Zack, noticing Cornelia's hesitation, quickly comforted her, "Cornelia, don't listen to Abby's nonsense. You're still young, and got your whole life ahead of you. You're bound to find a man who you genuinely like and who likes you back. Don't waste your best years on someone who's not worth it."
"The man I love and the man who loves me?" Cornelia chuckled, "Hmm..." She didn't say anything more.
Abigail suggested, "It's getting late, we should head back. We can talk more about this when we wake up tomorrow."
Cornelia didn't want to keep them this late, "Sure."
Abigail turned to Zack, "You drive yourself home, Zack. I'll ride with Cornelia."
Zack nodded, "Take care of her."
Cornelia chuckled and reassured them, "Don't worry about me. I've been through a lot already, this is nothing."
Seeing her nonchalant attitude, Abigail and Zack felt even more sorry for her.
Cornelia's life was almost destroyed at a very young age; she had no home to return to. If she hadn't been so strong, she wouldn't be the Cornelia they knew today.
Luckily, all of that was in the past, and no one could ever use it against her again.
...
There were no parking spaces next to Cornelia's car, so Zack had to park his car some distance away.
Cornelia and Abigail watched him walk over, get in his car, and then they turned to get into their own car.
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