By all accounts, Marcus should be attending this birthday party.
But Marcus was a free spirit, and if he didn't feel like dealing with a situation, he wouldn't, "Are you going or not?"
These kinds of events, even though they were birthday parties, were really business affairs. Cornelia never got involved in this kind of stuff when she was off work.
But she kept thinking about Natalia's message and wanted to see what Clair was up to, "I kinda want to see what's going on."
Marcus knew this wasn't the real reason Cornelia wanted to attend the Reese family's event, but he didn't call her out on it, "If you want to go, we'll go."
Cornelia was no longer surprised that Marcus listened to her, "President Hartley, the guests for the Reese family's birthday party will surely be dressed to the nines. We've got two hours till we need to head over. I should go home and change."
Marcus said, "No need, you can wear whatever. You're with me, and no one will dare critique you."
Cornelia said, "President Hartley, I still need to go home and change."
She had a big shot to rely on, but this wasn't the time to do so.
Everyone would be dressed to impress at someone else's birthday party. If she showed up in casual wear, she would stick out like a sore thumb and cause unnecessary trouble.
Marcus' status was clear, and he could do as he pleases. But as a lowly assistant, she'd only be asking for trouble.
Marcus said, "I'll have someone deliver clothes to you."
Cornelia said, "President Hartley, there's no need. I have that dress Sallie gave me, which I haven't worn yet. I'd like to wear that."
Speaking of the dress, Marcus remembered it too.
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