The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan)

Chapter 21

Cordelia was awakened by the sound of her phone.

It was a message from Adrian: [Cordelia, you're looking for a caregiver for mom, right? Someone

recommended a really good one, wanna go to check her out together?"]

Then an address of a hotel followed. Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

Cordelia thought to herself, her brother finally did something useful for once. Just as she had a tiff with

Ronan, feeling awkward around him, she told Ronan she needed to leave, then hailed a cab to the

hotel.

Arriving at room 1402, Adrian was already waiting for her. Upon seeing Cordelia, he lit up, excited,

"You're here?"

"Why would the caregiver meet us in a hotel?" Cordelia looked around, sensing something was off.

"She's providing care for another patient in this hotel. It'll be over soon, just hang in there. Here, have

some water." Adrian handed Cordelia a glass of water.

Feeling thirsty, Cordelia took the glass and had a sip.

After finishing, she felt something was wrong. "Isn’t the air conditioning on? Why is it so hot here?"

Cordelia asked.

"It's on, you're still feeling hot?" Adrian's gaze never left Cordelia, full of smugness.

Cordelia instinctively felt something was wrong, she backed off a few steps and sat on the bed. Her

gaze became unfocused; she was pulling at her clothes complaining about the heat.

She realized what happened. Adrian had spiked her water!

Despair and a chill filled Cordelia's heart, she angrily said, "Adrian, you!"

Seeing Cordelia's reaction, Adrian was very pleased, "I'm doing this for your own good. Jamie will be

here soon, just be nice to him, and we'll be rolling in dough!"

"You sold me out for money, you scumbag!" Cordelia was livid, struggling to sit up and slapped Adrian,

but she was so weak it barely hurt him. Instead, he sneered at her, pushed her back onto the bed, then

called Jamie. Adrian gave him the address and told him to hurry over.

Adrian tucked Cordelia in, encouraging her before leaving, "Put on a good show!"

The room fell back into silence, Cordelia's vision started to blur, then the doorbell rang. Soon, a man

walked through the door.

"Adrian, are you here?" Jamie asked.

Through the haze, Cordelia saw Jamie. He was tall and handsome, quite a sight for sore eyes.

Cordelia felt her body getting hotter. As Jamie was taking off his shoes and talking, he saw a feverish

and enticing Cordelia lying on the bed.

"Cordelia? What are you doing here? Are you sick?" Seeing Cordelia looking all flushed and

provocative, Jamie realized what was going on, his heart skipped a beat.

He was not a cold fish. He had been drawn to Cordelia's beauty at the first sight. But he would never

take advantage of her in a vulnerable state.

"I'll take you to the hospital." Jamie said, concerned.

Cordelia breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed like this was Adrian's idea and Jamie knew nothing about

it.

"Stay away from me. My brother is a jerk!" After saying that, Cordelia stumbled out of bed and ran into

the bathroom. She shut the door tight and turned on the shower, then she stood under the cold water.

Despite it being summer, the cold water still felt icy. Thankfully, the discomfort was washed away.

Jamie stood by the bathroom door, asking, "Cordelia, are you sure you're okay? Come out, I'll take you

to the hospital."

Cordelia thought, if Ronan found out about this, it would be a disaster. She just got out of his car and

this happened, he might think she was being reckless. So, she definitely couldn't let him know.

"Mr. Colby, could you check the drawer for a needle or something?" Cordelia asked, feeling dizzier.

"Cordelia, I suggest we go to the hospital." Jamie's voice was very serious.

Cordelia didn't respond. With a "thud" sound, she rushed out from the bathroom onto the carpet in the

living room. Her hair and body were wet, crawling towards the nightstand.

"What are you looking for?" Jamie was startled, "Let me help you."

"A needle. Help me find it.” Cordelia murmured.

Jamie frantically searched the drawer, found a needle and handed it to Cordelia. Without saying much,

Cordelia pierced her fingertip with the needle. The pain jolted her awake.

Jamie was silent for a moment. "Get up, lie on the bed." He helped Cordelia up and took her to the bed.

Perhaps because she was soaked in cold water, Cordelia was shivering. Her temperature dropped and

her face wasn't as flushed.

"Mr. Colby, thank you." Cordelia's teeth were chattering.

"Stop talking nonsense!" Jamie touched Cordelia's forehead, "Silly girl."