The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 16

Cordelia was deep in thought, scribbling away at her desk.

"What are you doing?" Ronan asked from the bed behind her. With Cordelia's back towards him, the room felt somewhat empty to Ronan.

"I'm writing the report for outstanding graduates," Cordelia replied offhandedly, typing away.

"Is that so?"

At his words, Cordelia began to feel a sense of unease. Did Ronan look down on her that much?

Turning around, Cordelia met Ronan’s gaze. "Oh, Mr. Evans, don't you know that Lumos Enterprises only hires top graduates? If I wasn't good enough, how could I have been officially hired? Or are you suggesting that I was not good enough and you had to pull some strings just to have me working under you, for easier control?"

Ronan was taken aback by Cordelia's direct rebuttal. Each word hit him where it hurt. He had always known that this woman would not be easy to handle.

Ronan chose to ignore Cordelia, closing his book and heading to the bathroom.

Feeling a bit guilty for her outburst, Cordelia decided to call it a night. After all, Ronan was the CEO, and her response had been disrespectful. Her gaze followed Ronan to the bathroom.

By the time Ronan returned to the room, Cordelia was already sitting on the bed.

Ronan picked up his book again.

"Mr. Evans, why did you keep me in the Finance Department?" Cordelia tried to strike up a conversation. She had always wondered about that.

"Do I need to explain to my employees why I kept an intern?" Ronan retorted.

In her mind, Cordelia thought, "So it was Ronan who gave the instructions to keep me."

"But without an explanation, people will start to speculate."

Ronan glanced at her dismissively. "Speculate? Isn't it a fact that you are sharing a bed with me? Is our marriage legally fake?"

Cordelia was left speechless. She lay down, listening to the sound of Ronan turning pages, turning off the lights, and lying down. Eventually, she fell asleep.

Their trip back from Barney's was smooth, and Ronan transferred another $10,000 to Cordelia.

There were over a dozen pictures of Cordelia from when she went to The Artful Brew at Magnolia Terrace yesterday. She was dressed in a very formal dress and had makeup on. It was clear that she had taken great care in dressing up. She got into a luxurious Mercedes and was looking around as she got in.

The tint on the Mercedes was so thick that one couldn't see who was inside. Because of this, everyone was discussing, "Who is her sugar daddy?"

Everyone seemed interested in this kind of gossip. More and more people started posting, and it quickly became a hot topic.

Brooklyn's reply was, "This is my roommate, I swear she went to the hospital yesterday."

But Brooklyn's reply was not convincing at all. Someone quickly replied, "Does one need to dress up so much to go to the hospital? And why didn't the car stop at our dorm, but in such a faraway place? Also, I heard she and another intern were competing for a position at Lumos Enterprises. The other person worked hard all the time, so why was she, who takes leave all the time, the one who stayed? What's going on behind the scenes?"

"Be careful with your words. She has connections."

"I saw her toast to the Deputy Head of the HR Department when we went for team building. Maybe..."

Various comments were made, all of them biting.

At the team building event, Cordelia did toast the Deputy Head of HR, but she was with Jordan the whole time. You couldn’t deny she got played by some sneaky folks. There were always a lot of power struggles in big companies, man.