Asking the CEO of the Hartley Group, Marcus, to do the dishes? Even if Cornelia had the guts of a lion, she wouldn't dare let him wash them. She said, "Mr. President Hartley, I can do it, don’t worry about it."
Marcus insisted, "I'll do the dishes, and you go take a break."
Cornelia didn't dare to argue, "But President Hartley..."
Marcus had to show his bossy side to suppress her, "Just do as I say and don't argue with me."
"Alright." Since he insisted on washing the dishes, she'd let him do it, and he couldn't blame her later.
Marcus grabbed the dishes and pans and went to the kitchen, and Cornelia followed him. She couldn't just leave him alone and go rest.
Maybe people as capable as him were good at everything, even things they'd never done before. He looked like a pro washing the dishes.
Marcus looked back at her with a frown, "What are you still doing here? It's late, go get some rest."
"Okay." Cornelia couldn't help but feel like crying. This was just another form of torture for her.
Cornelia went upstairs and had to pass Ben's room to get to hers.
Ben had been watching through the crack of his door and saw Cornelia coming up. He quickly opened the door, "Cornelia, come here for a second, I need to talk to you."
Cornelia approached him, "Ben, what's up?"
Ben asked, "Don't you think President Hartley has been acting really weird today?"
Cornelia nodded vigorously, "Yeah, he's been super nice to me, so nice. It's actually scary."
Ben: "He's nice to you but not to me. Did I accidentally do something to piss him off?"
Cornelia disagreed, "Don't you think his sudden change is even scarier?"
Ben thought about what if Marcus suddenly became super nice to him. The thought of it made Ben shiver, "Did we do something wrong, and that's why he's torturing us like this?"
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