The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 200

When Amanda heard this, she didn't say anything, just quietly continued eating. Yet, Cordelia could tell that she was hurting inside.

After dinner, Cordelia had Janice take some food to Ronan, then she and Amanda went to the grocery store.

"Ronan used to eat roast turkey every Christmas, but he doesn't anymore, probably because he doesn't want to see us," said Amanda.

"Don't be sad. I'm still here," Cordelia said, tightly holding Amanda's arm.

"Sweetie. If I had a daughter like you, that would be so nice," Amanda said, patting Cordelia's head.

Even though Olen and Amanda were back, Ronan wasn't happy. But Cordelia was thrilled. They were both very kind to her, calling her Della.

As they left the grocery store, it started to drizzle. Thankfully, Cordelia had brought an umbrella. This time, she and Amanda took a taxi.

When they got to the front door, she saw Ronan standing there. He was pacing back and forth at the entrance, hands in his pockets, dressed lightly. He never liked using umbrellas. Cordelia hurriedly got out of the car, held the umbrella over Ronan's head and said in a rush, "Why aren't you using an umbrella? You're already sick."

"Let's go.” Ronan said, taking Cordelia's hand.

Amanda followed behind them silently, feeling awkward and upset.

When they got to the living room door, Cordelia heard noises from inside. "Who's in there?" she asked Ronan.

"No one important," Ronan replied, holding Cordelia's hand tightly.

Entering the living room, Cordelia saw Jamie and Thomas sitting on the sofa, with Olen sitting on the other side.

Thomas immediately stood up and said, "Mr. Evans."

Ronan gave a cold response.

"Mr. Colby, we've just arrived and didn't get a chance to tell you. Jamie is planning to transfer PrimeNumbers Accounting to Brenda, probably by the end of the year. He's planning to move to Canada," Thomas said.

"Hmm? You came to tell me this? I thought you were going to talk about Signature Estates," Ronan said, his gaze fixed on Jamie.

Thomas's face darkened, "Well, I came to talk about Signature Estates, and I thought I'd mention Jamie while I'm at it."

Jamie, however, was looking straight at Cordelia, with a smile in his eyes. "You're back?"

Before Cordelia could answer, she was pulled upstairs by Ronan. As they went up, Cordelia heard Ronan mutter, "Sly fox."

Cordelia guessed he was referring to Thomas.

Cordelia suddenly remembered the documents Ronan had once shown her. Back then, Thomas, along with other small real estate companies, ganged up to suppress Signature Estates, using a murder case to cause Signature Estates’ property prices to plummet, making Olen go bankrupt overnight, turn gray-haired, and suffer from severe mental illness.