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Chapter 1167
Emily gawked at Grandpa Augustine, “Why are you so strict? You scared me.”
Grandpa Augustine didn’t give Emily a break, “You’re no different from them, if you mess up, you pay the price.
Don’t think you can do whatever the heck you want just because you’re young and dodge responsibility.”
Emily blinked, tears rolling down his face, one by one, like pearls falling off a broken string, “Nelly, help!”
Emily was as cute as a button with a soft voice, so everyone loved him. Cornelia, of course, didn’t want to see him
mistreated, “Grandpa Augustine, Emily is still a kid, so…
Grandpa Augustine sternly said, “Being young is no excuse for dodging responsibility. No matter how old you are,
you should face the music if you mess
up.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtCornelia was stunned.
What Grandpa Augustine said seemed to make sense. If she let kids get away with stuff when they were young,
they would have to face the music sooner or later when they grew up.
Emily cried a river, “Grandpa Augustine doesn’t love me anymore. Neither does Nelly. Poor me!”
Alexa felt like putting a sock in Emily’s mouth. Grandpa Augustine was steaming, the more Emily talked, the worse it
got. And sure enough, the next moment, Grandpa Augustine spoke again, ‘Brian, aren’t you going to take them
away?”
Brian quickly responded, “Yes.”
He was as meek as a lamb now, gone was the cockiness he had in front of Cornelia. Indeed, everyone had their
Achilles’ heel.
Today was supposed to be a fun day out, but some hiccups had left Cornelia feeling beat. Back home, she grabbed
a bite to eat and hit the sack.
After waking up, she texted Marcus: [How’re you holding up?]
It was a while before Marcus replied: [It’s 10 pm at home now, you should hit the hay]
After just a few words, he told her to sleep. Didn’t he want to chat longer? Regardless of what Marcus wanted,
Cornelia wanted to chat more. She asked: [Are you feeling better? Did you take your meds on time?]
Marcus replied simply: [Yep, I’m better. Took my meds on time.]
Cornelia said: [I’m telling you, you gotta listen to the doc and take your meds on time. Can’t just neglect your health
cause you’re young.] Cornelia rambled on.
But Marcus simply replied: [Okay]
Cornelia replied: [Are you busy now? Can we video chat? I want to see you]
Marcus said: [I’ve got stuff to do, can’t right now]
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmCornelia insisted: [Even if I can’t see you, let me hear your voice. Maybe hearing your voice would help me sleep.]
I lost my voice when I had a fever.] Marcus replied.
Cornelia was a bit suspicious: [Did Dr. Lester give you meds? Did you listen to Dr. Lester? If you didn’t, I’ll fly over to
take care of you]
Marcus quickly replied: [I did.]
Cornelia replied: [Okay, you get back to your stuff. Remember to video call me when you’re free. No matter how
late, I’ll wait for your call, because I won’t turn off my phone to sleep.]
[Uh-huh, you should sleep early] Marcus said.
Cornelia responded: [But I might have insomnia if you’re not around]
After this message, Cornelia waited a long time, but Marcus didn’t reply. Cornelia had to text him again: [I get the
feeling that you don’t really want to chat with me, am I right?]
Marcus replied: [Why would you say that?]
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