The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 299

Cordelia had just finished her meal and was heading to her bedroom to change clothes. The door was slightly ajar, leaving a thin slit of visibility.

As Ronan stepped inside, she was in the midst of changing into her undergarments. But seeing Ronan's gaze, she didn't shy away. After all, she had made up her mind to tell him that the child was his; there was no point in hiding anymore.

She, along with her two babies, belonged to him.

"Fancy joining me?" Ronan asked her.

"Hmm. Isn't it to save you on gas money? I work in the Audit Department. How much are you going to pay me?" Cordelia questioned him.

"How much do you want?"

Cordelia pondered, "I work my butt off. You can't shortchange me. I used to earn twenty thousand a month, so now, you have to at least give me twenty-five thousand, right? I can still work for a month and a half, and that’s forty thousand."

"Deal." Ronan chuckled, perhaps at her "small ambitions".

As Cordelia tried to pull up her pants, she was so exhausted that she was panting heavily.

Ronan came over and helped her; Cordelia instinctively leaned on his shoulder. His helping her felt somewhat instinctive.

After helping Cordelia into the car, Ronan headed to the driver's seat. "I have a lunch meeting, so I didn't have Janice prepare my food. Sorry for wasting your generous offer," said Ronan.

"No problem," Cordelia turned her head towards the window, "Who are you meeting?"

"Grant. He invited me to lunch. That night you couldn't sleep, it was because of his handling of his ex-wife."

Today, Ronan's lips were constantly curled up, with a subtle smile on his face. He even specifically mentioned that night you couldn't sleep.

"How did he handle his ex-wife?" Cordelia asked, her face slightly flushed from the explicit reminder of her sleepless night. She felt so weak, having just been back for a short time, and already missing him to the point of insomnia. She had already put Shelley's hatred behind her.

"Stripped her naked. Made her lose her dignity in front of everyone in Millstone."

Cordelia furrowed her brows, "Stripped her? You saw that?”

"Yeah. But you're prettier."

Cordelia was embarrassed and blurted out, "Screw off."