The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 176

"What?" Ronan looked at the cheque in his hand. His recent financial luck had been off the charts, people kept throwing money at him. First, it was Cordelia, now Jamie. The irony.

Ronan's eyes were ice-cold, his face adorned with a chilly smile.

"The other day, I overheard a conversation between Cordelia and her mother. She still owes you some money. I come to pay it off for her." Jamie said.

"You?" Ronan looked down at the cheque on the table, then tore it into pieces, "Who do you think you are?"

"Ronan!" Jamie stood up angrily.

"This is between my wife and me. It's none of your business." Ronan said, "I'm busy. You can leave now."

Jamie stormed out.

Just as Jamie left, Kendra walked in. It was her first time in Ronan's office.

"Mr. Evans, it was you who provided the house for Adrian to live in, wasn't it? Now Samantha..." before Kendra could finish, Ronan picked up the phone and called the Sales Department.

"Fire Samantha." Ronan told the sales manager.

Then, he lit up a cigarette, calmly turned to Kendra, and said, "Is that better?"

Kendra's expression changed instantly, "Mr. Evans, you certainly know how to read a woman. You know exactly what's going on in my head. I'm very satisfied. It would be best if you could inform Adrian to send Samantha back to Roseville."

"Alright, I'll call him right now."

Ronan called Adrian in front of Kendra, telling him not to allow Samantha to live in that house anymore.

How could Adrian possibly disobey Ronan's orders? He agreed immediately.

Kendra thought to herself: Ronan sure knew how to handle women. Plus, the fact that Ronan listened to her made Kendra feel elated, as if she was truly influential. She even made a special trip to the Sales Department to see Samantha packing up her things with a pale face. She couldn't help but laugh.

Ronan had wanted to fire Samantha from the beginning. Now that Kendra had shown up, it gave him the perfect excuse. It was like killing someone with a borrowed knife.

Samantha's resentment was entirely directed at Kendra.

Ronan then called Cordelia and asked her to come over. Cordelia thought to herself: What did I do wrong recently? Why was he calling me over?

"Aren't you going to apologize?" were his first words when she entered his office. He sat leisurely in his office, watching the bewildered Cordelia.

"Apologize? For what?" Cordelia asked in confusion.

"Why is Jamie in Roseville when your grandmother is sick? Why wouldn't you let me go and let him go instead?"