“Hottie4me” was the first to ask, “What did he say?”
“Ice Cold” answered, “He apologized to me, said he had to have lunch with his wife. That’s how he let me know he's hitched, and it made me drop the idea of going after him.”
Netizens chimed in, “And then what?”
“Ice Cold” continued, “I wasn’t ready to give up. So I had someone tail him to find out who his wife was. But he didn’t meet any woman at lunch, except for his assistant. I thought he was just using marriage as an excuse to turn me down, so I asked his assistant. His assistant told me President Hartley is indeed married and he is totally smitten with his wife. He's rich, handsome, and loyal to his wife. I mean, aren’t good men like him getting rarer?”
Everyone on the internet was green with envy.
“Why do good things like this never happen to us?”
"I hope I can meet a man like that in my next life."
“I wish I could be his assistant. Even if I can’t have him, just seeing him every day would be enough.”
“Ice Cold” retorted, “You think being his assistant is a walk in the park? There might be more people fighting for his assistant’s job than for his wife’s spot.”
A netizen asked, “Is his assistant a looker?”
“Ice Cold” responded, “She’s a total knockout! His assistant is a sweet-hearted girl with a dazzling smile that makes you feel comfortable.”
Another netizen asked. “Is there any chance President Hartley and his assistant have something going on?”
“Ice Cold” and “Hottie4me” almost simultaneously rebuffed, “Absolutely not! They have a strictly professional relationship.”
A netizen then said, “We’re all here admiring the love between the Hartleys, and you’re suggesting he’s messing around with his assistant. Are you trying to gross us out?”
Cornelia, Marcus, Leonardo, and Zack were all focused on eating, while Abigail was engrossed in her phone. She was “Hottie4me”.
She had been keeping tabs on Cornelia and Marcus for a long time, used to do it secretly, imagining their life.
Now she had a whole community of netizens accompanying her in this, analyzing their photos, spinning stories from any slight detail.
“Hottie4me” stated, “Guys, check out the angle of this photo. Maybe I'm reading too much into it. But just from the silhouette, I can tell President Hartley is head over heels for his wife.”
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