The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 40

Now the thing was settled, Cordelia felt extremely happy, even a bit excited. This was her first time handling a transaction involving tens of thousands of dollars, which made her a bit jittery.

Worried about running into a swindler or some bad egg, she asked Brooklyn to accompany her. Brooklyn was no longer a scaredy-cat, feeling a bit more confident in herself. She was more than willing to lend Cordelia a hand.

"Actually, in this case, it would be best if we brought along a male friend. If you asked Mr. Evans to come with you, who would dare to cheat him? I bet no one would dare," Brooklyn said, munching on her snacks while chatting with Cordelia.

"Is it that simple? We are having some issues right now. Plus, this matter involves my ex-boyfriend. How could I possibly ask him to come with me?" Cordelia said.

"Why did you have to have a falling out with him? You saw it yourself, with just one 'like' from him, your situation completely changed. Everyone respects him. Why did you have to pick a fight with him?" Brooklyn asked in confusion.

"Don't even mention it. I've always been pretty obedient to him." Even now, Cordelia couldn't understand why Ronan suddenly asked her to move out of his house.

How could she act according to his preferences if she didn’t even know what he was thinking?

"You should apologize to him and act a bit more obediently. Mr. Evans likes that sort of thing," Brooklyn suggested.

"How do you know? Have you done this before?" Cordelia asked, sounding a bit jealous.

"I wouldn't dare. I don't even get a chance to meet Mr. Evans." Brooklyn said, acting all innocent in front of Cordelia. "But seriously, this afternoon, my sister is sending me some food."

"Your sister? Isn't she about to have a baby? Doesn't it make you feel guilty that she's lugging around a big belly to deliver food to you?"

"She won't come herself, she'll send her brother-in-law. I heard he's quite impressive," Brooklyn said, her face full of admiration.

"You've never met him?"

Brooklyn shot Cordelia a glance. "No. He wasn't at her wedding. I think he was out of town."

"I can check him out for you this afternoon."

At six o'clock in the afternoon, the doorbell rang, and Cordelia went to open the door. As soon as she opened the door, she was taken aback. "Edwin?"

"Cordelia?"

"Who are you looking for? Me?"