The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan)

Chapter 172

Roseville. Cordelia's grandmother's house.

"What's up with Mr. Sullivan? He finally agreed to a blind date with you and you turned him down. You

don't fancy your dad's colleagues at the bus station because they're not rich, nor the salesmen at work

because they do not have high status. You've met so many people. Why can't you find one that fits

your standard?" Sienna said to Samantha.

"He's in his forties, fat, divorced, and has children. Just looking at him makes me want to puke."

Samantha was in a bad mood.

She now knew that Cordelia's husband was actually Ronan, and Cordelia was not Ronan's mistress.

She was super jealous.

It was only when she saw those papers last time that she realized the house wasn't Adrian's, but

Ronan and Cordelia's. She had to squeeze the truth out of Adrian, only to find out they were actually

married.

They were actually married!

The gap between Samantha and Cordelia had become entirely apparent, with Samantha falling short in

every step.

Thinking about all the misunderstandings she had created in the office, it wasn't Cordelia who was the

joke, but herself. During her time in Millstone, she had become the butt of everyone's jokes.

Around Christmas, she went on more than a dozen blind dates hoping for something good to happen,

but all she got were fat men or creepy ones. There were a few she actually liked, but every time she

thought of how handsome and refined Ronan was, those guys seemed like nothing.

Currently, Samantha had taken a long leave of absence but had not resigned. She was still going to

Millstone and Lumos Enterprises. If she wasn't comfortable, neither should Cordelia.

The bouquet given to Cordelia was from Samantha. She won a 588 dollar flower coupon at Christmas.

The bouquet was so big that she couldn't fit it in her house. As a single woman, flowers were useless.

She just delivered it to Cordelia without leaving a name, causing a misunderstanding between Cordelia

and Ronan.

"Sienna, Sienna, my head hurts. It's been hurting for so long; it feels like there's a needle in my brain."

A weak voice came from grandma's room.

"Jesus, why aren't you dead yet." Sienna cursed, "You're hurting, huh? Your days are numbered."

Sienna was also pissed. Last time Cordelia had washed the old woman's bedding, making it look like

she treated the elderly poorly. Now hearing Cordelia married a rich man, Sienna was even more

infuriated.

"Sienna, Sienna." Grandma called again from her room.

"You are so annoying! Do you know how much it costs to treat you? You're just lying there taking up

space." Sienna shouted back.

Suddenly, Samantha had an idea.

"Mom, we may not have money, but we have a rich person in our family." Samantha hinted at Sienna,

"My aunt is such a good daughter, she came to see her mom as soon as she got better. I don't believe

she can just ignore her mom's illness. Wouldn't Cordelia pay?"

"Right, we can also get a good reputation for taking good care of that old woman. Take her to the

hospital, and keep the taxi receipt for your aunt to reimburse." Sienna told Samantha.

In the end, they got grandma in the car.

Sienna started calling Shelley.

"Shelley, mom's sick." Sienna sounded heartbroken, her tears falling fast, "She has a severe

headache. I'm taking her to the hospital now. She's almost ninety, and I'm worried she doesn't have

much time left. I don't know if she'll wake up this time. You should come see her."

Shelley was stunned, "I'm on my way."

Shelley was wondering whether to tell Cordelia. She thought it was working hours, and she couldn't

always take time off just because of her and Ronan's relationship. She decided to go see her mom first.

She got Judy to hail a taxi to the hospital where her mom was.

Samantha knew Shelley probably wouldn't tell Cordelia, so she called Cordelia herself.

"Cordelia, grandma's sick. It could be serious; she's been having headaches. Can you come see her?

We're at the hospital doing tests now. I've been off work since Christmas, taking care of grandma. I

think she doesn't have much time left." Samantha started crying after finishing her sentence.

Samantha wanted to make Cordelia feel guilty and, ideally, make Ronan come over to see how

impoverished Cordelia's family was. She wanted him to realize that he couldn't save so many people

on his own and to discourage him from trying.

After all, for rich people like them, marriage and divorce were child's play, they can play with anyone,

might as well find someone rich.

That was what Samantha was thinking.

Cordelia informed Milana, then immediately went downstairs to hail a taxi to Roseville, forgetting her

plan to buy underwear for Ronan.

Cordelia and Shelley arrived at Roseville Hospital at the same time. Sienna and Samantha were crying

at the corridor entrance.

"The test results came back, mom has a brain tumor, a very serious one. That's why she's been having

incontinence. The tumor has been pressing on her nerves for a long time, and if we don't treat it now,

mom might become paralyzed. But we don't have money. Samantha got a job at Lumos Enterprises,

but the income is meager. Your uncle works at a bus company, and he doesn't have money either. We

all love mom, but we just don't have the money." Sienna cried out. Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

"How much do we need?" Shelley asked.

"The doctor said she needs surgery right away, so we need thirty thousand dollars now." Sienna

thought.

Samantha was watching Cordelia, thinking: The young lady of a wealthy family would surely be able to

afford this. Once she paid, how was she going to explain it to Ronan? Too bad Ronan wasn't here to

see what was going on here.