The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 373

Ten days later.

A scandalous photo of Ronan and Tabitha entangled in the sheets of a king-size bed made the headlines.

News of Cordelia's departure abroad had begun to circulate, and Ronan, once again the golden bachelor of Millstone, was on everyone's radar and the object of their desires.

As a classic, tall, wealthy, and handsome man, a new love interest was nothing out of the ordinary.

The photo was a fabrication made by Samantha. She hired a couple of people from a local bar and had them bare it all in a bed. She made them perform a number of eyebrow-raising poses like kissing and caressing. Then Ronan and Tabitha's faces were masterfully photoshopped onto the bodies. The end result was perfect.

At Ronan's office.

He was enjoying a smoke while looking at the photo, his pulse quickening.

"Ronan, have you seen this?" Emerson walked into the office, phone in hand.

"What's the rush?" Ronan squinted at Emerson, asking him.

"I can't not rush, Ronan. We all know what kind of person you are. It's clear this photo is a fake, right?" Emerson was on pins and needles.

Cordelia had just left, and Ronan was in the prime of his life. It wouldn't be a complete shock if something between Ronan and Tabitha had happened, but how on earth did someone get a photo?

"Oh, and what kind of person am I in your eyes?" Ronan, looking amused, asked Emerson.

"You're a gentleman with high standards and sophisticated tastes. You wouldn't look twice at anyone less, right?" Emerson asked for confirmation.

Ronan simply smiled, not offering a response.

Just then, there was a knock at the door. "Come in," said Ronan.

The door creaked open, and in walked a shy, timid girl.