The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 136

Cordelia spent the night buzzing with excitement, not feeling a lick of tiredness the next day. She was afraid that her mom had only temporarily woken up and would go back to sleep again. So first thing in the morning, she went to Shelley's side and gently nudged her arm.

Shelley woke up from Cordelia's nudge, smiled and asked, "What's up, Della?"

Seeing that her mom seemed normal, Cordelia also smiled, "I gotta go to work now. If you need anything, just have Trina give me a call."

Shelley patted Cordelia's face, "Alright."

As she was walking out, she bumped into Dr. Devon who was coming in to check on Shelley. Cordelia told Trina to inform her of the examination results later.

Walking down the street, she felt like she was walking on air, completely relaxed.

Upon reaching the office and waiting for the elevator, she bumped into Jordan. He was extremely respectful towards Cordelia, a far cry from when she first joined as an intern.

"Cordelia, how’s your new work going? What's the Audit Department up to?" Jordan asked with pretended concern.

"Uh huh, pretty tiring. I just started, so I'm still trying to wrap my head around a lot of things," Cordelia replied coldly.

Cordelia had been in the Audit Department for only a short while, but she knew that the department had been investigating the Finance Department's accounts for a while now. From what she gathered, the issues in the Finance Department were pretty severe.

Back when Cordelia was just a small-time accountant in the Finance Department, she didn't have much authority and was kept in the dark about a lot of stuff. But now, working under Milana, she was privy to a lot more information. For instance, she knew that Jordan was screwed.

But she didn't breathe a word of this to him.

The Audit Department was on the top floor. After Jordan got off, Cordelia continued upwards, wondering how someone as shrewd as Ronan could have hired someone like Jordan.

Maybe Ronan had figured out that there was something fishy about Jordan, so he set up the Audit Department specifically to investigate him. It was a smart move – letting the Audit Department deal with it meant he didn't have to get his hands dirty.

Ronan was one clever cookie. A true-born businessman.

Just as she was thinking this, the elevator doors opened. And there was Ronan.

Cordelia had been thinking about him with her eyes half-closed, and his sudden appearance, as if he stepped out from her thoughts, startled her and made her sway slightly backwards.