The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 72

Ronan and Barney had a little chit-chat downstairs.

As he was about to head upstairs, he accidentally bumped into Cordelia's bag.

Cordelia's bag had slid to the edge of the table, and with Ronan's touch, books fell onto the floor. As he bent down to pick them up, a book opened to the title page, on which was written: "May your dreams come true soon, from Jamie."

Ronan's face fell instantly. Jamie's handwriting was elegant. The note even included a date and address. The date was last Saturday, and the address was Pages & Prose.

Cordelia had already read over a hundred pages of this book, and she'd folded a corner where she'd stopped reading.

Over two days, she'd read over a hundred pages. She sure is a fast reader!

There was also a notebook on financial cost management, also from Jamie, filled with dense notes. Another textbook, bought from Pages & Prose, bore the store's stamp.

So, where had Cordelia been those few days she was mad at him and didn’t come home?

Ronan put the books back with a glum face and went upstairs.

So Cordelia's resignation wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision. He knew it. She wasn't impulsive.

She was thoughtful.

"You're up?" Cordelia asked when she saw him, her voice indifferent, but her eyes were full of lingering affection, like a girl in love.

"Who's got your heart racing, huh?" Ronan asked, leaning back on the couch, closing his eyes.

"Definitely not you!" Cordelia retorted with a playful tone of annoyance.

"I know it's not me!" Ronan replied casually, "I'm just a contract husband, I don't care."

His words made Cordelia's heart sink a little.

"As long as you know! Where am I supposed to sleep tonight?" Cordelia glanced at him, he was lying on the couch, his mature composure and steadfastness were irresistible.