “What have you been up to?”

Cornelia answered, “Work.”

of work? Can you

told him, “I’m writing a

“What kind of script?”

replied, “A TV

answered, each response brief and to the point, no extra

me more? After all the time we’ve worked together, we can’t be that much

talk about herself, she turned the conversation to Ben, “That’s all with my work, nothing

at a start–up. Would you be interested? If you want, I could help you get a position here.”

laughed, “No need, I really like my current job.”

again. Ben started another topic again, “I heard you’re

Cornelia answered, “March.”

still working? Have you considered taking a break to prepare for the baby?”

about his personality and the way he spoke from their time working together. This concern didn’t sound like