Marcus squeezed Cornelia's hand, "Are you still mad at me?"
"Do I look mad?" she shot back.
"I was just worried you were," Marcus said.
"Remember when we fought? You said we should always talk things out rationally, no matter what. I remember that. I'm not going to throw a tantrum," Cornelia replied.
During their previous argument, Cornelia, in a fit of anger, let slip the word "divorce". She regretted it immensely afterward. She believed that no matter the circumstances were, "divorce" was a word not to be taken lightly, as it could cause great harm to both parties in a marriage.
"I'll remember that too," Marcus reassured her, giving her hand another squeeze.
...
Upstairs, Briana noticed Cornelia was missing again. "Granny Luisa, where's Cornelia?" she asked.
Granny Luisa searched around in a hurry but couldn't find her, and she became even more anxious. "We should look for her, just in case something happened to Nelly," she said anxiously.
"Calm down, Granny Luisa," Abigail said. "I bet she knew her husband was coming home and couldn't wait to see him, so she went downstairs to greet him."
As soon as Abigail finished speaking, Cornelia and Marcus appeared, hand in hand.
Abigail and Granny Luisa exchanged glances. "See, Granny Luisa? I told you so," Abigail said with a smirk.
"Abby, do you have a boyfriend?" Granny Luisa asked. "If not, I can set you up with a good man."
"I'm not in a hurry. There are a few things I need to discuss," Granny Luisa said, adjusting her position for comfort. "Nelly, you haven't prepared your grandmother's grave yet, have you? Let Marcus handle it."
"My grandma didn't want me to worry, so she bought her own plot years ago," Cornelia explained.
Granny Luisa finally felt at ease. "You young people stay here. I'm going to bed," she said.
Marcus and Cornelia escorted her to her room. As they were about to leave, Granny Luisa took Cornelia's hand. "Nelly, stay. I have something to say to you. Marcus, you can go."
"Alright," Marcus said, kindly closing the door behind him.
Granny Luisa held Cornelia's hand tightly, sobbing as she said, "Nelly, I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!"
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