Chapter 103


    "Whatever, I''m just venting. I won''t bore you with the details," Adrian said, noticing Jamie was about to


    get duped.


    "Which mall are you at? I''ming over," Jamie replied.


    Adrian sent him the location, and Jamie arrived in no time.


    Exaggerating the whole situation, Adrian said, "Ronan couldn''t care less about Cordelia. He''s having


    her put up a front, yet he won''t give her a dime. She has to return all the clothes he bought."


    "Which clothes did she return?"


    Adrian pointed them out to Jamie one by one.


    "Pack up all these clothes. I''ll buy her a few more..." Jamie''s thoughts wandered to Cordelia''s height as


    he spoke. He had a great eye for fashion, so the clothes he picked for Cordelia were absolutely


    stunning.


    "Also, could you arrange a delivery to her house? Here''s the address..." Jamie was typing Cordelia''s


    address on his phone as he spoke. "I''ll pay extra for it to be delivered by tomorrow afternoon."


    "Whose name should we put on the delivery?" The salesclerk asked, seeing Jamie as a big spender


    who had just dropped 30 grand in their store.


    With a slight frown, Jamie replied, "Just say... say it''s from her husband."


    Jamie''s intention was to embarrass Ronan by iming he was the one who sent the gifts, even though


    he clearly wasn''t.


    Adrian watched the whole thing unfold with great amusement.


    The next day, as Cordelia and Ronan were having dinner at home, there was a knock on the door. A


    woman in a uniform walked in, holding a bunch of clothes from the same brand Cordelia had returned


    the day before. There were at least a dozen pieces.


    Cordelia recognized her as the salesclerk from the store where she''d returned the clothes.


    "What''s wrong?" Cordelia asked, thinking there might be an issue with the returned items.


    "Oh, your husband bought back all the clothes you returned to our store yesterday. Plus, he bought you


    a few more items. Would you like to take a look?" The clerk exined.


    Upon hearing this, Ronan paused his eating, then resumed without a word.


    Cordelia looked at Ronan tenderly. Although she didn''t like extravagance and thought the clothes were


    too expensive, she was moved by this gesture from him.


    "You really didn''t have to," Cordelia said to Ronan. "They''re so expensive, and I might not even wear


    them."


    "Don''t mention it!" Ronan replied indifferently, wiping his hands with a napkin and tossing it aside.


    "Keep the ones you like."


    With that, he went upstairs.


    Downstairs, Barney said with a grin, "That''s just how Ronan is. He''s not a big talker."


    Despite knowing that their marriage had an expiration date, Cordelia felt a sudden sense of


    contentment. Maybe it wouldn''t be so bad if it didn''t end after all, considering how well Ronan treated


    her. She even found herself feeling a bit jealous of Ronan''s future wife.


    Upstairs, Ronan was on the phone discussing the acquisition of City Mall, the same mall where


    Cordelia had returned the clothes. He needed an answer by the following morning.


    The next day, while Cordelia was at work, she received a message from Jamie. [Did you get the


    clothes I bought you?]


    Cordelia was puzzled. [What clothes?]


    [The clothes I bought for youst night. Did you get them?] Jamie then sent a series of pictures of the


    clothes Cordelia had returned the day before.


    [You bought them? I thought they were from my husband?] Cordelia was confused. If they weren''t from


    Ronan, why would he im they were? Given his standing, he did not need to lie. Wouldn''t he be


    embarrassed if his lie got exposed?


    Despite her confusion, Cordelia had a hunch. The clothes must have been bought by Jamie. She


    pondered on how to question Ronan about this, treading lightly so as not to mention Jamie. If Ronan


    found out the clothes were from Jamie, she would be in a pickle.


    After work, Cordelia got into Ronan''s car.


    "Darling, all the clothes I returned are back. You bought them again for me. I really love them! Thank


    you," Cordelia said.


    "As long as you''re happy." Ronan replied. He knew who bought the clothes and noticed Cordelia


    started calling him darling again, a sign she had something on her mind. This implied she knew who


    bought the clothes and that person might have spilled the beans.


    "At first, I thought they weren''t from you," Cordelia hinted.


    Ronan nced at Cordelia and asked, "So, do you have another man in your life? Or are you not


    satisfied with me?"


    "No, I didn''t mean that at all," Cordelia quickly rified.


    When they got home, a person who looked like a salesclerk was waiting, iming to deliver cosmetics


    and jewelry to Cordelia.


    Cordelia looked at Ronan, slightly puzzled. The clerk was also from City Mall. Why had staff from this


    mall been delivering things to hertely? This made her think the gifts might not have been from Jamie


    after all.


    "Just ept them." Ronan said to Cordelia.


    The cosmetics were very expensive, and although Cordelia didn''t know much about jewelry, she


    guessed they wouldn''t be cheap either.


    After the clerk left, Cordelia asked Ronan, "Why has this mall been sending me stufftely?"


    "Oh, I''m nning to acquire that mall. Here''s the proposal," Ronan handed Cordelia the acquisition


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    proposal. "They''re probably trying to curry favor with you, hoping I''ll up the price."


    Cordelia was taken aback. So was Jamie the one lying?