The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 496

As he was leaving, Ronan happened to see the "Recommendation Form" on Petra's desk, with Cordelia at the very top. Her photo was stunning. Her hair was neatly arranged, her eyes sparkled, and she had a gorgeous, gentle demeanor that was different from before.

Ronan noticed Petra had given Cordelia an A+ rating. It seemed like a very high rating.

A small smile tugged at the corners of Ronan's mouth, similar to the pride a parent would feel seeing their child get a perfect score.

"I'm heading out," Ronan told Petra.

"Alright, it's late. You should get some rest. Where are you headed tonight?"

Ronan hesitated for a moment, but then said, "I'm going to my grandfather's house."

Petra didn't say anything more, but she noticed Ronan's pause. It seemed that anything related to Cordelia was of great concern to him.

Instead of going straight to his grandfather's house, Ronan went to Cordelia's, but no matter how long he knocked, there was no answer from inside Cordelia's apartment.

"Cordelia," he called out, raising his voice in case she was inside. Still, there was no response. Just as he was about to call her, a neighbor from across the hall came out.

"Oh, Mr. Ronan, are you looking for Ms. Haselwood?" the neighbor asked with sleepy eyes, probably just awoken from sleep.

"Yes."

"Ms. Haselwood left in the afternoon to deliver food and hasn't returned."

"She hasn't returned?" Ronan furrowed his brows.

"Right," the neighbor confirmed after a moment of thought. "She hasn't returned."

One day, as Harold was heading to class with his books, he bumped into Samantha on campus.

"Samantha?" Harold, unaware of Samantha's feud with Cordelia, was always polite to Samantha.

"Harold?" Samantha feigned surprise at running into him, her face lighting up.

"What are you doing here?"

"Are you headed to class? Can I join you? I've finished filming and have nothing to do. I'm bored," Samantha said.

Harold glanced at the time on his phone. They still had half an hour before class started. "Sure, we have plenty of time. You're welcome to join me. This class is a large one so the teacher won't notice. Let me get you a cup of smoothie."

As they passed a smoothie shop, Harold didn't hesitate and bought Samantha a cup.