Marcus slowly opened his eyes, seeing Cornelia with her eyes all red and teary. Even her nose was red. He instinctively reached out to touch her face.
However, just as his hand was about to touch her, he quickly withdrew it, "You need to learn to tell who's blowing hot air and who's not."
Cornelia shot back, "Well then, tell me which of your words are full of baloney and which ones are not?"
Marcus replied, "Maybe everything I say is baloney."
Cornelia shouted, "Jeremy!"
Marcus said, "Call me Marcus from now on, don’t call me Jeremy anymore. I don’t like that name. To be more precise, I don’t like the identity of Jeremy because it can't be made public."
Cornelia fell silent. When they got married, he was under the name Jeremy, and now he was telling her he hated the name and the identity. He was a smart cookie, he must have known how much this would hurt her. But he said it anyway, without giving a damn about her feelings.
Cornelia looked at him, holding back her tears, "My husband's name is Jeremy, and that's the only identity I recognize."
Marcus asked, "Do you believe Brennen's words?"
Cornelia fell silent again.
Suddenly, Ayden interrupted their conversation, "President Hartley, we're here!"
Marcus replied, "Alright."
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