Hearing that he had been helping her again, Cornelia felt a warmth in her heart, "Thanks for the help! But I have my own way of dealing with Clair, you don't have to get involved."
Marcus asked, "How do you plan to deal with her?"
Jokingly, Cornelia said, "I can't beat her up, nor can I pull her hair. So I can only fight fire with fire, use the public opinion against her. Clair is Granger's wife, and everyone in Riverton knows, and I'm just an assistant. If we talk about reputation, she definitely has more to lose than me. If she, as the lady of the Reese family, isn't afraid of getting embarrassed, what's there for me to be afraid of!"
After grandma's incident, Cornelia had planned to take Ayden straight to the Reese family for a showdown. If it hadn't been for seeing Marcus spending a lot of money to clean up the mess for her, she would have gone all in.
In the end, she didn't go. But that didn't mean she wouldn't hold Clair accountable. She could also manipulate the public opinion.
Marcus wasn't surprised that Cornelia would use public opinion. He believed that Cornelia had the ability to destroy Clair's reputation. But he had to stop her, as he didn't want her to regret it in the future, "Cornelia, can you promise me something?"
Cornelia said, "Tell me, if I can do it, I'll definitely agree."
Marcus said, "Leave Clair to me. Don't touch her for now."
Cornelia asked, "Why?"
Marcus paused slightly, then said, "She's still useful."
Cornelia said, "Alright. Since she's still useful to you, I'll let her run wild in Riverton for a few more days."
Marcus said, "Thank you!"
Cornelia said, "We're husband and wife, no need to be so polite."
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