The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 232

"Maybe he should change its name," Ronan suggested.

"What for?" Thomas was taken aback, not understanding why Ronan was even meddling with the naming business.

"I. Don't. Like. It," Ronan articulated, each word punctuated for emphasis.

Thomas chuckled awkwardly, thinking to himself, “It’s not your firm, man. So bossy and intimidating.”

"Well, Jamie might be my son, but he doesn't always listen to me." Thomas pointed out.

"Try to get him to change it," Ronan said before he left.

When Cordelia was four months pregnant, she started working at First Enterprises. She was carrying twins and was visibly pregnant.

In the end, Jamie did not change his name, even though Thomas had slapped him, he didn't change it. He was very fond of the name First Enterprises.

As one of the partners, Cordelia had her own spacious office. It was much bigger compared to her office when she was at Lumos Enterprises’ Audit Department. After all, back then, she was only an assistant.

She couldn't stand the boring days at home, and given her strong ambition, she started networking for business as soon as she started working.

At lunchtime, Brenda brought her a business deal, the audit of Elite Designers.

PrimeNumbers Accounting and First Enterprises were two companies under the same legal entity. As the year-end approached, PrimeNumbers Accounting had so many cases that they couldn't handle them all. Elite Designers was a big client, so Brenda handed the business to First Enterprises. Jamie would give her a portion of the commission. This kind of work, where she didn’t do much but still got a commission was naturally something Brenda welcomed.

Cordelia coming to work at First Enterprises was a joy for Brenda.

"I always wanted to be your colleague and wanted you to work at PrimeNumbers Accounting. See how it turned out? You ended up working here, right? And you ended up with Jamie, didn't you?" Brenda said, winking at Cordelia.

Moreover, when did Ronan start snatching deals himself? If he was competing, was there any room for Cordelia to survive? Was he trying to drive the Haselwood family to ruin?

Jamie passed by Cordelia's office and saw her brooding. He came in to ask her what the matter was. Cordelia recounted everything.

"This?" Jamie didn't seem to mind. "There are so many companies in Millstone. It’s not like there's only one. From now on, I'll take care of the business, and you focus on the execution of the projects, okay?"

"Okay," Cordelia agreed, although she still felt uneasy. As long as Ronan made a move, she wouldn't be able to get away unscathed.

Sure enough, things did not go as well as Jamie had predicted. In the following days, every time Jamie contacted a business, everything seemed to be going smoothly at first, but in the end, the deal would inevitably fall into Ronan's hands. Lumos Enterprises was a large and well-known company with a reputable Audit Department in Millstone, naturally attracting more clients.

By the end of the year, First Enterprises had not secured a single deal. Cordelia didn’t earn a penny in commission and was looking at a famine year, running out of resources. She knew that Ronan was probably targeting her.

Now that Cordelia was pushed to the edge, even if Ronan wasn't coming at her, she wanted to go after him. He killed her mother, and what right did he have to deny Cordelia a way to survive?