The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 226

Cordelia wished she could ignore the noise and continue sleeping, but it was too loud, and she couldn't. She got up, slipped into her robe, and went next door.

Ronan's bedroom door was open, and his phone was ringing over and over, but he wasn't there. He was probably taking a shower in the bathroom. Cordelia rapped on the bathroom door. “Your phone’s ringing.”

There was no response, so he probably didn't hear her. Cordelia knocked louder. "Ronan, your phone's ringing."

He pulled open the bathroom door, appearing in front of Cordelia. At a glance, Cordelia saw the intimate parts of his body. She tried to keep her gaze on his face. They were practically divorced now, and he belonged to another woman. Cordelia shouldn't be looking.

"What's up?" He asked, standing nonchalantly with the door wide open.

"Your phone's been ringing over and over. It's keeping me awake."

"Answer it if it rings again." He said and shut the door.

Cordelia stood outside, a little annoyed and confused.

The phone rang again. Cordelia went over to check it, and it was Deanna. She didn't want to answer at first, but seeing that Deanna had called over a dozen times, she figured something might have been urgent.

"Hello?" Cordelia answered the phone.

"Where's Ronan?" Deanna sounded surprised to hear Cordelia's voice. Her tone also carried a hint of hostility.

"Oh, he's in the shower."

"In the shower?"

"Yes, what's up?"

"Tomorrow night, my current film is wrapping up, and I've invited Ronan to the wrap party. Could you tell him about it later and see if he can come? He should. I've already mentioned it to him. I just wanted to confirm." Deanna's voice had a hint of resistance towards Cordelia, deliberately showing her relationship with Ronan in front of Cordelia.

"Oh, no need to ask, I'll accept on his behalf," Cordelia said.

"Great." Deanna sounded thrilled. She knew that after the incident with Adrian and Cordelia's mother, even if Ronan was interested, Cordelia might not have been.

Indeed, Cordelia was already starting to push Ronan towards someone else.