Ben asked nervously, "President Hartley, did I do something wrong?"
Marcus coldly replied, "Stop sucking up to Cornelia all the time. I can't even get her to notice me, let alone you."
That was a subtle hint at Ben's average looks.
Feeling wronged, Ben said, "President Hartley, when have I been sucking up to Cornelia? Besides, we're both your assistants, we spend more time together than with our families. If we get along well, won't that improve our work efficiency? Why are you blaming me?"
Marcus said, "She's married. You can be nice to her, but not too much."
Ben quickly responded, "But you treat her much better than I do. She's married, and so are you. If you can be nice to her, why can't I?"
Marcus, "It's only natural that I'm good to my wife!"
Ben, a bit dumbfounded, "I didn't say you shouldn't be good to your wife."
Marcus, "Get lost!"
Ben was speechless.
Since he was kicked out, he might as well go. It wasn't his first time being kicked out anyway.
Meanwhile, when Cornelia returned to her room, she didn't immediately pack her bags. She texted Jeremy on her phone, "Jeremy, did you arrange for Marcus to take me to his place?"
Recently, Cornelia had been really busy, barely having enough time to rest, let alone text Jeremy. Jeremy said he was also busy, and they hadn't chatted on WhatsApp for a while.
After sending the message, Cornelia waited a bit before receiving a response from Jeremy, "Yes, I arranged for him to take you to his place. You can stay there without worry. If you need anything, just let him know."
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