After parking the car, Marcus went to find Cornelia, only to see her staring blankly at the flour on the shelf. He waved his hand in front of her, "Cornelia, what's on your mind?"
Cornelia said, "I don’t think I can finish all this, so I'm wondering if I could find someone to split it with me."
The well-to-do Marcus obviously didn't understand what Cornelia was troubled about, "This bag of flour isn't that much; you can store what's left."
Cornelia shook her head and joked, "I think I'll just buy less. I'll wait here. I'm sure there'll be customers with the same idea as me."
"You're not willing to spend that much, are you?" Having spent some time together, Marcus was gradually getting a sense of Cornelia's thought process.
Compared to others, Cornelia earned quite enough money, but was simply not willing to spend it irrationally. Perhaps because she had just bought a house and needed money for renovations.
Cornelia, "Yes."
Marcus chuckled, "I'll pay. You don't need to. Buy whatever you want; don't worry about the money."
Hearing this, Cornelia was over the moon, "Well, thanks a lot, President Hartley."
She was on a business trip, and it was only right that the boss man should help her buy food and provide her with accommodation.
With Marcus' comforting words, Cornelia stopped fretting. Without delay, she grabbed a few bags of pasta and placed them in the shopping cart, then went on to buy some seasonings.
Before they went out, Cornelia went to Marcus' kitchen. It was spotlessly clean, with no signs of previous cooking. The fridge was empty.
The holiday was only six days away, and they didn't know how long they would be staying in Paris. Cornelia thought it would be a good idea to buy some groceries to store in the fridge, so that she would conveniently cook if she wanted to.
Marcus grabbed the cart handle, "You pick the food, and I’ll push the cart. Let me see what you usually buy, so I can do the same with my wife in the future."
Cornelia, "Alright."
Cornelia led the way, looking at each shelf one by one, putting whatever she wanted to buy into the cart. Marcus closely followed her, but his eyes couldn't help but drift to her face.
Cornelia was not only extremely diligent at work, but also with shopping. Before buying anything, she would carefully check the ingredients and other details.
Worried about being caught by Cornelia, Marcus was very careful. Whenever Cornelia felt his gaze and turned to look at him, he could always pretend to be looking elsewhere.
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