The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 56

After Ronan vented his rage on Cordelia following his rant, she woke up battered and bruised.

Cordelia was pissed. She didn't believe she was at fault, but that Ronan was too quick to believe Deanna's words.

When she got up, she didn't utter a word to Ronan but packed a big shopping bag with some of her clothes and even sneakily took the marriage certificate.

She decided she wouldn't be coming home that night.

Then, she hailed a cab to the hospital, not letting Ronan play the chauffeur.

In the hospital corridor, she ran into Deanna again, who was still on filming.

Cordelia just stood there.

Deanna could tell Cordelia wasn't having a good day but wasn't sure if it had something to do with Ronan.

After all, she had spilled the beans to Ronan on Monday, so if he was going to blow his top, he should have done so by now.

"Ms. Deanna, I can speak for myself, no need for you to play the messenger. I know you've got a thing for him, maybe one day, I'll happily hand him over to you." With that, Cordelia walked away, leaving a bunch of bewildered onlookers.

Being seen as a lady of grace and poise, Deanna had to cover for Cordelia, "That's my sister, she's a bit hot-headed, sorry for the drama, let's get back to shooting the next scene."

Deanna watched as Cordelia entered a patient's room with a cold stare.

She had seen the room Cordelia's mom was in before, the patient's name on the medical card read: Shelley.

Deanna remembered the name.

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Cordelia decided to stay in her mom's ward for the day and head back to her dorm room the next day.

Her mom had a private room with an extra bed for companions, so she could chat with Trina and wouldn't feel lonely.

Deanna sent Ronan a message on Messenger, "What's up with your wife today? She came to the hospital asking what I had told you and even mentioned divorcing you and handing over you to me. Everyone there was laughing at me, so I had to say she's my sister."

Sitting on his couch at home, Ronan's face icy when he saw the message, a vein in his temple noticeably throbbed.

He told his grandpa that Cordelia wouldn't be coming home that night, because she had to care for her ailing mother in case her condition suddenly worsened.