The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan)

Chapter 332

After a night of passionate entanglement, there was a palpable sense of unity between the two.

It was a little past ten the next morning when Janice returned home.

"I see you're back, Janice. I'll be heading out to the office this afternoon," Ronan told her.

"Hmm."

Cordelia shot Ronan a lingering glance. A glint of affection was shining in her eyes.

"Can't bear to see me go, huh?" Ronan walked over to Cordelia, lightly pinching her cheek.

"You'll be back by afternoon. Why would I be worried about you leaving?" Yet, truth be told, after three

days of inseparable sweetness and companionship, Cordelia found it hard to part ways with Ronan. It

felt as if autumn had come too soon.

"It seems my absence has given you two room to grow closer, so what am I doing here?" Janice joked,

seemingly mocking her own redundancy.

"Janice!" Cordelia scolded playfully.

"Just a few days at home, and Cordelia has already become more beautiful," Janice observed, her

gaze settling on Cordelia's dazzling eyes. "It seems I really have been interrupting your love story."

"Janice, you’re such a teaser!"

Janice, being a bit older, lacked the whimsicality of youth. Moreover, she seemed to be in quite a good

mood since her return.

"How did your son's meeting go?" Cordelia asked, diverting the conversation.

While Janice was speaking, Cordelia couldn't help but steal glances at Ronan, who remained

expressionless throughout the conversation.

"Quite well. His teachers believe that with hard work, he could get into his preferred college. He's

aiming for Birchwood College's finance department. I just hope he puts in the effort," Janice shared.

"Birchwood College? Grandpa Barney's college?" Cordelia was surprised.

"Yes. He has always loved Birchwood. But he’s a bit of a fun-lover, and is always bouncing around with

a basketball. He's a tall lad now, over six feet. His father and I can't bear his obsession with basketball."

"Boys will be boys," Cordelia said, laughing.

"I'm off then!" Ronan announced, before leaving abruptly.

The room returned to its usual calm, with Janice chattering away. Cordelia seemed to be in a daze, still

immersed in the melancholy of Ronan's departure. She had never felt this way before, not with Ronan,

and definitely not with Logan. Perhaps her relationship with Ronan was much deeper than she had

ever experienced.

......

Lumos Enterprises.

Ronan had taken three days off, and his desk was piled with paperwork. He was carefully reviewing

each one and signing them off.

Emerson walked in.

"Oh, look who's back. Could it be the CEO, Ronan?" Emerson joked, casually taking a seat on the

couch.

"Yes."

"Did you enjoy your time with Cordelia?"

"Much more enjoyable than spending time with you," Ronan retorted. His eyes were still buried in the

paperwork.

"Milana from the Audit Department has some work for Cordelia. She asked me to pass on the

message."

Ronan finally looked up. "Why can't she contact Cordelia directly? Why go through you? And..." Ronan

interlocked his fingers on the table. "I remember someone saying they were quite busy in the Finance

Department, yet here you are, seeming quite free."

"You're misunderstanding me. Milana asked me to come. She was afraid you wouldn't approve of her

calling Cordelia for a meeting, and she was not courageous enough to come to your office. I was just

delivering some documents to the Audit Department, so I thought I'd come by," Emerson explained.

"She needs Cordelia for a meeting?"

"Yes."

Ronan picked up the phone and dialed Milana.

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Having hung up with Milana, Ronan then dialed Cordelia.

"Ronan?" Cordelia was idling at home when she received Ronan’s call. Her face lit up with joy.

"Milana needs you to come down to the office tomorrow. She has some work for you."

"Alright. Should I come with you or with Tristi?"

"Get up early and come with me."

"Okay."

After hanging up, Emerson teased, "You know, you could have asked Milana to call Cordelia directly.

You didn't have to call her yourself. I can see right through you. You're in love, aren't you?"

"So what if I am?" Ronan nonchalantly lit a cigarette.

"You and Cordelia, were you two in love before? Is this a second round, or is this a new beginning? I've

never seen you this dedicated."

"There's plenty of work waiting for you in the Finance Department."

"Not willing to share, huh? You really are sly." With that, Emerson got up and left.