The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 68

Cordelia returned to the office, her face gloomy and she remained silent.

She headed back to her dorm all by herself around six in the afternoon.

Just so happened that Edwin was there too. Seeing Cordelia, he greeted, "You're back, Cordelia?"

Brooklyn shot Edwin a glare.

Brooklyn had told Edwin about Cordelia's marriage to Ronan, but didn't spill too many beans, just that Cordelia was hitched and her hubby was Ronan.

Brooklyn could see Edwin had a thing for Cordelia, and wanted him to get over it sooner rather than later.

Brooklyn asked her, "What brings you back here?"

"Don't even get me started, I'm absolutely livid. He's just too much!" Cordelia tossed her bag onto her bed.

"What in the world happened?" Brooklyn asked her, "If you're feeling down, how about we go grab some barbecue? Edwin's treating us to a feast. If I knew you were coming back tonight, I would've dragged you out of the office."

"Sure, why not. A barbecue sounds good. I don't have to work today or tomorrow anyway." Edwin was trying to ease the tension, he didn't expect to run into Cordelia today.

Cordelia was thinking: she did nothing wrong. She told her brother about her fake pregnancy to stop his blackmail. She had explained it all to Ronan, but why won't he believe that she's not pregnant? He even suspected that she actually had an abortion while he was away. What's going on in his head?

"Let's go." Cordelia finally said, out of frustration.

The three of them walked out of the dorm together. Brooklyn didn't press Cordelia for details because Edwin was there. She knew that Cordelia and Ronan had a fight about the abortion, but Cordelia's pregnancy was a hoax from the start. The pregnancy test was even hers. Doesn't Ronan know that?

Thankfully, Cordelia's old dorm bed was still available.

Ronan drove out of the underground parking, saw the three people chatting at the dorm entrance and frowned. Is she really not bothered, or she just doesn't care?

He drove away in a hurry.

Back home, Barney asked, "Where's Della, why didn't she come back?"

Ronan slumped on the couch, rubbing his forehead, "She's staying at the dorm."

"Why is she back at the dorm again?"

Ronan paused, then said, "Grandpa."

"What?"

"Our baby is gone. It was an accident." Ronan looked guilty and upset.