The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 263

Cordelia was at a loss for words. Who was he to dictate her life that way? She was supposed to study abroad the following January, not go to work at Lumos Enterprises. Cordelia's hand, holding her fork tightly, was shaking. "I'm not going!" she declared.

Ronan just sat there, silent, as if saying, "This isn't up to you."

Cordelia was so angry that her stomach hurt. She couldn't eat anymore. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw her pendant lying on the floor next to the coffee table. She walked over and bent down to pick it up. The pendant was broken in half.

The angrier Cordelia got, the more she couldn't bend down, her face flushed red with frustration. But she didn't want to argue with him; she knew she wouldn't win. It was pointless.

Ronan just watched her. Then he got up silently, picked up the broken pendant, and put it on the dining table.

Cordelia returned to her meal, in silence.

A knock at the door. Ronan went to answer it and found Jamie on the doorstep. After opening the door, Ronan didn't say a word and went back to his seat on the couch.

"Cordelia?" Jamie called out to her.

"Hm?" Cordelia recovered from her anger. "Let's go to my room and talk."

"You'll talk here!" Ronan spoke coldly.

Jamie was afraid that if he didn't do as Ronan said, it would cause trouble for Cordelia, so he sat down opposite her. His eyes fell on the broken pendant on the table.

He had bought that pendant from a store for a million dollars, afraid that Cordelia wouldn't accept it if she knew the cost, so he lied and said it was from a church. Last time, she returned the rabbit bracelet to him after her exams.

"How did it break?" Jamie asked.

Cordelia felt a bit embarrassed. "I almost slipped in the shower last night, and it got like this."

"Are you okay?" Jamie asked anxiously, grabbing Cordelia's hand.

Cordelia felt awkward, stealing a glance at Ronan, who was reading a book, but he surely saw what they were doing. She realized that Ronan was no longer holding back. He had been restraining himself for reasons like their divorce, the murder of Cordelia's mother, and her pregnancy. But ever since they slept together again, he seemed to have no inhibitions. He had become the Ronan who made Jamie kneel before him.

"Your wrist is bruised too?" Jamie asked.