The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan)

Chapter 40

Now the thing was settled, Cordelia felt extremely happy, even a bit excited. This was her first time

handling a transaction involving tens of thousands of dollars, which made her a bit jittery.

Worried about running into a swindler or some bad egg, she asked Brooklyn to accompany her.

Brooklyn was no longer a scaredy-cat, feeling a bit more confident in herself. She was more than

willing to lend Cordelia a hand.

"Actually, in this case, it would be best if we brought along a male friend. If you asked Mr. Evans to

come with you, who would dare to cheat him? I bet no one would dare," Brooklyn said, munching on

her snacks while chatting with Cordelia.

"Is it that simple? We are having some issues right now. Plus, this matter involves my ex-boyfriend.

How could I possibly ask him to come with me?" Cordelia said.

"Why did you have to have a falling out with him? You saw it yourself, with just one 'like' from him, your

situation completely changed. Everyone respects him. Why did you have to pick a fight with him?"

Brooklyn asked in confusion.

"Don't even mention it. I've always been pretty obedient to him." Even now, Cordelia couldn't

understand why Ronan suddenly asked her to move out of his house.

How could she act according to his preferences if she didn’t even know what he was thinking?

"You should apologize to him and act a bit more obediently. Mr. Evans likes that sort of thing," Brooklyn

suggested.

"How do you know? Have you done this before?" Cordelia asked, sounding a bit jealous.

"I wouldn't dare. I don't even get a chance to meet Mr. Evans." Brooklyn said, acting all innocent in front

of Cordelia. "But seriously, this afternoon, my sister is sending me some food."

"Your sister? Isn't she about to have a baby? Doesn't it make you feel guilty that she's lugging around a

big belly to deliver food to you?"

"She won't come herself, she'll send her brother-in-law. I heard he's quite impressive," Brooklyn said,

her face full of admiration.

"You've never met him?"

Brooklyn shot Cordelia a glance. "No. He wasn't at her wedding. I think he was out of town."

"I can check him out for you this afternoon."

At six o'clock in the afternoon, the doorbell rang, and Cordelia went to open the door. As soon as she

opened the door, she was taken aback. "Edwin?" ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

"Cordelia?"

"Who are you looking for? Me?"

Edwin held up the bag in his hand, "My sister-in-law asked me to deliver some food to her beloved little

sister. I didn't expect you two to be roommates. How convenient."

Brooklyn came out and saw that Edwin was indeed handsome, and her eyes lit up.

"How about I treat you two lovely ladies to dinner tonight?" Edwin suggested.

"What about the food Brooklyn's sister sent?" Cordelia asked, frowning.

Brooklyn was already hooked. After all, who wouldn't want to have dinner with a handsome guy?

"That food can be put in the fridge to eat slowly, it won't go bad. Come on, I'll treat you to some

barbecue," Edwin said enthusiastically.

Cordelia and Brooklyn had been under a lot of stress recently and needed to relax, so they readily

accepted the offer. Plus, Cordelia loved spicy food. The spicier, the better.

While eating, Edwin asked Cordelia, "We've never chatted since becoming friends on WhatsApp. So

you work at Lumos Enterprises. Big things are in your future."

"For a grassroots worker like me, the future is limited. Brooklyn has a broader future. After all, she's a

Lumos Star, the future senior manager," Cordelia said this while also expressing her admiration for

Brooklyn.

Cordelia noticed that Brooklyn had a crush on Edwin, and she had to make a push for her best friend.

Brooklyn and Edwin had already exchanged contact information.

"By the way, on Sunday I'm going to visit a computer factory in the suburbs. We've never been there

before, and we're worried about getting scammed. We thought about bringing a male friend along.

Would you like to come with us?" Brooklyn invited Edwin. "My sister once told me that her brother-in-

law runs a gaming company and has a deep understanding of the computer industry, so I think you are

the most suitable candidate."

"Visit a computer factory? No problem, I can drive you two ladies there. Are you planning to buy

computers? Why not just go to the computer mall? Why go directly to the factory?"

"We plan to buy two hundred computers and donate them to children in remote areas. It's the same

school we visited together before," Cordelia explained casually, since she and Edwin had visited that

primary school together.

"Two hundred computers, that's a generous investment."

"Not really. Actually, I sold my father's old house in the countryside to raise this money." Cordelia

replied, fearing that Edwin would ask about the source of the money and put her in an awkward

situation.

She hadn't told Brooklyn about her arranged marriage with Ronan, so Brooklyn didn't know where the

money came from.

Her father's old house was in the countryside, a place Cordelia had never visited, let alone sell.

Fortunately, Edwin didn't pry.

What could Cordelia say? That she got the money through a sham marriage?