The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 37

Ronan had no intention of paying attention to Cordelia. He was just about to step into the elevator when Cordelia stopped him.

"Mr. Evans." Cordelia called out.

"What?" The elevator doors shut, and Ronan didn’t make it in.

"Hold on a second." She then started rummaging through her bag.

Her canvas bag was stuffed with all sorts of things - a wallet, books, tissues. An umbrella wasn't big, but finding it wasn’t exactly a piece of cake. After not being able to find it, Cordelia started feeling guilty and gave an awkward smile to Ronan.

"You just get off work?" Ronan shot her a frown.

Ronan rarely smiled, his face mostly expressionless.

"Yep. Found it." Cordelia said, quickly pulling out the umbrella, "Mr. Evans, here's an umbrella. Don't want you to catch a cold."

Ronan looked at the umbrella, but didn’t take it, "So, what's this for?"

He thought she was just trying to butter him up with an umbrella. After all, the way the boss treated her determined her position within the company. Cordelia's current situation wasn't good. The fact that she had to work until 5am was evidence enough.

“This is an umbrella.” There was a look of innocence in Cordelia’s clear eyes, "You never use an umbrella when it's raining. What if you catch a cold?" She even pushed the umbrella towards him a bit.

Seeing that Ronan still didn't take it, she suddenly realized, "Mr. Evans, this umbrella was sent to me by a classmate from abroad. It's not some mediocre brand. It's a high-end foreign brand, quite pricey."

"You got this especially for me?" Ronan finally took the umbrella. He glanced at the eagle on the handle.

"Yes, it suits your status. Remember to use it." With that, Cordelia turned around and left.

Ronan entered the elevator, his tense mood slightly eased.

Cordelia got back to her dorm, just as Brooklyn was getting up to go to the bathroom. Brooklyn asked, "You're up this early?"

"What happened?" Cordelia, just up and combing her hair, asked Brooklyn with concern.

"Nothing!" Brooklyn said.

After Brooklyn went to the director's office, she was given a severe dressing-down. The director said she liked to take the spotlight and"blindly spoken up for others. He even said, "The relationship between departments is so delicate. Are you dumb or just incapable of thinking? If you piss off the Finance Department, who's going to pay you? From today, you don't have to attend training every Friday. Also, that article you were going to post on the platform has been cancelled due to layout issues. You can leave now."

Even though Brooklyn was pissed off, she didn't regret it.

Cordelia didn't find out what happened until she got to work, her colleagues were all whispering about her. She sent a message to Brooklyn asking her to delete the post. Brooklyn was still in the director's office and didn't see it. By the time she saw it, she thought, “Since I've already been punished, what difference does it make if I delete it or not? Let everyone see Jordan's true colors.”

Jordan, with a grim expression, sarcastically said to Cordelia, "Cordelia, your good friend really cares about you, huh? It's quite something."

What could Cordelia say. If Brooklyn insisted on not deleting the post, there was nothing she could do. Cordelia knew that Jordan had a major beef with her. This wasn't Brooklyn's fault. Since she officially joined the company, Jordan had been looking for a chance to kick her to the curb.