Cornelia first moved her grandma's urn into the room, found a place for it, then started to tidy up.
At that moment, some people arrived one after another outside the apartment and asked, "Are you Mr. Artis?"
Marcus answered, "That's me."
The one who appeared to be in charge said, "We are the staff of the housekeeping company and we are now at your service."
Marcus turned to Cornelia and said, "Cornelia, what things do you think need to be cleaned? I'll have them take care of it."
Cornelia replied, "Everything in the living room is junk that Robison dumped there. Have them take it all out."
Marcus then instructed them, "Clear out everything in the living room."
With all hands on deck from the cleaning service, the mess in the living room was quickly cleared out, providing them with a space to settle in.
Cornelia asked Marcus, "When did you call the domestic service?"
Marcus answered, "When you went downstairs."
Cornelia continued, "How did you know there was stuff to clean up?"
Marcus tousled her hair lightly and said, "The house has been empty for quite a while. It definitely needed a clean-up. I just wanted someone to do the cleaning, didn't expect they could double as movers."
Cornelia then said, "Robison was a child my grandma adopted. She always treated him like her own son, but he was ungrateful and awful to her. When she fell ill, he didn't lift a finger to help her, even wanted her money. She was so angry, she cut ties with him. She wanted me to sell this house, but I didn't because it was her home. I didn't expect it to be taken over by that couple."
Marcus comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, I won't let them win."
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