Hannah replied, "Well, that depends on the person and how they handle things."
Cornelia, who couldn't care less what others thought, spilled her guts, "I really love Marcus. I always wanted to have a few kids with him and grow old together, but he's flipped. He's changed."
Tears began to stream uncontrollably down Cornelia's face, "He's changed. He doesn't love me anymore. He's in love with someone else. He deceived me."
Hannah moved closer to Cornelia, whispering comforting words, "Nelly, it's okay, it's okay."
Cornelia wanted to say something more, but her phone sitting on the table suddenly vibrated. She picked up her phone, and because she was drunk, she had to squint to see that it was Ben calling. Irritated with Marcus, Cornelia didn't want to deal with Ben either, and immediately hung up the call.
No sooner had she hung up that Ben called again. Cornelia hung up again, and again Ben called. After a few rounds of this back-and-forth, Hannah took the phone to answer on behalf of Cornelia. As soon as the call connected, Ben's voice was heard, "Cornelia, I have something very important to tell you, don't hang up on me."
Hannah replied, "Ben, this is Hannah. Cornelia's drunk and can't take your call."
Ben on the other end sounded quite anxious, "Miss Hannah, can you have Cornelia say something, anything. Just let me hear her voice."
"What's going on?" Hannah asked.
Ben stuttered, "No, nothing. Can you please hand the phone to Cornelia?"
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