Chapter 870


    Chapter 870


    Marcus held Cornelia tight, about to tell her that this was no dream, but he couldn’t bear to shatter her


    illusion, hoping she could savor a few more minutes of joy. Cornelia lifted her head from his chest,


    saying, “I need to see my grandma. If I don’t see for myself that she’s okay, I won’t be able to rest


    easy.”


    Marcus held her tighter, unwilling to let her go. “Cornelia, don’t.”


    Cornelia gave him a smile, nting a kiss on his cheek. “I’m just going to check on my grandma. Once


    I see she’s fine, I’lle back and we can cuddle in bed. What’s got you all worked up?”


    But Marcus still wouldn’t let go, “Cornelia…”


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    She raised a hand to his face, gently pinching his cheek and smoothing his furrowed brow. “Tell me,


    what’s bothering you? We’re husband and wife, we need to talk about things. You can’t keep secrets


    from me.”


    Cornelia’s calmness only added to Marcus’ worries. He knew that sooner orter, she would find out


    that her grandma had passed away. This wasn’t her dream. But he preferred to break the news himself


    rather than have her hear it from someone else. “Cornelia, this is not a nightmare. Granny Reba


    has passed away.”


    Cornelia immediately red up. “What the hell are you talking about! I’m warning you, even as a


    couple, there are certain things you can’t just spout off. If you keep talking rubbish, I’m going to be pis


    sed.”


    Marcus knew she was in denial, refusing to ept that Granny Reba was gone. She thought


    everything happening was just a dream. She convinced herself that once she woke up, all the bad


    things would be gone, and that her grandma would still be there, nagging her to have kids with a smile.


    Marcus said, “Cornelia, denial won’t solve anything. You have to face the fact that Granny Reba is


    gone.”


    Cornelia quickly pushed him away, jumped out of bed, and ran out. “Marcus, I’m warning you, stop


    saying these things. This is just a nightmare, and I’m going to go check on my grandma.”


    She ran so fast she didn’t even put on her shoes, stepping directly onto the cold marble floor and


    heading downstairs. Marcus quickly picked up her shoes and chased after her.


    At eleven o’clock at night, the house staff were usually off duty, but tonight, all the lights in the mansion


    were on and everyone was bustling around. Seeing Cornelia, they all gave her sympathetic looks.


    The staff was busyte into the night, and there were some people Cornelia didn’t recognize. Even


    Zack and Abigail were there. When they saw Cornelia, they immediately came over. “Why are you


    running around barefoot on such a cold floor?”


    Cornelia asked, “What are you guys doing here?”


    Abigail said, “Marcus called us toe and keep youpany.”


    Comelia pushed them away. “You guys should go home. I don’t needpany. I need to be with my


    grandma.”


    They all knew Cornelia well and that she was in denial. They had seen how severe her denial could be,


    so this time, they wouldn’t let her escape.


    Zack said, “Nelly, we all know how important your grandma was to you. Her sudden passing is hard to


    ept. But she’s gone, and that’s a fact you can’t deny.”