The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 105

In the evening, Cordelia's mood had finally improved a bit. She lay in bed, asking Ronan, "What did you hand over to the prosecution?"

Ronan pulled out a stack of documents from the bedside table and handed them to Cordelia. "Take a look for yourself."

Looking at the documents, Cordelia was horrified. Ten years ago, Thomas collaborated with several companies to boycott a rising real estate firm, Signature Estates. They even fabricated the city-shaking Widow Dismemberment Case, which led to a massive blow to the reputation of Signature Estates' CEO, Olen Evans. Signature Estates was knocked off its feet, with Olen attempting suicide and subsequently moving abroad with his wife.

Cordelia turned her head to look at Ronan, who was no longer reading a book, but leaning against the bedhead, half-closing his eyes and smoking.

"Olen is..." Cordelia searched for the right words.

"My dad." Ronan interjected.

Cordelia slowly nodded her head. Now she finally knew where her in-laws had gone. Suddenly, she understood that beneath Ronan's calm and composed surface, there was his painful past. This pain was caused by Jamie's father, and Barney was diagnosed with lung cancer.

She really wanted to hug Ronan, but she was afraid he would push her away. She had always thought she was the pitiful one, but now, Ronan was too. However, she couldn't contain her inner urges and turned around to hug Ronan.

"I didn't know this." Cordelia's tears rolled down, her voice slightly choked up.

"Didn't know what?" Ronan heard Cordelia's voice and saw her crying again, crying so pitifully that he actually laughed.

"I was angry at you before because I didn't know you were also..." Cordelia wiped her tears, suddenly feeling that Ronan was a good person. He gave her money, helped her with everything, and found a caretaker for her mother. Their relationship was baseless, only money, but he still did what he should. "If I knew you were like this, I wouldn't have been angry at you!"

This was actually Ronan's strategy. Jamie wanted to buy clothes to embarrass Ronan, but he wouldn't let Jamie succeed. If Cordelia knew the clothes were bought by Jamie, who knows what would happen, so, Ronan used this strategy to make Cordelia mistakenly think that when he had previously admitted the clothes were his, it was just a misunderstanding. He let Jamie say it himself, showing Jamie's narrow-mindedness. And through his warning this time, Jamie would have to think twice before making a move.

Unexpectedly, the person acting didn't get emotionally involved, but the one watching did. Ronan's goal was achieved!

"So, don't be mad at me in the future!" Ronan took the opportunity to say.