The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 174

Cordelia didn't expect her mom to catch on to this.

"What's wrong with him giving me a check?" Cordelia asked.

"Don't you find it strange? Since when do husbands give their wives checks? And it's a round number too, fifty grand, like he's shopping. Della, are you hiding something from me?" Shelley laid a hand on Cordelia's shoulder.

Shelley had always thought that a man of Ronan's status wouldn't go for a girl like Cordelia. Cordelia was pretty, but her family...

"It's nothing, mom." Cordelia's face turned pale.

"I've watched you grow up, what happened? Is it because of my illness?" Shelley was heartbroken for Cordelia.

Her illness, her son didn't care about it, and only this daughter was willing to give up everything, even sell herself. Shelley had a hunch.

"No mom, it’s not what you think." Cordelia firmly denied.

But Shelley had figured it out. Yes, that was it.

"How long is he keeping you?" Shelley asked Cordelia, feeling angry and heartbroken, "Tell me. If it's a sugar daddy deal, then why did he marry you?"

"Mom, stop asking." Cordelia turned around, facing the window.

"Tell me. I was sick before and couldn't take care of you. Now that I'm better, I can't just let it go. I won't allow my daughter to treat herself like this. How much did he give you?" Shelley started to cry. She thought Cordelia was living a happy life, but it turned out like this.

Cordelia stubbornly kept her mouth shut.

"Tell me. He already knows his cornea is from your father. When I woke up, I did not know his relationship with you, and I thought he was here because of your father."

Cordelia lowered her head, unconsciously touching the cup next to her.