The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan)

Chapter 33

Ronan made a call to his subordinate, asking him to check up on Cordelia's mom's condition. He also

specifically looked into what happened on the day Cordelia and he got married.

His assistant responded, "Cordelia's mom had a lung infection that day, and the medical bills came out

to six grand."

Initially, Cordelia had refused to marry him, but then she changed her mind. Ronan finally pieced

together the reason, she needed the money.

She had no feelings for him, nor she was leading him on.

Thinking about all this, Ronan couldn't help but feel a bit down in his heart. Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

But there was one thing Ronan didn’t get it. He had already given her a bunch of money, even

excluding that 18 grand he gave her out of spite, it was at least 30 grand. That should be more than

enough to cover the 6 grand in medical bills. Plus, he had told her that once the mission was

completed, she would get a half a million. Why was she still asking him for a hundred grand? Was she

just greedy?

At 3pm, Cordelia came back.

“Was the food at Brooklyn’s mom’s place any good?” Ronan asked, lounging on the couch.

Cordelia had said she was going out to eat at Brooklyn's place today. Brooklyn lived in the suburbs of

Millstone and would return every weekend.

“It was delicious.” Cordelia said.

“Oh? What did they make?” Ronan asked.

“Huh?” Cordelia hadn't expected Ronan to care about the details, “Just some standard home-cooked

meals.”

Ronan stared at her, saying, “Cordelia, you know Pinocchio, right?”

“Huh? I didn’t lie. I didn’t.” Cordelia’s eyes started to flicker, and her ears turned red. He had seen right

through her.

“Going to the hospital to visit your mom isn’t something you need to hide. Why didn’t you just tell me?”

Ronan was probably very disappointed in Cordelia, so he went upstairs.

Cordelia stood there, thinking how did he figure it out. Last time she told Jamie that Ronan was her

husband, but Jamie wouldn’t know about her mom being in the hospital. Did he ask Adrian?

Thinking of this, Cordelia was taken aback and texted Adrian: [Have you been to my place?]

Cordelia didn't reveal any current information, just sent a probing message. If Adrian hadn't actually

contacted Ronan, her actions would seem very strange to him.

[Cordelia, your place is huge! I've never seen such a big villa in my life. I asked Ronan for money, but

he wouldn't give me any. Can you spare a hundred grand? For a rich lady like you, a hundred grand is

nothing, right?] Adrian replied.

Upon seeing this, Cordelia panicked and only replied: [Piss off!]

Seemed like Adrian had indeed contacted Ronan.

Cordelia suddenly felt guilty towards Ronan. She dropped her backpack and went upstairs where

Ronan was changing his clothes.

Cordelia suddenly hugged him from behind, nuzzling into his back. Ever since last time, she knew that

showing vulnerability and compliance was the most effective strategy with Ronan.

"So, what's this all about?" Ronan asked, his voice much softer than before.

Cordelia held onto him; this sensation felt incredibly comforting.

"You know everything about my family situation, don't you?" Cordelia asked.

"Your brother filled me in." Ronan said.

Cordelia understood that Adrian had indeed been here and he even tried to shake Ronan down for

money. "Just ignore him. I don’t even want to deal with him. I apologize on his behalf, okay? I have

exams coming up, and once they're over, I'll stay home every day with Barney." Cordelia felt very

comfortable with the heat of Ronan’s body so her words sounded incredibly sweet.

"Now you're begging for mercy?" Ronan asked.

"I’m sorry.”

“After the exams, you won't need to attend the tutoring classes, correct?"

"That's right." Cordelia said.

"I wish you could finish your exams sooner." With that, Ronan stepped forward and put on his shirt.

Cordelia understood the subtext to finish her exams sooner and stay away from Jamie.

Suddenly leaving Ronan's embrace, Cordelia felt a bit lost. Cordelia felt that Ronan probably had some

resentment towards Jamie. After all, Jamie had been a real pain in the ass for the proud and aloof Mr.

Evans.

Cordelia also thought that she really should finish the exams sooner.