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?"