Chapter 219


    Chapter 219


    Thanks, President Hartley!” As soon as Marcus walked into the hall, Cornelia quickly whipped out her


    phone to do some searching.


    Who would’ve thought? Turns out there are heaps ofpanies these days that specialize in


    inspecting houses, and a basic once–over is less than a grand.


    For a big city, that price isn’t too shabby, something that Cornelia could totally swing, but she felt


    awkward about turning down Marcus‘ good intentions.


    Abigail and Zack showed up too, both looking super pumped. “Cornelia, we’re gonna have our own


    ce!”


    Comelia cracked a smile. “That’s right. One life goal down.”


    Zack said, “Let’s get the paperwork sorted.”


    “Sounds good.” After the three of them wrapped up the formalities, the designer, Trent Brown, arrived.


    Trent didn’t match his name at all. The bloke was tall and burly, sporting a pair of chunky ck sses,


    a long beard, and looking every bit the artsy type you see around town.


    Trent gave Cornelia the once–over. “Looks like my Jeremy’s got great taste. His wife is quite the


    looker.”


    This rubbed Cornelia the wrong way. “Your Jeremy?”


    Trent chuckled. “I’m fond of him. Nothing wrong with that, right?”


    Cornelia was taken aback. “He’s a guy, and you like him?”


    “What’s wrong with being a guy?” Trent shrugged nonchntly. “I like him, but he’s not into me. He


    hasn’t been in touch for a while, and when he finally does, it’s to ask me to help you with house


    renovations. Guess I don’t rank too high in his books. You’re his one and only.”


    Abigail and Zack were startled by his words and quickly pulled Cornelia aside. “Cornelia, do you think


    Jeremy might be gay, and married you to cover it up?”


    Cornelia was also thrown by Trent’s words but chose to trust Jeremy. “I believe Jeremy wouldn’t lie to


    me.”


    Abigail and Zack looked disappointed. “Just watch out, okay? Don’t let a guy like that fool you.”


    Seeing the three of them looking worried, Trent looked mighty pleased and continued to stir the pot.


    “You guessed right. Jeremy and I do have ‘that kind of rtionship. He married you just to throw people


    off.”


    Abigail and Zack were disgusted. “If you love each other, just be together. Why hurt an innocent girl?”


    Trent was smug. “We don’t mean to hurt anyone. Cornelia just got the short end of the stick.”


    Cornelia didn’t want to hear any more of his nonsense and texted Jeremy straight away. “Jeremy,


    what’s your rtionship with the designer Trent Brown you rmended?”


    Jeremy replied promptly, “He’s a long–time friend.”


    Cornelia, “He says he’s into you and hinted at a special rtionship with you. He says you married me


    to cover up your rtionship.”


    Jeremy, “Do you believe him?”


    Cornelia, “If you say it’s not true, I’ll believe you.”


    Jeremy, “It’s not true.”


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    Cornelia, “Okay, I trust you?”


    And just like that, Cornelia chose to trust him. Just when she thought he wouldn’t exin further,


    Jeremy sent another message. “Trent is a bad joker. He is straight, he and his wife are happily married,


    and he respects her a lot.”