The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 224

Tonight, Ronan turned into a raging panther, ravishing Cordelia.

He traced his hand over Cordelia's smooth and flat belly, but there were no signs of any swelling. So, it was certain. The child wasn't his. If it was, she should have been showing by now.

Midnight, Cordelia was drenched in sweat and exhausted.

"Mr. Evans, don't forget about the divorce," Cordelia said with her eyes closed, lying in bed. Despite being covered in sweat, her mind was unusually clear.

He was already dressing. "Tomorrow night, I'll give you the divorce papers," Ronan said. And with that, he stood up and left.

The room was restored to silence once more. Cordelia remained in bed, panting heavily.

This unexpected opportunity to get a divorce was a surprise. Ronan wasn't part of her plan when she came back. But the appearance of Grant had disrupted Cordelia's plans.

She guessed that Grant would tell Ronan about what happened tonight, and he might have even thought that she was pregnant.

Cordelia was afraid of Ronan's confrontation, so she packed her bags, planning to change hotels. She didn't want to see Ronan, afraid that it would stir up old feelings. While dragging her suitcase down the hotel corridor, she passed a maid cleaning. She caught a glimpse of a pregnancy test in the trash bin.

She thought that she could escape for a while, but not forever. Ronan would always find her. She couldn't stay with the man who killed her mother. It suffocated her and gave her nightmares.

She grabbed someone else's pregnancy test, just to be safe. She had to let Ronan think she was pregnant.

Ronan, the renowned man from Millstone, wouldn't want a woman carrying another man's child. So, divorce was inevitable.

She'd done it. Ronan must have lost all hope in her by now.

Her exam was at three in the afternoon. She slept in the hotel all morning. In the afternoon, she entered the exam room with full confidence. She knew she would pass the financial cost management exam.