The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 133

Ronan gave Trina a hefty sum to keep her lips sealed and promised to give Cordelia a ring later in the evening.

Trina, clueless as ever, agreed.

Ronan pulled over to the side of the road and instructed his assistant to look into Castiel.

Six years ago, when he first started his own business, he had to pick himself up from where he fell. He was hands-on with everything until one time he got lime in his eyes at a construction site. His cornea got fried, and the doctors told him that corneas were in short supply and he had to wait.

Ronan was the type to bear pain alone. He didn't tell his grandparents about the incident. As for his parents who were far away overseas, they were as good as non-existent to him.

Those were the darkest days of his life. Spending his days with bandages over his eyes and waiting in vain for a cornea, he was bordering on despair.

One day, he went to the water dispenser with a cup to get hot water. He usually judged the water level by listening to the sound, but that day, his mind was preoccupied with work, and he was a bit absent-minded. The water overflowed the cup, spilling onto his hand and scalding him.

“The cup is full.” A woman's voice thick with emotion echoed, sounding like a child who just had a good cry. It wasn't rare to hear such voices in places like hospital.

As she spoke, she turned off the water for Ronan, took the cup from him, and probably wiped it dry with a paper towel. She handed the cup back to Ronan and left.

A refreshing scent of sandalwood soap lingered, soothing his senses.

Afterward, every day, without fail, Ronan would go to fetch water and would encounter the same girl. She didn't say anything, and it was as if they had an unspoken understanding. She would hold Ronan's hand from the outside, wait for the water to fill, turn off the tap, and then leave without saying a word. This continued for a week.