Impulsive Vow to an Enigmatic Husband novel Chapter 1038

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 scumbags..."

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 moment 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 damn 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 crap."

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 crappy arranged marriage."