The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 398

Cordelia stood at the front door, a heavy burden weighing on her heart. She knocked lightly on the door.

"Come in," a voice from inside beckoned.

As Cordelia entered, she was greeted by a woman of striking beauty and elegance. Upon seeing Cordelia, the woman's eyes instantly welled up with tears. "Are you... Della?"

Caught off guard, Cordelia nodded slowly.

"Della, my dear, I've finally found you," the woman, now identified as Allison, said, reaching out to grip Cordelia's arm. "All these years without you by my side, you must have suffered."

Allison appeared to be overwhelmed with emotion at the sight of Cordelia. But Cordelia... didn't share the same level of excitement. She felt detached, as if her heart was untouched by the reunion.

"Cordelia, it was wrong of me to give you away all those years ago," she began, her voice trembling. "Alana was a force to be reckoned with back then. I feared for your safety, so I had no choice but to hand you over to a construction worker. But I never intended to abandon you. I gave you a ring. I had one just like it. Alana took it from me, because that ring was originally hers, but that's okay. Even without it, I found you, thanks to Alana’s vendetta against you, ironically. Sadly, Shelley has passed away," Allison's voice was filled with sorrow. "Did she treat you well all these years?"

"Shelley was more than good to me." Cordelia's eyes welled up at the mention of Shelley.

"Yes, I know, I know," Allison said, squeezing Cordelia's shoulders. "Shelley's death was untimely and tragic. I used some contacts to get the police reports after her death. Have a look, is this how it happened?"

With that, Allison handed Cordelia a piece of paper. Cordelia was initially perplexed by the document. Until now, she had no idea how Ronan had managed to explain Shelley's death to the police.

The police report stated that Shelley had gone to look at a house for her son when she ran into Olen, who was also interested in the property. Due to a misunderstanding caused by Shayla, Olen had always associated the house with her.