Impulsive Vow to an Enigmatic Husband novel Chapter 270

"Five hundred bucks?" An hour of chatter for five hundred bucks seemed outrageous to Cornelia, but she had already been talking for a while and she couldn't just bail out now.

"If you think that's too low, Ms. Stewart, I can up it a bit." Justin wasn't sure about Cornelia's spending habits, worried that his price might be too low and make her suspicious.

"Too low, seriously?" Cornelia was afraid Justin would jack up the price on the spot, so she quickly whipped out her phone, "Dr. Terrel, I'll just PayPal you, okay?"

Justin checked his phone and the five hundred was in his account instantly, "Ms. Stewart, would you like to join me to see President Hartley?"

"No, you go ahead, I'll just chill here for a bit." Cornelia gave an apologetic smile, and when Justin left, her gaze fell on her phone on the table. Two days had passed and Jeremy still hadn't texted her.

She wished Jeremy was by her side, not Marcus. Even though Jeremy couldn't help her with anything, his presence alone would have been enough.

But Jeremy hadn't sent a single message. It was like when they first got married, he suddenly appeared and then vanished from her life just as abruptly, as if his existence before was just an illusion.

She gave a bitter smile. Maybe they weren't meant to be after all.

As Cornelia was lost in her thoughts, Briana came running over with a few books, sat down next to her, "Hey Cornelia, I got some good reads here, wanna check them out?"

Cornelia looked up and saw the rare edition book she had seen in Marcus's study. She wasn't in the mood for reading, but the book piqued her interest, "Can I look at this one?"

Then another message from Marcus: [Forward this to Cornelia.]

Briana didn't get his intention, but she did as asked anyway.

After the message was sent, Cornelia's phone on the table buzzed twice. She picked it up immediately, but when she saw the new message wasn't from Jeremy, a flicker of disappointment crossed her bright eyes.

Why did Jeremy always disappear without a trace whenever she was ready to settle down with him? He used to text her every day saying he wanted to live a good life with her. Was living a good life so busy he couldn't even spare a moment to send her a WhatsApp message?