"Mr. Wilson, don't think everyone's like you." Cornelia said with a smile, "We have to go get our mortgage sorted, so we won't be hanging around with you guys."
Marcus, who had been quiet, spoke up, "Cornelia, I'll wait for you outside. Come find me when you're done."
"Sure." As a personal assistant, she didn't have regular days off. She was always on call for her boss, but sometimes, her boss would let her take a break when he's in a good mood.
After they left, Marcus took out his personal phone to text Cornelia but didn't know what to say.
When they got married, he gave her a card with enough money to buy a house by the lake, but she never used it. She was serious about keeping boundaries and didn't want to use his money.
This realization made Marcus feel uneasy.
Leonardo suddenly thought of something, "Marc, don't tell me you're buying a house here because of Cornelia?"
He guessed right. Marcus didn't expect an answer, but he told him anyway, "I'm buying a house here because of my wife."
Leonardo, "Your wife wants to live here? Speaking of her, I wanted to ask you, you were about to get divorced, but then you suddenly announced your marriage and cleared up rumors about her among the four major families. If you really want to be with her, why don't you bring her out to meet the guys?"
Marcus, "You've already met her."
Leonardo, "When? I didn't know about it."
"Just now!" Marcus mumbled in his mind. He took out a cigarette, lit it, took a puff, and put it in the ashtray next to him, thinking that Cornelia probably wouldn't like the smell.
Leonardo, "So why are you waiting for Cornelia instead of being with your wife? You're not trying to be like me, are you?"
Marcus glared at him.
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