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Chapter 840
Cornelia was ticked off by his question, giving him a dirty look. “How could I forget. Enough of that, get to work
already”
Marcus replied, “Alright. Breakfast is on the table, still hot, you can eat it after freshening up.”
Comelia responded, “Okay”
Marcus was acting all wonky today!
Inside a meeting room at the Hartley Group, there were about a dozen people present. Including the company’s big
bosses, the leader of this project, and Ben
The meeting was supposed to be face–to–face, but ten minutes before it began, everyone received a message
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtfrom Marcus saying he’d be joining them online. This wasn’t the first time this had happened, so no one batted an
eye.
But then, smack dab in the middle of the meeting, Marcus suddenly put everything on hold With a dead serious look
on his face, he announced he was going to check if his wife was awake yet.
As soon as Marcus was off–screen, the chit–chat began.
Employee A asked, “Come on Ben, you must know what’s up?”
Ben replied, ‘President Hartley has already said it, hasn’t he? He’s just going to see if his wife has woken up.”
Employee B chimed in. “President Hartley being head over heels for his wife is no secret in this company. But we’ve
never seen him ditch work halfway just for her. Spill the beans, Ben.”
Ben answered, “I’m in the dark as much as you guys are.”
If he knew anything, it was that Cornelia was the elusive Mrs. Hartley, whom everyone was dying to meet but never
got a chance to.
Employee C asked, “When will President Hartley ever bring his wife out in public?”
Employee D added, “President Hartley really knows how to keep his wife under wraps. They’ve been married for
ages, and there are only two blurry photos of her online”
Employee A commented, “I bet his wife is a real catch. Otherwise, how else could Marcus, the workaholic leave in
the middle of a meeting?”
The chatter grew louder, while Ben, who knew the real deal, just sat quietly and listened
After about fifteen minutes, Marcus reappeared on the big screen, “Back to business!”
Before the break, Employee B was speaking. He was in mid–sentence when Marcus put the meeting on hold. After
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmchatting away, he almost forgot what he was talking about. With the meeting suddenly back on, he was left
scrambling and had to wing it.
He had barely started speaking when Marcus cut him off, “Was this what you were discussing?”
His face was stone–cold, a stark contrast to the man who was just concerned about his wife waking up.
With a little nudge from the others, Employee B managed to pick up where he left off.
After this incident, everyone had a new understanding of Marcus. Even when he seemed to be completely focused
on his wife, he hadn’t forgotten about the meeting Perhaps that was the trait of successful people, they could juggle
multiple things at once.
The meeting was back on track.
After Employee B finished, it was someone else’s turn. Just as they started to speak, a gentle and sweet voice came
through Marcus‘ end, “Didn’t I tell you to hurry up and get to work? Why are you still at home?”
The voice was incredibly tender and sweet.
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