The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan)

Chapter 166

Deanna was crying her eyes out. It seemed like she was struggling to get her words out.

"I told you before, your corneas came from my dad. But then my mom told me that wasn't the case.

Even the date of my dad's death wasn't that day, it was a day later. After my dad passed, my mom was

worried sick. She was a lonely woman with no way out. By some stroke of luck, I had a distant uncle

who was the head of a hospital. My mom, for some reason, switched the donor of your cornea to my

dad, because she thought you had a big future. Ronan, my mom has been lying to you and to me all

these years. I thought I was your life-saver. I'm sorry, Ronan. I feel so ashamed, and I've given my

mom a piece of my mind."

This was the conclusion Deanna and Leila came to after discussing it. They figured that once Shelley

woke up, the cat would be out of the bag. Ronan would find out sooner or later, so it was better to come

clean now and pin all the blame on Leila. At least in Ronan's eyes, Deanna was innocent

"Is that so?" Ronan seemed to be hearing this for the first time. "Then whose corneas do I have?"

Ronan seemed to be in the dark about all of this. Shelley and her daughter hadn't told him anything.

"I'm not sure, Ronan. Blame me if you want. I got your property deed back for you. I thought we are

your life-saver. I can't bear to live in your house anymore." Deanna couldn't hold back her tears.

"It's fine. You can keep living here. It's Christmas, go home and be with your mom." Ronan started to

urge her.

"Ronan, you really don't blame me?" Deanna asked.

"I don't blame you."

"Then I'll go. Ronan, aren't you going to walk me out?" Deanna seemed reluctant to leave.

"I need to stay and keep my wife company."

Deanna bit her lip and left.

Ronan went upstairs. The door to another room also quietly closed.

Shelley was supposed to be sleeping, but she got up and saw Ronan in a heated conversation with a

woman. She knew eavesdropping was wrong, but for the sake of her daughter, she listened for a while

and ended up finding out about this.

So for the past six years, this woman and her mom had been taking credit for Castiel's deed. And

Ronan, he handled it well.

Cordelia was packing her things. It was Christmas, and her clothes were still a mess.

"This is for you." Ronan handed her something.

"What?" Cordelia reached out her hand.

It was a check for fifty thousand dollars. Ronan hadn't given her money in a long time. It was a

reminder that she was selling herself and had no right to be jealous of others.

"Thank you." Cordelia looked up at Ronan.

Only she knew how forced her smile was. Fifty thousand dollars, for ten days of her company. What a

high cost.

Cordelia seemed to fear the check would fly away, so she looked around for a place to put it away. In

the end, she tucked it into her Cost Management in Finance textbook.

There was nothing left between them but money.

Cordelia walked past Ronan, who suddenly grabbed her chin. He thought of the scene downstairs

where she was playing with the cat. He was inexplicably angry.

"Fifty thousand dollars, for ten days. Serve me wholeheartedly, and smile!" Ronan commanded.

He had noticed Cordelia's forced smile. It was no longer as carefree as before.

"Have I not been smiling? When did I stop? I smiled when watching the fireworks, during dinner, and

when Deanna came over." Mentioning Deanna, Cordelia felt a chill in her heart.

"Serve me wholeheartedly in bed!" Ronan whispered in Cordelia's ear.

"Okay," Cordelia replied.

Tomorrow was a holiday, so Cordelia stayed up with Ronan tonight. When she woke up the next day,

she had a splitting headache and was a bit disoriented, even forgetting that it was the first day of the

new year.

"Cordelia, there's a package for you downstairs," Ronan called from downstairs.

Cordelia responded with a hum, not knowing when he got up. All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

Before going out, she glanced at the trash bin in the bedroom. It was filled with tissues and condoms.

She worried Janice would see it when she came to clean, so she decided to take it down herself and

throw it in the outside bin.

Cordelia put on the clothes her mom bought for her yesterday, and with the trash bag in her hand, she

went downstairs. But when she got to the living room, she saw a crowd of people. Cordelia instinctively

hid the trash bag behind her.