Cornelia felt her guess was likely true, so she said, "Bri, I've got a favor to ask."
Briana responded, "Cornelia, just spit it out, no need to beat around the bush."
Cornelia said, "About Jeremy's parents, don't bring them up casually."
Briana promised, "Cornelia, rest assured, I won't blab about Jeremy's business."
Cornelia sternly said, "Also keep today's chat confidential. Don’t tell him."
Briana was puzzled, "Why?"
Cornelia explained, "Did you tell me all this about his parents hoping I'd treat him better?"
Briana spoke with a confused look, "His childhood was tough. I told you so you'd be nicer to him, what's wrong with that?"
Cornelia gently patted Briana's head, "Bri, your intentions are good, but did you ever think that Jeremy may not want people's sympathy?"
Briana asked, "What does he need then?"
Cornelia chuckled, "Maybe what he needs is a partner to walk hand in hand with?"
Cornelia put away her phone, washed her hands, and sat back down to continue making bread.
When she just sat down, Marcus came back. He didn't mention the call he just took, just asked, "What were you guys chatting about?"
Briana shook her head, "Nothing much."
Marcus didn't pry further.
After the bread was baked, she first gave a piece to Marcus, "Mr. Hartley, here's a taste of our joint effort."
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Beautiful novel. Can we have a continuation of Zavier and Skyler's story? Them getting back together? Short story.......