The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan)

Chapter 139

"Are you for real?" Adrian got up and walked over to Ronan.

"For real."

"Would you put it in writing and sign a contract with me?" Adrian worried that the opportunity might slip

away.

"No need for a contract, I'll have my assistant bring the keys over." After saying this, Ronan went out to

make a phone call.

Adrian was stunned, thinking, “Last time, no matter how I persuaded him, it didn't work. Why did he

suddenly agree this time?”

Ronan came back and said, "The assistant will bring the keys over in a bit."

Adrian was a little taken aback, feeling like this was too easy.

Shelley felt a bit uneasy and said to Ronan, "You really don’t have to do this!"

"It's fine," Ronan said.

Cordelia was thinking, “What's gotten into Ronan? Is he trying to show off to my mom that he's a good

son-in-law?”

But wasn’t this too big of a price to pay? Two houses, based on the property prices in Millstone, was

several millions of dollars...

"Are... are you sure?" Cordelia tugged at Ronan's sleeve.

Adrian, in a sycophantic manner, moved a chair behind Ronan. He didn't have a chair to sit on, so he

stood behind Ronan.

"Let Shelley rest a bit." Ronan sat down on the chair.

Cordelia knew that Adrian was waiting for Ronan's assistant and wouldn't leave until he saw the keys.

Shelley and Cordelia chatted some more.

Cordelia felt that Shelley seemed to have something on her mind, perhaps she was uneasy about

Ronan's gift.

After a while, Ronan's assistant brought the keys over. "Mr. Evans, these are the keys to the two

houses in Azul Vista."

"Azul Vista?" Adrian had a surprised look on his face. "That’s…"

That was a well-known luxury property in Millstone. Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

"Whatever you want in return, ask Cordelia. I won't give you anything," Adrian declared to Ronan.

"Aren't you leaving?" Ronan didn't want to talk to Adrian anymore.

Adrian looked at the keys in his hand. "Actually, I can help you, I'll stand by your side and I won’t help

Jamie Colby anymore."

Adrian's attitude changed dramatically. Cordelia felt very awkward.

After visiting Shelley, Ronan and Cordelia went home.

"Do... do you need me to do anything?" Cordelia's voice was a bit small. She felt very uneasy. She

knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch.

"I haven't thought about it yet. I'll let you know when I do." Ronan's voice was always cold.

Cordelia felt that when Ronan would figure out what he wanted would be when her life got tough. “You

really didn’t have to do this today.”

Ronan didn’t respond, and his phone rang. It was the HR director Emily.

Emily talked about posting a job ad on the website to hire a CFO and discussed the detailed

requirements with Ronan. He answered a few times, and finally said, "You decide, and I'll handle the

final interview."

"Will be the last one to interview the CFO?" After Ronan hung up, Cordelia asked him.

"Yes. The CFO is a top executive, and I need to ensure the quality of the personnel."

Cordelia thought, Brenda's chances of being selected were slim. After all, she was an employee of

PrimeNumbers Accounting, and with Ronan's deep hatred for Jamie, he probably wouldn't give her a

chance. But then again, Brenda was competent, so who knew?

Monday night.

When Ronan came home, he brought back three job applications. These three people were selected

from a large number of resumes by the HR Department. They had been interviewed all day today, and

the three preliminary picks were quite good. Now it was up to Ronan to make the final decision.

Emily from the HR Department was calling Ronan.

"Mr. Evans, among these three people, there is a woman named Brenda. She used to work at

PrimeNumbers Accounting, and is indeed talented. She is one of the top ten accountants in Millstone,

but there is a problem, we only posted the job ad on Saturday, but her resume was sent to the HR

Department's email on Friday. So, what do you think…"

Ronan frowned. "Let me see."

If this was true, then it could only mean that Brenda had known in advance about Jordan being taken

away by the prosecutor’s office. Even though this wasn't a secret, Brenda knew about it too early.

Cordelia came over and immediately saw Brenda's resume.

"Did she pass?" Cordelia asked Ronan, a light flashing in her eyes.

Ronan looked at Cordelia deeply. "Yes."

"Can she be selected?"

"Not necessarily. Did you tell her about Jordan being arrested?" Ronan slowly looked up at Cordelia.

Cordelia thought for a moment. "No, the last time I saw her was when we went out to eat together. You

were there too. At that time, Mr. Jordan hadn't been arrested yet. Is there a problem? Could it be…"

Cordelia remembered that on Friday, when she went to see her mom, she mentioned this incident to

explain to her mom that Ronan was indeed busy. Maybe Jamie overheard it and asked Brenda to send

in her resume.

"Could it be what?" Ronan stared at Cordelia.

Jamie, again!

Cordelia was afraid to say it out loud in case it made Ronan upset, so she didn't say anything.

"Nothing, I might be wrong," Cordelia said.

However, Ronan had already guessed from Cordelia's expression that it was probably her who told

Jamie.

Ronan tore Brenda's resume out of the pile.

Cordelia just sat there, all quiet and didn't even dare to peep a word, scared she would tick him off

again!