Chapter 126


    When Cordelia returned to the office, she walked through the lobby and noticed some renovation work


    going on. It seemed like the marble at the top of one of the lobby pirs had chipped off, and the


    workers were hurriedly fixing it. After all, thepany''s image was at stake. There was also a scaffold


    set up next to the pir for the workers to carry out their work at height.


    Cordelia and Brooklyn took a detour and returned to their respective offices.


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    The Audit Department was at the top floor and no one was loafing around there, so Cordelia had no


    idea if Ronan had shown up for work that day until she left for the day.


    In the afternoon, Cordelia and Brooklyn nned to go shopping, hoping that Deanna hadn''t finished


    filming her scenes yet.


    They stood at the same spot as before, but there seemed to be no scenes with Deanna that day. They


    didn’t see her anywhere. Cordelia couldn''t help but feel disappointed, and her heart grew increasingly


    anxious.


    "Why don''t you just shoot him a message and ask him where he is?" Brooklyn suggested, "Why are


    you two making things soplicated?"


    "I''m not asking." Cordelia said, but there was a hint of sadness in her eyes.


    They went to the shop again, and Cordelia found out that the sandalwood soap she wanted was sold


    out. The shop owner said that new stock was on its way and hadn''t arrived yet. Ever since Deanna


    used that soap, Cordelia didn''t want to use it anymore. She just habitually asked about it this time.


    "It seems that Deanna''s assistant bought all the sandalwood soap. Deanna is filming on this street."


    The shop owner excitedly shared, as if the fact that a celebrity''s assistant had patronized his shop


    made his shop shine brighter.


    "Her?" Cordelia thought to herself, wondering if Deanna got her soap from this shop thest time.


    Cordelia sensed a connection, but couldn''t quite put her finger on it.


    When she got home, Ronan was still not there. Cordelia was distracted all night, and when she went to


    bed, she felt like the temperature in the bedroom dropped a few degrees because he wasn''t there.


    It was freezing.


    But the next day at noon, Cordelia suddenly spotted Ronan in thepany''s lobby.


    She and Brooklyn were just returning from lunch and had just reached the entrance when they saw


    Ronan talking to Jordan near the pir that was under renovation. Ronan had one hand in his pocket.


    He nced at the entrance and saw Cordelia. Then he turned back to Jordan and resumed their


    conversation.


    "Mr. Evans, Cordelia from the Finance Department has transferred to the Audit Department. I fired


    Manda, and I''m thinking of hiring a few more people. What do you think?" Jordan asked Ronan.


    In fact, hiring people for the Finance Department didn''t require Ronan''s approval. Jordan was just using


    this opportunity to tell Ronan that he had fired Manda.


    "No rush. Take your time." Ronan said to Jordan, but his gaze was on Cordelia.


    "Take our time?" Jordan was trying to figure out what Ronan meant by that.


    Usually, Ronan let him make his own decisions regarding hiring. Jordan sensed that something was off.


    "You''ve been looking for your hubby, right? There he is." Brooklyn nudged Cordelia''s arm lightly, "Aren''t


    you going to express your longing?"


    "You''re such a pain." Cordelia replied and headed straight for the elevator,pletely ignoring Ronan''s


    presence.


    Just then, a worker climbed up the scaffold. As he did so, he identally kicked it backwards, causing


    the scaffold to topple over.


    Jordan was facing the scaffold and saw it falling but did nothing. Ronan was turned away from the


    scaffold andpletely unaware of the danger.


    Seeing this, Cordelia''s heart raced. She shouted, "Watch out!" and instinctively rushed towards Ronan,


    pushing him away. But she couldn''t dodge in time and was knocked to the ground, the scaffold falling


    down on her.


    Cordelia''s head hit the ground. Just before she cked out, she looked at Ronan to make sure he was


    safe, then she lost consciousness.


    "Cordelia!" Ronan called her name.


    "Cordelia!" Brooklyn echoed.


    Jordan was panicking. He was the one who pulled Ronan aside to discuss things. If Cordelia got hurt


    because of that, was he primarily responsible? He dialed for an ambnce, and together with Ronan,


    they rushed Cordelia to the hospital. He was restless until Ronan told him to go back.


    ...


    Cordelia woke up at two in the morning, with Ronan by her side. She saw that Ronan was safe and


    sound, then she turned her head away, not looking at him again.


    Ronan immediately called the doctor to check on Cordelia''s condition.


    "The patient has a mild concussion and needs to be hospitalized for observation." The doctor said.


    "Okay."


    After the doctor left, the ward fell silent again.


    After a moment of silence, Ronan asked her, "I heard you''ve been looking for me these past few


    days?"