Cornelia's response hit Marcus like a bullet straight to the heart.
Before he had someone buy these gifts, he specifically called up Sallie to ask what girls liked. Sallie told him that every girl loves clothes, bags, shoes, and jewelry.
So, he had someone carefully pick out these gifts for Cornelia. He thought she would be as thrilled as Sallie suggested, but it turned out she didn’t like them at all.
Hiding his disappointment, Marcus replied to Cornelia, "So, what do you like?"
Cornelia responded, "First tell me, can these things be returned?"
Usually, Marcus would just toss out anything he didn't like. He never bothered with returns. "If you don't like these things, tell me what you do like and I'll buy that. There's no need to return what's already been bought."
Cornelia responded, "I like money!"
Who doesn't, right? But few would come straight out and say it. Marcus found his Cornelia even more adorable, "Then I'll give you another bank card, spend whatever you want."
Cornelia quickly texted back, "I have the ability to make my own money, I don't need yours."
She didn't want the house he offered. She didn't like the things he bought. She didn't want his bank card either. Marcus really didn't get what Cornelia was thinking, "Then tell me, what do you want?"
What did she want?
Cornelia had never really thought about it before. Now, she thought carefully, "What I want is simple. I want my own house, a real home. I want to live a healthy and happy life with my family."
Cornelia had already managed to buy a house with her own hard work. All she wanted now was for her grandmother to recover quickly and to enjoy every day with her.
Marcus texted her, "I’m not short of money."
Cornelia asked, "I know you're rich. But spending over a million on all these clothes, shoes, bags, and jewelry that I can't possibly use all, do you really think it's worth it?"
"Spending money on my wife is always worth it." Marcus was glad he reported a lower price. If he told her the actual value of the stuff in the closet was over ten million, she might feel even more distressed.
Cornelia said, "This over a million is more than what many people can earn in a lifetime. Jeremy, listen to me, return these items. You should save this money for better use."
Marcus suddenly realized that Cornelia kept mentioning money not because she didn't like the clothes and shoes he bought. What she really cared about was the money, "You don't need to worry about money or feel distressed about it."
After sending this message, Marcus waited for a long time without any reply from Cornelia. He prompted again, "Cornelia, why haven't you replied yet?"
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