The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 130

"Cordelia, I'm gonna grab a bite first." Milana gave Cordelia a pat on her shoulder and went off. She probably didn't want Cordelia to feel awkward.

But the lobby was still crowded with people, all whispering amongst themselves.

"What's a contractual marriage?"

"It's like setting a start and end date for your marriage. Mr. Evans is doing this too?"

"I knew there was something fishy about Mr. Evans being interested in her.”

"Adrian, cut the bull.” Cordelia stepped forward to shut Adrian up.

"Cordelia, have you no shame? You'd rather have a contractual marriage with Ronan than be with Mr. Colby? Is it all about the money that Mr. Colby can't provide? I saw Manda at his office when I stopped by PrimeNumbers Accounting this morning." Adrian was fuming.

Kendra was just shooed away from Jamie, and now Manda showed up. If Manda was around Jamie all the time, it was inevitable that they would develop feelings for each other. If Jamie fell for Manda, what was left for Cordelia?

Seeing his plan falling apart, Adrian was desperate. Today, he came to expose the true relationship between Cordelia and Ronan, to make the people at Lumos Enterprises aware that their marriage was a sham and to ruin their relationship.

Last time, Cordelia, out of spite, told him that she was in a contractual marriage with Ronan.

Adrian's outburst brought joy to Deanna. Last time, Adrian had tried to spill the beans about their contractual marriage at Ronan's place, but Cordelia's so-called pregnancy threw him off. Deanna only thought about getting Cordelia to abort the baby, without thinking much.

Right when Adrian was kicking up a fuss and everyone was enjoying the drama, Ronan stepped out of the elevator. He walked up to Cordelia, wrapped his arm around her waist, and calmly said, "Contractual marriage? If that's the case, just wait and see if we get divorced."

The lobby fell into an eerie silence, while Adrian stood there with his mouth agape.

Ronan held Cordelia close, her hand clinging tightly to his body. Somehow her phone slipped into Ronan's coat pocket without her noticing. As they reached the exit, Ronan told the security guards, "Screen people more thoroughly from now on, or you can start looking for new jobs."

With that, he and Cordelia headed for the parking lot.

Adrian was, after all, Cordelia's brother, and she felt embarrassed for him.

"Where to?" Cordelia asked Ronan after getting in the car.

"Let's get some food." With that, Ronan started the car.

"What about us?" Recalling Ronan's words about whether or not we'll get divorced, she thought he meant they won't be divorcing.

"We'll see."

Cordelia simply hummed in response.