Cornelia led Marcus and the others upstairs, stopping in front of the door. She tried to unlock it but found the lock had been changed. Instantly, Cornelia knew this was Robison's doing. "Granny Luisa, wait here. I'll go sort it out."
Marcus immediately said, "I'll go with you."
"No need, help me hold this." Cornelia carefully handed Granny Rebecca's urn to Marcus. "Don't worry, I'll be right back."
Marcus was bound to worry if Cornelia went alone. But with Ayden around, Marcus was confident no one would mess with her, so he let her go.
Cornelia came downstairs alone and saw Cristina still walking back and forth outside the elevator, just like a sneaky thief. Seeing Cornelia coming down, she quickly put on a fake smile. "You bitch, I offered to to have you my house, but you insist bringing them upstairs. What's the point?"
Cornelia didn't have the patience for chit-chat. "Give me the key."
"The key is with Robison. Go find him if you want it," Cristina retorted.
Cornelia glared at her, "Are you really not giving it to me?"
Cristina played dumb, "What? What do you want from me?"
"I once sent Robison to jail for a few days. Wouldn't mind doing the same for you," Cornelia shot back.
From Cristina's tone, it was clear she was trying to wriggle out of this.
But Cornelia wasn't worried. They had officially severed ties and it was legally binding. Cristina couldn't play dumb. Without saying another word to Cristina, Cornelia looked up a locksmith's number from a community ad and called him over to unlock her house.
After hanging up, Cornelia went back upstairs. She saw Granny Luisa still waiting at the door with everyone else, unable to get inside. Cornelia felt sorry, "Granny Luisa, you must be tired from standing so long..."
Before she could finish, Granny Luisa cut her off. "I'm not tired. The real problem is why can't we open your door. Did someone change the lock? Was it Robison?"
Cornelia nodded, "Granny Luisa, I'm sorry for the trouble."
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