"Steven is even worse than Zavier." No one could truly grasp the horror of Steven; only she, Hannah, knew it best.
"Hannah, you've got to take care of yourself, no matter what." Cornelia hadn't finished her sentence when she heard rustling noises and Steven's sleepy voice on the line.
"Darling, who are you calling in the middle of the night? Are you cheating on me with someone else, huh?"
Cornelia didn't want to pry into their private lives, so she hung up right away.
She was dead tired before, but after all the talking, she was wide awake.
She got up, turned on her computer, and wrote a long, heartfelt letter of two thousand words. She then created a Twitter account to follow Hannah and sent her the letter via private message.
Cornelia wasn't a fan of sharing her life on social media, so she'd never set up these accounts before.
If it wasn't for Hannah, she wouldn't have done it.
After sending the message, Cornelia logged out with no intention of using it again.
After doing all this, the sky was almost bright, and Cornelia finally hit the hay.
This time, she slept until past four in the afternoon and was still groggy when she woke up.
Cornelia rarely pulled an all-nighter. Even when she did in her younger days, it took her several days to recover.
She had some ingredients in the fridge, so she whipped up something to eat.
There was also half a chicken left in the fridge. Cornelia decided to make chicken soup for everyone to warm up, as it had been raining in Riverton and it was damp and chilly. With some pasta, it'd be enough for a dinner for three.
It would be ready by the time Zack and the others got home from work.
After all that, Cornelia grabbed some snacks and went back to her room to continue working on her comic at her desk.
Meanwhile, Marcus was at Southern Peak, walking in with a bunch of presents. Granny Luisa was quite worried. "Did you upset Nelly again?"
"Granny, I told you I'd be good to Nelly, and I meant it." Marcus didn't quite know how to keep a marriage going, so he had to seek advice from those with experience.
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