Leonardo was just venting; he already had his own answer in mind, and he didn't need Marcus's response.
But Marcus answered anyway: "Because my wife is from Rosenberg, I have to learn to eat Rosenberg's food."
Upon hearing this, Leonardo had a sudden thought in his head: Marcus was screwed!
Marcus, who had never shown interest in women for over two decades and thought dating was a complete waste of time, was now changing his eating habits of over twenty years for a woman.
Was this still the same Marcus?
Had he been possessed by someone else's soul?
Leonardo believed Marcus would regret it. "Well, go ahead and learn to eat Rosenberg's food. I'll stick with our Riverton food; it's light and nutritious."
After he said this, Abigail got pissed off and asked, "What do you mean by that?"
Leonardo: "What do you mean?"
Abigail, "So are you saying Riverton's food is nutritious but Rosenberg's isn't?"
Leonardo, "Are you nuts? Did I say that?"
Abigail, "Even if you didn't say it, you thought it. If you don't admit it, you're just a coward."
Leonardo, "What did I do to deserve this tonight, dealing with someone like you?"
"Right." Cornelia was so absorbed in eating that she almost forgot this was Marcus's taboo: "President Hartley, I'll eat it far away from you."
Marcus, "No need, just enjoy your meal; don't mind me."
Zack and Abigail were also busy eating, having no time for chit-chat. The food at this Rosenberg restaurant was expensive for a good reason; it was indeed tastier than outside.
Everyone was having a good time; only Leonardo was feeling downcast. "Marc, you've changed! You've really changed! You don't care about me anymore!"
He yelled out loud, finally getting Marcus's attention, "Should I care about you?"
Leonardo was even more heartbroken. "Shouldn't our friendship from growing up together mean something?"
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Beautiful novel. Can we have a continuation of Zavier and Skyler's story? Them getting back together? Short story.......