The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 62

Ronan started dialing a number.

"Did you give Cordelia's room to someone else?" Ronan asked, his voice carrying a hint of pressure. He purposely switched to speakerphone, not just to let Adrian hear, but also to reassure his grandpa.

"Not yet, do you want to return the room to her?" Ms. Emily's voice was gentle.

"Yes, Cordelia's stuff is still in the room, so let's keep it for her."

"Alright, Mr. Evans." Ms. Emily ended the call.

Hearing this, Adrian and Deanna looked disappointed. It seemed the previous story about Ronan kicking Cordelia out of the dorm was true.

Adrian was still puzzled. Were they really not in a sham marriage?

"That's settled then. I'll get Brooklyn to bring over my pregnancy test results." Cordelia said casually, then started fiddling with her phone.

"Aren't you going to call her?" Ronan asked, not just for Cordelia, but also for Adrian and Deanna to hear.

"If I call, you'd hear where I left my stuff, wouldn't you? I don't want you to know."

Cordelia glanced at Barney, who was grinning from ear to ear.

He probably thought Adrian was just talking nonsense. And he was already excited about becoming a great-grandpa. Such is life's joy, huh?

Cordelia felt a pang of sadness. What if Barney found out it was all a lie? How heartbroken would he be?

Cordelia quickly texted a classmate: Victoria.

Victoria was an obstetrician.

Victoria, Brooklyn, and Cordelia were close friends in college. But since Cordelia and Brooklyn worked at the same company, they hung out more often.

[Victoria, I need your help. Can you create a pregnancy test report for me? Three weeks pregnant. I'll have Brooklyn pick it up at the hospital.]

[Planning a shotgun wedding?]

[Hurry, Brooklyn will be at the hospital in ten minutes.]

The other party didn't ask any more questions, just replied with a "Sure."

Soon, Victoria issued the report and sent a snapshot to Cordelia.

Cordelia replied: [Brooklyn will pick it up right away.]

Victoria asked again: [Can you tell me what's going on? I heard from Brooklyn that you married with your company's Mr. Evans. Are you trying to avoid a mistress by pretending pregnant?]

Cordelia didn't have time to answer, hastily sending a message to Brooklyn: [If you have time now, could you please go to the hospital and get a pregnancy test report from Victoria? Bring it to Pearl Palms. Big reward.]

[Are you pregnant?]

[I'll tell you later, it's urgent now. Big reward.]

[I'm leaving now, don't forget my big reward.]

After sending the message, Cordelia finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's settled, my roommate will bring my pregnancy test report. Let's eat first." Cordelia acted nonchalantly, silently praying for Brooklyn to hurry and for nothing to go wrong.