After settling things with Abigail, Cornelia hit the road and headed to the local market to buy ingredients.
Living in Celestial Chateau, with Patricia preparing all her meals, Cornelia hadn't been to such a lively market in quite a while. However, when it came to what to buy and how to haggle, Cornelia was still on the ball.
She bought some health-boosting ingredients, then hit the supermarket for some of Abigail's favorite fruits and snacks. Then, lugging two shopping bags big and small, she headed back to Lakeview Estates.
On her way back, she ran into Zack. To be more precise, Zack knew Cornelia was out shopping alone, so he specifically came to walk her home.
Zack naturally took the shopping bags from Cornelia's hands and said, "Cornelia, you should head back early. I'm here to look after Abigail, that's enough."
Cornelia retorted, "Why are you always rushing me off? The three of us haven't had a meal together in ages. Can't I stay to have dinner before leaving?"
Zack replied, "We'd love for you to stay, even want you to live at Lakeview Estates, so we could hang out like we used to every day. But you have a family now, you should put that first."
"So just because I have a family now, I can't hang out with my old friends anymore?" Cornelia latched onto Zack's arm, "In my heart, you and Abigail are always irreplaceable."
Zack replied, "You and Abigail are the same to me. When I think about Abigail being screwed over by Trevor, I get really pissed off. We need to come up with a plan to give that guy a taste of his own medicine, we can't just let it slide."
"I'm just as pissed off, but Trevor was once someone Abigail deeply loved, let's just let it go. Cutting ties with him in the future is the best outcome." Cornelia shook her head.
Zack eyed her and said, "That's not like you."
Cornelia replied, "As you age and see more of life, people change."
Zack felt Cornelia made sense, so he dropped the idea of getting back at Trevor. After a while, he suddenly thought of something, "Is your sister Tahlia not living with you anymore? We haven't seen your house lights on for days."
"She might be on a business trip with Marcus." Cornelia replied.
Zack was silent for a while, then said, "You really have a big heart."
Cornelia chuckled, "If I didn't and just follow a man around like a tail, would he value me?"
"Your logic is really something." Zack said.
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