The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan)

Chapter 225

Cordelia spent quite a while exchanging pleasantries with Barney.

He didn’t want Cordelia to leave, but he didn’t voice his desire.

Around eight-thirty, Barney decided to retire to his room, his hand clasping Cordelia’s all the while. The

older you got, the more childlike you became. Barney was an intellectual, and Cordelia had never seen

him so childlike, but now she did. His reluctance to let her go was just like a small boy.

Cordelia felt an incredible pang of guilt.

As she left Barney’s room, she saw Ronan still sitting on the couch.,“Come here,” he said to Cordelia.

Then, he headed upstairs without waiting for her.

Cordelia guessed he might have been getting the divorce papers, so she followed him upstairs. To her

surprise, when they reached the bedroom, Ronan was sitting on the couch, lighting up a cigarette.

“Barney has at most three months left. Think about it, whether you want to stay with him or not,” he

said, looking up at Cordelia.

Ronan was the man who had killed her mother, but Barney was innocent. Cordelia remained silent.

“Here are the divorce papers. I’ve already signed them. Take a look,” Ronan said, handing a stack of

papers to Cordelia.

“That’s not a divorce certificate?” Cordelia questioned, her eyes flashing with anger.

“Barney’s last three months. I don’t want any accidents. You’ve been pretending for so long. You don’t

want to ruin everything at the last minute.” Ronan replied.

Cordelia was at a loss, but divorce was indeed a matter between two people. If he didn't want to, she

had no way out.

Moreover, Ronan had used a word - pretending. All her past affection was just an act.

She carefully read the conditions on the paper. It asked her to stay with Barney for his last three

months, and in return, she would receive a hundred million dollars. Additionally, two apartments in

Millstone would be given to her.

That was a lot of money. A hundred million dollars was probably what Cordelia could have earned if

she had been working from ancient times until now. Moreover, she was currently studying and not

making any money. She was living only on the twenty million dollars Ronan had given her.

But she didn’t want the money. “I cheated first. I don’t deserve that much money,” she said, putting

down the papers.

“You know you cheated?” Ronan stared at Cordelia with a cold, killer gaze.

“So, since you know I cheated, why would you give me so much money? I should be leaving with

nothing,” Cordelia retorted.

Speaking those words, her chest began to heave with emotion. Ronan was only giving her so much

money because he had killed her mother. It was his guilt, compensation for Cordelia!

“Just to accompany Barney!” Ronan gritted out the words through clenched teeth.

Cordelia turned her head away, ignoring him. “I’m taking prep classes.”

“You can take online courses. I’ll talk to the professors. I also know the professors at UC Davis.”

Cordelia stared at him in surprise for a long time. So, he knew she was at UC Davis! He really did know

everything.

After Cordelia had gone to UC Davis, the reason he hadn't contacted her was probably because he

was afraid she would change places again. He was probably also afraid that if he called too often,

Cordelia would find it annoying. Indeed, when one's skill improved, so did the difficulty. In front of him,

Cordelia was nothing more than a ghost.

At that moment, Cordelia’s phone rang. It was Jamie. She immediately turned around to answer the

call, her tone and attitude completely changing.

“I’ve finished the exam, it went well, I should pass if there are no surprises.”

“Yes.”

“But I have something to do now and can’t leave for the time being. Could you cancel my flight for me?”

“I’m not sure yet, I don’t know how long it will take…”

As Cordelia was talking to Jamie on the phone, Ronan knew.

He knew that Jamie had also gone to UC Davis. He knew that Jamie and Cordelia must have met. He

knew that the bracelet on Cordelia’s wrist was a gift from Jamie. He even knew that the baby in

Cordelia’s belly was Jamie’s.

Cordelia’s tone was soft and tender. When she finished the call and turned back to Ronan, her tone

changed.

“I agree,” she said. “But before I agree, I must set three conditions. If you agree, I'll stay. If not, I can't.”

“Go on.”

“First, there’s a time difference between us. I sleep during the day and study at night. Given the time

difference, I must sleep separately from you. Second, I’m pregnant, you can’t touch me. If anything like

yesterday happens again, I’ll jump off a building. Third, you must give me the divorce certificate when

the time comes. I’ll only return to the US after I get it. I believe your verbal promise is binding,” Cordelia

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“Agreed. I’ll have someone bring your things from the hotel tomorrow.”

Cordelia turned around and went to the adjacent room to sleep. It was the room Ronan had once let

her sleep in alone, a room she was somewhat afraid of. But today, after experiencing her mother's fall

and the lonely and difficult days in the US, she suddenly felt unafraid. People probably grew like this,

accompanied by thorns all around.

As she lay in bed and covered herself with the blanket, she kept having nightmares. This nightmare

was one she often had when her mother had just passed away, and now it was haunting her again. In

her dream, she saw her mother looking bloody and broken, falling from the building, while Ronan was

laughing from above.

Cordelia woke up in a panic. Awake, she heard noises from Ronan’s room that lasted for quite a while.