The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 366

Saturday, at Starlight Hotel.

Early in the morning, the Assistant Manager of the hotel reminded all the staff that today, the only son of the Evans family was to celebrate his christening here. The Evans family had booked the entire hotel, and he urged everyone to be on their toes and ensure they were properly attended to.

From the moment the hotel opened, the floors were cleaned to a mirror shine, even more immaculate than usual.

Around eleven o'clock, guests began to trickle in. Ronan's parents didn't come, considering Olen was too conspicuous. Some things were better left unsaid, so Amanda stayed home with him.

It was Janice who brought Callum.

Today's attendees were almost all the bigwigs of Millstone. Jamie also came, invited by Ronan.

Brooklyn, amidst a crowd of suited and booted big shots, felt somewhat out of place. Still, she found comfort in the company of Edwin.

"Cordelia has left, and Mr. Evans is hosting this christening. I don't know what he's thinking," Brooklyn remarked, with a hint of dissatisfaction in her voice.

"Just sit back and watch," Edwin suggested.

So Brooklyn sat in a corner, watching others clink glasses and make merry, but she was not in the mood.

"Oh, by the way, the game you mentioned earlier about collaborating with Pulse Technologies. Has The High Society removed it from the plan? I went to Marian's party with Cordelia the other day and wanted to find you some partnership channels. But they all pissed me off. I didn't like them, so your partnership fell through. Try not to work with them in the future to avoid trouble. What goes around comes around. If you do bad things, karma will find you sooner or later," Brooklyn said apologetically. She had been holding a glass of juice and had kept her head down.

Edwin couldn't help but laugh when he heard Brooklyn say karma. He knew she was a carefree person, but he didn't realize she was so naive.

"You wanted to find me a partner? You don't understand anything," Edwin asked incredulously.

"I saw you were upset and wanted to do my part." Brooklyn's voice gradually faded.

Edwin felt a sudden warmth in his heart. Someone was paying attention to his feelings and was trying hard to protect those feelings. He was grateful. He was also grateful to Brooklyn for doing all these things for him. "You don’t have to do this," Edwin, holding Brooklyn's hand, declared.

Brooklyn's eyes widened in surprise. Edwin's sudden warmth, like a pie falling from the sky, caught her off guard and filled her with joy. "Okay," Brooklyn replied with a smile.

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Cordelia used to work at Lumos Enterprises, and she had the contacts of many colleagues on Facebook. So, Cordelia, who was studying under a desk lamp, was bombarded with videos of "The Christening of the Evans family's son."

This grand and lavish event had nothing to do with Cordelia. She was not even aware of it. After a long thought, Cordelia finally sent a message to Ronan. [I saw Callum's christening on Facebook. It was a good party.]

But, Ronan didn't reply.

This left Cordelia, who had been reading, unable to concentrate. Now, Cordelia was very conflicted. She wanted Ronan to reply but also hoped he wouldn't.

She didn't want him to reply because she was afraid those people were monitoring her phone. If Ronan replied, they would know that her relationship with Ronan was not as bitter as she had said, and they still had connections. This could lead to a repeat of the game implantation incident, causing Ronan to lose money.

She hoped for a reply because she wanted to know Ronan's attitude. In a relationship, if only one person took the initiative and the other did not respond, the relationship would not last. Besides, Ronan didn't know about the man in the black suit and wasn't acting with Cordelia. He didn't hide his feelings. He was very angry!

Cordelia was very unsettled. In the past few days, she had been extremely careful. Except for necessary tasks, she rarely went out, and she didn't shop online for fear of another unexpected attack. But after a few days, nothing happened.

Cordelia did not let her guard down and remained on high alert every day. Several days passed, and Ronan still didn't reply. Cordelia was pondering on drafting an email to him, discussing her idea of visiting home once a month. However, just as she was about to put pen to paper, a ping from Samantha's Facebook Messenger distracted her.