Impulsive Vow to an Enigmatic Husband novel Chapter 816

Briana quickly caught hold of Cornelia, "Cornelia."

Ayden was also startled, "Mrs. Hartley."

Cornelia took a tissue, wiped the blood off her mouth, and slowly said, "Don't freak out, I'm okay. That guy just slapped me, and I bit myself. Didn't want to lose out, so I kept my mouth shut. Now that I think about it, I really took one for the team."

"Cornelia, why are you so boneheaded? You knew you couldn't beat him, but you still stepped in to take the hit for me." Briana held Cornelia tightly, seeking comfort and strength from her.

Cornelia replied, "You're family, Briana. Did you expect me to stand by while you were in danger?"

Briana clung to Cornelia's arm, "Cornelia, thank you!"

Cornelia gently stroked Briana's head, softly saying, "Bri, your granny, your brother, and I, we're all family and we all love you, got it?"

The fact that Brennen's henchman dared to lay a finger on Briana showed that she meant jack to Brennen. So, Brennen had no qualms about picking on a defenseless little girl like Briana during his power struggle with Marcus.

How dare Brennen call himself a loving father after being so hard on his own daughter!

Briana nodded, "I know. I've always known that I only have granny and Marcus. But now I also have you, Cornelia, who cares about me."

Cornelia responded, "Mmm."

Cornelia asked again, "Is there anything you want?" Cornelia was thinking of getting him something, assuming he would turn down the lunch invitation for Marcus' sake.

But Ayden still refused, "No!"

Cornelia asked, "If you don't want to have lunch or anything else, can you tell me what type of girl you like? I can set you up with someone suitable. How about that?"

The mere mention of setting him up with someone finally elicited a reaction from Ayden, who was usually expressionless. But it wasn't happiness, rather a barely suppressed anger, "Mrs. Hartley, that really isn't necessary."

Normally, his tone was devoid of emotion, sounding somewhat cold but never malicious. But this time, his voice seemed to be squeezed through gritted teeth, revealing his anger.