"Mrs. Kamp, you should know Mr. Hartley's personality better than I do. And what the heck are you so afraid of? Why are you treating me, a tiny little assistant, like this,?" Cornelia didn't know that her words hit Courtney's sore spot; she just felt that there must be a deeper reason for Courtney to find her.
And she remembered what Marcus told her yesterday, as long as she was working by his side, he would be her support. With Marcus as her support, who else should she be afraid of?
Cornelia broke Courtney's facade. She stared at Cornelia briefly, then sneered, "Billy, take Ms. Stewart back."
Billy obeyed, "Alright..."
After they left, Helena came to Courtney's side, "Ma'am, are you worried that Mr. Hartley would fall out with you because of an assistant?"
Courtney was so angry that she smashed a teacup, "What assistant? This assistant is the woman the old lady told Marc to marry, and now she's still Marc's legal wife! The truth would eventually come out if I did something to her."
"What?" Helena was shocked. She never thought Cornelia was Marcus' registered wife, "Cornelia is the woman we've been looking for but couldn't find?"
"The old lady was worried that I would find trouble with that woman, so she has been protecting her very well. For more than a year, no matter what methods I used, I couldn't find out who Marc married to." Courtney took a sip of tea to calm herself down, "Ironically, when I was investigating Marc's assistant, I found out that this woman's husband is Marc."
This news was too shocking, and Helena couldn't believe it. Was Cornelia Mr. Hartley's wife? So why didn't she tell Mr. Hartley her identity?
Courtney said, "That's the terrifying aspect of this woman. She went to great lengths to get close to Marc, making him develop feelings for her. And when the time came, she planned to reveal her true identity, securing her position as the wife of the young master of the Hartley family. However, she miscalculated. She didn't expect that Marc genuinely wanted to live a peaceful life with his wife. It was only later when Marc mistook someone else for Cornelia and misunderstood his wife's infidelity that he wanted a divorce."
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