Chapter 583 Impulsive Vow To An Enigmatic Husband

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.” Cornelia 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: