The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 131

Cordelia turned around and saw Brenda coming out from another private room.

Ronan recognized Brenda. She was the one who interviewed Cordelia at the coffee shop last time and was an employee of Jamie. He was a bit irritated and told Cordelia, "I'll wait for you in the car."

Brenda didn't give a hoot about Ronan's attitude and started chatting with Cordelia. Although Cordelia had only met Brenda once, she really liked her because of her candid smile and pure nature.

"How come you're here? Aren't you supposed to be at work?" Cordelia asked Brenda.

"Don't even get me started. I quit." Brenda said, a bit pissed off. "You know Manda, right? She used to work at Lumos Enterprises."

"I know."

"Now she's Jamie's assistant, throwing her weight around all day. Jamie listens to whatever she says. He even ignores the opinions of us old employees. Quite a few accountants including me have quit. I can't stand it anymore. I'm really confused. Jamie wasn't like this before." Brenda crossed her arms as she spoke.

Cordelia was also lost in thoughts. Could it be because of her? Manda had a hold over Cordelia. Jamie was afraid that Manda would expose Cordelia, so he gave in everywhere. So in a way, Brenda's unemployment was partly Cordelia’s fault.

"What are your plans? Have you started job hunting?" Cordelia asked Brenda.

"Not yet. I plan to travel first and then apply for a job when I get back. At my age, and just being an accountant, it's pretty tough to land a good job," Brenda gave a bitter smile. "It sucks. I mean, I'm one of the top ten accountants at Millstone, and my job was taken by a greenhorn."

Cordelia chuckled at Brenda’s candidness, "I'll keep an eye out for jobs for you."

"Just take care of yourself first." With that, Brenda left.

After Cordelia got in the car, Ronan asked her, "What were you two chatting about?"

"Well, nothing much. She quit her job and hasn’t found a new one yet."

"Why did she quit?"

Cordelia didn't mention the matter with Jamie, fearing that Ronan would be bothered by it again. Instead, she said, "The pressure was too much."

They both headed back to their respective offices.

Deanna was waiting in Ronan's office, wiping her tears with a tissue. "What's the matter?" Ronan took off his coat and hung it up.