The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 4

Ronan was sizing up Cordelia, trying to figure out her real agenda for spending the night with him. Did she purposely leave her phone in his room to grab his attention? But now that she was playing hard to get, he was seeing her in a new light. Still, if she changed her tune later, he would think even less of her. After all, playing hard to get was so last season in his book.

"Alright, you can leave now," he said coldly.-

Back in the office, Cordelia wasn't pissed, just a bit bummed out. But since she had turned Ronan down, she decided to put it all behind her. What mattered most now was staying with Lumos Enterprises, the cream of the crop in Millstone.

While mulling over this, she got a message from her brother, Adrian. [Cordelia, the doc said you need to drop by the hospital at 4 p.m. today.]

Cordelia replied. [I'll still be at work at 4.]

[Then you deal with the doc yourself.] Adrian retorted.

Cordelia knew it was no use talking to Adrian about this. It was already 3 p.m., and if she was to make it to the hospital by 4, she needed to leave the office at half past three. That meant she had to ask for leave again from the finance director.

Cordelia was top-notch, an outstanding student in college, and had made a name for herself at work after graduation. But her frequent absences, especially now when it was crunch time for interns, didn’t look good.

Just as she expected, when she went to ask for leave, the finance director, Jordan, said, "Cordelia, even though you're a good egg, your constant absences make it hard for me to write a glowing report for you. You want to stay with Lumos Enterprises, don't you?"

"Lumos Enterprises is a great company, and of course, I want to stay. But I do have things to sort out. I promise to make up for any work I miss," Cordelia said humbly.

Jordan reluctantly agreed, and Cordelia was off, catching the bus to Millstone Hospital.

Cordelia's mom had been lying in the neurology ward for two years.