NovelOnlineChapter 478
He was so strong, Cornelia felt like her shoulder was about to be crushed by him
Her lace wrinkled up in pain, “President Hartley, it hurts.”
Marcus immediately lightened his grip. “Do you understand what I’m saying?”
Cornelia broke free from his hold, stepping back a couple steps, “I do”
He continued. “Your life is important. Do you get that?”
Cornelia lifted her gaze Meeting his eyes, this was the first time she was this close to him. At that
moment, all they could see in their eyes was each other His eyes looked serious under his silver
glasses
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe always managed to touch her heart with the simplest words. He probably didn’t know. The more he
acted like this towards her, the more she wanted to give for him, even willing to sacrifice herself
Marcus glanced at her, “Did they hurt you?”
Comelia shook her head, “I noticed they were acting strange and ran off immediately. I was fast, so
they didn’t catch me”
What if she hadn’t been smart enough to run? What would have happened if those men had caught
her?
Marcus didn’t dare to think further, “No matter what happens in the future, remember to contact me
first.”
Cornelia nodded, “Okay”
Just then, a siren wailed in the distance. The police had received a call and dispatched officers from
the nearby station immediately
After the officers checked the identities of the men, they told Cornelia, “Miss, we need you to come to
the station to give a detailed statement.”
Marcus shielded Cornelia behind him, “Is there a problem?”
The officer replied, “We just checked these four men’s identities. If we’re not wrong, they might be the
criminals we’ve been searching for They’re linked to several human traffickings over the past two
months.”
Cornelia got goosebumps upon hearing this. Human traffickers these days were becoming increasingly
audacious, even daring to strike in scenic areas. “Alright, I’ll go with you to give a statement, hoping
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmthese bastards can be brought to justice soon‘
The officer said, “You can ride with us!
Marcus refused, “No need, we’ll follow in our car‘
Cornelia said, “President Hartley, you don’t need to get involved. You should go handle your own
matters”
Marcus said, “I’m the one who broke that guy’s arm, how could this not involve me?”
Cornelia was speechless Why did he have to drag himself into this? But she knew that once Marcus
made up his mind, there was no changing it. All she could do was silently accept it
As she was about to leave with him, the boy behind her called out, “Uhh. Can you wait a second?”
Cornelia turned back, “What’s up?”
The boy blushed, pointing at the camera in her hand, “The camera, you haven’t returned it to me yet
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