Chapter 1
Riverton.
The scorching sun of summer feels like it could roast a person to a crisp.
Cornelia Stewart took half a day off from her boss, left the office, and went straight to the city hall in Waterside District to get her marriage certificate.
She knew that her grandma was still upset about what had happened three years ago, thinking she didn’t protect Cornelia well, which led to her bad reputation and inability to go home.
With Granny Rebecca getting older, Rebecca worried about not being able to take care of Cornelia anymore. So, she found Granny Luisa from Riverton, hoping she could introduce a suitable man to Cornelia. As it happened, Granny Luisa’s grandson was an eligible
bachelor.
The older generation always felt that a girl’s ultimate goal should be to get married, no matter who the husband was, as long as she got married, it was like completing her mission.
Having experienced what happened three years ago and witnessing so many broken marriages around her, Cornelia didn’t have high hopes for marriage.
She believed that if she met the right person, she could get married, but if not, being single for the rest of her life wasn’t bad either.
But to put her grandma at ease, Cornelia agreed to marry Granny Luisa’s grandson.
She quickly arrived at her destination and, as she got out of the car, she saw a tall man standing at the entrance of the city hall.
He wore a plain white shirt and black slacks, but his appearance was striking, and women couldn’t help but stare at him.
He was on the phone, not looking sideways.
Cornelia checked her phone and found the photo her grandma sent her. The man was the one in the photo, but he was even more handsome in person.
She approached him, and when she was close, he hung up the phone and asked, “Cornelia?”
Not only was he good–looking, but he also had a deep and sexy voice.
She nodded, “Are you Jeremy Artis?”
Jeremy nodded and turned to walk into the city hall.
big strides, walking fast, and Cornelia had to jog to keep up with him.
watch,
ask if he knew her, if he knew
get married by the pressure
she only knew he was Granny Luisa’s grandson,
her head, “Let’s go
finished it
she could hardly believe it. At that moment, Jeremy
been busy with work lately and won’t have time to take care of you. Take this card, the password is six 6s, and use the money inside as
the time she recovered, Jeremy had
at the bank card in her hand, feeling like
the branch of the Hartley Group, and had opened a comic book studio with her friend. With a lot of income every month, she ccould live a
with the elders at home, not to interfere
live as usual.
a peaceful life with her, she
certificate to her grandma, “Grandma, we’ve got our marriage
grandma replied, Good thing. You’d better have some children
word, Cornelia put away her phone, feeling somewhat heavy–hearted.
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single, she would be urged to get married, and once
seemed to have no influence
man never reached out to Cornelia again. Cornelia’s life didn’t undergo any changes whatsoever and she continued tirelessly working
passed quickly, and Riverton
performance, had been transferred to the secretary’s office at
company was very nervous, especially Cornelia, who may be transferred to the president’s side to continue
the president’s exclusive elevator door opened, and two men and a woman exited. The man in the
thought he looked familiar and couldn’t help but observe him for
in her ear. “A girl in our office once had some thoughts about President Hartley and was
working at the headquarters. She knew he was only 28 years old but didn’t expect him to be so attractive and
about to explain, a scoff came from behind, “Do you think you’re worthy of him?” The speaker was Eden Petersen, who had asked Cornelia out and often made things difficult for her
she didn’t care about such petty people.
thought
continued sarcastically, “Women these days are always aiming too high. Just because they’re a little attractive, they want to marry a rich man.”