Briana somehow appeared at the kitchen entrance, startled by their intimate gestures, "Bro, Cornelia, you guys about to smooch? Oops, bad timing! You guys carry on. Pretend I wasn’t here."
Cornelia explained, "President Hartley has flour on his eyelashes. I'm just cleaning it off, it's not what you think." She then turned to Briana, "Bri, come join us and make some bread."
With a cheeky grin, Briana asked, "Are you sure you want me to join? Not afraid that I might third wheel your intimate moment?"
Cornelia furrowed her brows slightly, saying seriously, "Bri, others can say whatever they want, but you can't. Your sister-in-law is so nice to you, if she hears you joking about your brother with another girl, she'd be heartbroken."
Seeing Cornelia upset, Briana quickly became serious and joined the bread-making team, "Cornelia, I was just joking. Don’t be angry. If you don't like it, I won't do it again."
“Hmph.” Cornelia sighed slightly irritated.
Her action was indeed a bit inappropriate. She just wanted to help Marcus clean the flour off his eyelashes, without considering how intimate it might have looked to others.
Cornelia then asked, "Do you know how to bake bread? If not, I can teach you."
Leaning on Cornelia, Briana replied, "I don’t. Cornelia, teach me."
Marcus shot a cold glance at Briana. He didn't say anything, but Briana could read a lot from his icy stare.
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