Cornelia did want to buy some clothes for Jeremy, but she wasn't sure about his size. She could recall that Jeremy had a big build, probably similar to Marcus, "President Hartley, what's your clothing size?"
This initiative of hers to buy clothes for him gave Marcus a boost, so he immediately told her his size. The salesperson brought out a men's jacket identical to the one Cornelia was wearing according to his size, "Wanna try it on?"
Marcus nodded, "Sure."
He slipped on the jacket and the salesperson admired, "You're handsome and have a great figure, everything looks good on you."
Cornelia agreed, "It does look good. I'll take this one, could you pack it up for me?"
Then, she turned to Marcus and said, "Thank you for trying the clothes on! Have you picked a jacket for yourself?"
Marcus was speechless.
So the clothes were for Jeremy, not for him. His mood immediately soured, "I'm not cold."
Knowing that he was robust and not afraid of the cold, Cornelia didn't say more. She happily picked up the clothes for Jeremy and even took a few photos.
Seeing her indifference towards him, Marcus felt a bit down, "What do you want for dinner? Let's go eat first."
Woodpine was full of delicious food, but Cornelia couldn't think of any specific dishes at the moment. She whipped out her phone and searched for "Woodpine food".
She remembered during a trip to the West Region highlands last year, he was quite unhappy with her eating barbecue. She ordered two portions of barbecue. He didn't even taste it, and she ended up eating all of it.
Marcus said, "My wife also likes these. I need to learn to eat them, so I can eat with her."
Cornelia didn’t say anything. So it was for his wife again. Suddenly, Cornelia felt a little sympathy for Marcus. Maybe he had some issues in his sex life, unable to engage in marital sex. So he always had to give in to his wife in life?
He changed his principles and bottom line time and time again for his wife, even forcing himself to eat food he didn't like. Poor guy!
A big question arose in Cornelia's mind, did sex life really affect marital happiness?
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