To ease her own embarrassment, Cornelia quickly shifted the topic onto Marcus's wife, "President Hartley, your cooking is really delicious, and with your wholehearted effort, I think your wife must love your dishes."
"Well, as long as you like it." Marcus chuckled, "How about you teach me another dish tomorrow?"
"President Hartley, if I hadn't seen you cooking myself tonight, I would've thought this was made by a professional chef. Your cooking skills are way better than mine, there's no need for me to teach you." Cornelia thought Marcus's culinary skills were already pretty top-notch, no need for further teaching.
Marcus paused for a moment, realizing he might have outdone himself.
Shouldn't a beginner in cooking make a mess in the kitchen?
He figured he could give it a shot next time.
After dinner, as Cornelia began to clean up, Marcus stopped her again, "You've already done me a huge favor, take a break, I'll do the cleaning up."
Did she do him a great favor? Cornelia felt like she was more like mooching a free meal.
But since he was willing to clean up, she let him, "President Hartley, I'll leave first then."
"Wait for me in the living room; I have something to talk to you about." After saying that, Marcus started cleaning up and went into the kitchen, leaving Cornelia to wait in the living room.
Just as Cornelia sat down, the doorbell rang.
She opened the door to find Dr. Dawson standing outside. Seeing her there, Dr. Dawson wasn't surprised at all.
Cornelia let Dr. Dawson in. She looked around but didn't see Marcus, "Cornelia, where's Marc?"
Surely, he wasn't so desperate just because Cornelia was his wife.
Knowing the truth, Dr. Dawson felt obligated to help Marcus, "I've watched Marc grow up. Never seen him cook before, didn't think the first time would be for his wife. I hope his wife appreciates his effort and treats him with the same sincerity."
Cornelia nodded, "Regardless of President Hartley's character or personal love life, he's beyond reproach. Mrs. Hartley will definitely cherish him."
When a clueless man meets an even more clueless woman, even Dr. Dawson felt anxious for them, "Marc is slow to warm up in terms of feelings, it's hard for him to fall for a woman, but once he does, he'll treat her well for the rest of his life. Cornelia, do you understand?"
Hearing her name suddenly, Cornelia thought Dr. Dawson was reminding her of her own status, so she smiled, "Dr. Dawson, don't worry. I have no interest in President Hartley now, and I absolutely won't in the future."
Dr. Dawson became anxious, "Cornelia, that's not what I meant. I'm saying you can have feelings for Marc, any feelings at all."
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