The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan)

Chapter 35

"Ronan, why are you still here?" Deanna asked, appearing out of nowhere.

Ronan, feeling down and more than a bit pissed, closed Logan's diary, "I'm just about to head down."

Deanna had already walked over. "What's this?" Deanna picked up Logan's photo from Cordelia's

suitcase. She knew it had to be Cordelia's suitcase because Ronan wouldn't be caught dead with a

suitcase of this sort. She also knew the diary in Ronan's hand was related to Cordelia.

Maybe the reason Ronan was taking forever to come downstairs was because he had discovered

something.

"Ronan, this guy looks a bit like you." Deanna lifted her head as if she had figured something out.

In reality, Logan and Ronan only had a slight resemblance, but now that Deanna pointed it out, they

seemed to look more alike.

"Really?" Ronan's face turned even paler. He managed a weak smile.

Deanna observed Ronan's expression, and continued, "Yeah, especially when he smiles, he looks

even more like you."

"Let's go downstairs." Ronan took the photo from Deanna, tucked it into the diary, and put everything

back to the way it was.

"Who's this guy? Why does he look so much like you?" Deanna played dumb, subtly stirring the pot.

"Nothing." Ronan's expression turned even more serious.

After Deanna left, at nine o'clock, Cordelia and Janice returned home. Janice had been waiting outside

the test center for Cordelia to finish her exam.

Barney asked Cordelia how her test went.

"I did really well, Barney. Thanks to your tutoring in International Business Law, I wouldn't have passed

otherwise." Cordelia said while eating, she was starving.

Ronan didn't say a word. He had always been a man of few words, so Cordelia didn't pay much

attention to his strange mood.

"Don't flatter me." Barney replied with a smile.

"No, I'm genuinely grateful. I've never studied International Business Law before, it's a really tough

subject." Cordelia replied seriously.

Barney studied Civil Law and Commercial Law. International Business Law was a part of it, as well as a

part of Economic Law.

"Get ready, you're going on a business trip tomorrow." Ronan said.

"Okay, where am I going?" Cordelia was a bit lost.

"It's a last-minute decision by the Finance Department. I've already agreed." Ronan said.

Cordelia was still a bit confused, thinking, “Well, just go with the flow. She can't really refuse anyway.

Even though she'll miss Barney, staying home all the time could raise suspicions.”

"You're sending Della on a business trip?" Although Barney didn't want her to leave, he was a sensible

man and knew not to stand in the way of Della's career.

"Yes." Ronan said.

"How long will she be gone?" Barney asked.

"That's not confirmed yet. It depends." Ronan answered.

After dinner, they went upstairs.

Ronan told Cordelia the truth, "The business trip is just an excuse. You're going to move out. Your dorm

room has always been empty."

Cordelia paused for a moment. She nodded, and mumbled. She didn't fully understand why.

"I'm afraid..." Cordelia said.

"Afraid you won't sleep well?" Ronan's tone was a bit mocking.

Cordelia blushed, explaining, "No, I'm afraid it'll affect Barney."

"Don't worry, you've fulfilled your role." Ronan said.

Ronan was the client. Cordelia didn't fully understand his viewpoint. Even though they had been living

together for over twenty days, their communication hadn't reached a heart-to-heart level. It was still the

same as before. They were very familiar with each other's bodies though.

"Well..." Cordelia said.

"I'll pay you and make up to the promised half a million dollars." Ronan said.

When Ronan brought up the money, Cordelia didn't object. After all, she did all this for the money. She

didn't pretend to be noble, since he said so, let it be.

"I'll go pack." With that, Cordelia picked up her suitcase from the balcony and quickly gathered her

clothes.

Ronan watched silently from the side.

The next day, after saying goodbye to Barney, Cordelia put her suitcase in Ronan's car,

As Cordelia carried her suitcase towards the dorm, people started whispering, "She broke up with Mr.

Evans"

"I bet Mr. Evans was just playing with her. Once he got bored, he sent her back"

"She's back, how embarrassing." Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

Then came the soft laughter.

Cordelia returned to the dorm under everyone's gaze.

Brooklyn knew that Cordelia moving back from Mr. Evans's house with her suitcase would be

embarrassing, so she didn't ask any questions, just saying, "Have you eaten? Let's go to work, it's

almost time."

Cordelia paid no mind to the gossip and soon started a new week.