The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan)

Chapter 224

Tonight, Ronan turned into a raging panther, ravishing Cordelia.

He traced his hand over Cordelia's smooth and flat belly, but there were no signs of any swelling. So, it

was certain. The child wasn't his. If it was, she should have been showing by now.

Midnight, Cordelia was drenched in sweat and exhausted.

"Mr. Evans, don't forget about the divorce," Cordelia said with her eyes closed, lying in bed. Despite

being covered in sweat, her mind was unusually clear.

He was already dressing. "Tomorrow night, I'll give you the divorce papers," Ronan said. And with that,

he stood up and left.

The room was restored to silence once more. Cordelia remained in bed, panting heavily.

This unexpected opportunity to get a divorce was a surprise. Ronan wasn't part of her plan when she

came back. But the appearance of Grant had disrupted Cordelia's plans.

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thought that she was pregnant.

Cordelia was afraid of Ronan's confrontation, so she packed her bags, planning to change hotels. She

didn't want to see Ronan, afraid that it would stir up old feelings. While dragging her suitcase down the

hotel corridor, she passed a maid cleaning. She caught a glimpse of a pregnancy test in the trash bin.

She thought that she could escape for a while, but not forever. Ronan would always find her. She

couldn't stay with the man who killed her mother. It suffocated her and gave her nightmares.

She grabbed someone else's pregnancy test, just to be safe. She had to let Ronan think she was

pregnant.

Ronan, the renowned man from Millstone, wouldn't want a woman carrying another man's child. So,

divorce was inevitable.

She'd done it. Ronan must have lost all hope in her by now.

Her exam was at three in the afternoon. She slept in the hotel all morning. In the afternoon, she

entered the exam room with full confidence. She knew she would pass the financial cost management

exam.

Back at the hotel, she received a call from Ronan. She usually never picked up his calls, but this time,

she did.

"Come home and get the divorce papers. Also, say your last goodbye to Barney. He misses you," he

said.

"Alright," Cordelia replied.

Cordelia dolled herself up to look calm and composed. She hailed a cab and headed to Pearl Palms.

Barney had been waiting at the door since he heard Cordelia was coming. The sight of Barney shocked

Cordelia. His hair was all gone, and he looked much older.

"Barney... what happened to you?" Cordelia asked, holding Barney's hand.

Barney's hand felt like it was withering away.

"Life and death are natural, just like the sun rising," Barney told Cordelia. "Now that you're back, I can

rest easy."

"Barney, I'm sorry," Cordelia said.

"Don't say that Cordelia," Barney said. "I'm halfway in the grave. I can't let my condition hold you back.

That would be selfish. How did your final exam go?"

"Good. I think I passed," Cordelia said, forcing a smile.

"Good, our family has another accountant." Barney patted Cordelia's hand. They continued their

conversation from the doorway to the living room.

Ronan was sitting in the living room, reading a book. When he saw Cordelia, he looked up and said,

"You're back?"

"Yes," Cordelia replied.

They seemed to have an unspoken understanding. Cordelia pretended it was the first time she'd seen

Ronan since she returned, and Ronan did the same. But the icy relationship between them was nothing

like a loving couple.