The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 265

Ronan's car pulled up in front of an upscale Western-style restaurant. Cordelia, with her hand on her hip, followed behind Ronan.

"You're sure you're not eating?" Ronan began to order.

"Um, could I just have a lemon water, please?" Cordelia politely asked the waiter.

Ronan ordered a portion of foie gras, a serving of caviar, a medium-rare steak, a plate of sushi, a vegetable salad, and a small dessert. Since it was the holiday season, Ronan ate leisurely, without a worry in the world. "Are you sure you don’t want some?" Ronan asked her again.

"Yes. Not hungry," Cordelia replied absentmindedly, while flipping through her chat history with Jamie on her phone. She hadn't had a chance to read it yet.

[Cordelia, Kent is Marian's father, a wealthy man who knows my father. I suspect they've planned all this together. I know it’s hard for you to stay at First Enterprises. If you stay, things will only get worse. I've talked to Brenda, you can go to PrimeNumbers Accounting. I still have a 20% stake there. I'll probably leave First Enterprises sooner or later. Our partnership has failed in just a few months.]

Cordelia didn't respond.

Brenda also sent Cordelia a message. [Cordelia, come work with me. What does Kent think he is? Just because he has some money, he thinks he's all that? Marian's always wanted to make a name for herself in the company, but you, with your undergraduate degree, are doing better than her. She's jealous of you. It's embarrassing for her to tell people that her boss is a year younger and an undergraduate. So she came up with this rotten plan."

Cordelia replied, [I know, Brenda. I'm pregnant now and I just want to take care of myself. I don't want to think about the company anymore.]

[Reach out if you need anything.]

Cordelia. [Okay.]

Cordelia didn't want to return to First Enterprises, nor did she want to go to PrimeNumbers Accounting. Both places held bad memories for her. Brenda's words were a comfort to her. She just wanted to study abroad now. But the offer from UC Davis hadn't arrived yet. Though not a lot of time had passed, Cordelia was anxious. She sent Jamie a message. [I'm giving you my email account and password. Can you find someone to check it for me? What if the mail gets lost?]

Jamie replied with a single word. [Okay.]

Cordelia knew Jamie wouldn't reply so soon, but she was so anxious that her hand was continuously stroking her phone.

"Do you want a piece of cake?" Ronan asked Cordelia.

"Pregnant women shouldn't eat sweets," Cordelia said offhandedly.