Chapter 145
Shelley was about to be discharged from the hospital.
Lately, Cordelia had been tidying up the house after work every day. Ever since Adrian moved out, the
house suddenly felt empty.
She also cleaned her room thoroughly, covering her bed with floral sheets. In this small bedroom, the
tranquil lighting reminded Cordelia of all the time she had spent here.
About twenty dayster, Shelley was discharged from the hospital. Cordelia hired a caregiver to take
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care of her mom.
"My mom''s getting discharged, so I''m thinking of going home to keep herpany for a while.
Grandpa should be okay, right?" Cordelia asked Ronan in their bedroom one day.
"How long will you be gone?" Ronan asked, looking at her.
"I''m not quite sure. My mom needs some time to adjust, and I''m not entirelyfortable with the
caregiver I just hired."
"Then go, call me if you need anything."
Cordelia responded with a "sure," then picked up her backpack, dragged her suitcase, and prepared to
leave the bedroom.
"Cordelia," Ronan called her from behind.
"Hmm?" Cordelia turned to look at him.
Slowly, Ronan approached her, pushed her against the wall, and kissed her. They rarely kissed
standing up like this, and Cordelia''s body was filled with passion.
"Can I leave?" Cordelia said.
"Go."
Ronan didn''t even see her off. He always thought it was a matter of time before they parted, so why not
now?
After saying goodbye to Barney downstairs, Cordelia left. The house suddenly became quiet.
Cordelia returned to her old house as if she had traveled back in time to six years ago. Her mom still
had difficulty moving around and needed to be in a wheelchair for some time. asionally, Cordelia
wouldy on her mom''s legs like a little girl, and her mom would stroke her hair and chat with her.
"Mom," Cordelia called.
"Hmm?"
Actually, Cordelia didn''t have anything to say, she just wanted to hear her mom''s response. Whenever
her mom answered her, tears would fall from Cordelia''s eyes.
"Doesn''t Ronan miss you after you left?" Shelley asked Cordelia.
"I don''t know." It had been seven or eight days since Cordeliast saw him. After all, they were superior
and subordinate, and their statuses were vastly different, so it was normal not to see each other often
in thepany.
After work, they rarely texted each other on Messenger, unless it was something really important.
Ever since Cordelia joined the Audit Department, she quit Lumos Star and stopped attending training
sessions. She just wanted to be a professional ountant, not a manager.
"How did you meet Ronan?" Her mom asked Cordelia.
"Lumos Enterprises is the biggestpany in Millstone. I met him when I went for an interview. Mom,
don''t tell him about dad''s cornea." Cordelia emphasized again. She didn''t know why she didn''t want to
tell him. Maybe because if she did, it would be like holding him hostage, and making him hesitate about
ever wanting a divorce.
A favor was a favor, love was love, and Cordelia understood the difference clearly. She didn''t know how
their rtionship would change if Ronan found out about it.
Shelley seemed a little ufortable. She hesitated and nodded. "Then how did you guys start
dating? I mean, someone of his status would usually be with a..."
Upon hearing this, Cordelia knew that her mom was doubting her marriage. After all, it wasmon for
women to "marry" handsome, wealthy men for their money.
"Mom, I am really good-looking, you know that, right? We started dating during a team-building event
and got married not long ago. Besides, he''s a good person." Cordelia couldn''t help but defend herself.
"Hmm."
In the evening, as Cordelia went out to throw away the trash and was about to go upstairs, she saw a
car parked downstairs. Could it be Ronan''s Maybach?
Cordelia lingered there for a while, then she turned and headed to the pharmacy. Just in case.
When Cordelia came back home, she saw Ronan sitting next to her mom. They seemed to be getting
along well.
"Ronan came to see you," Shelley said.
"You''re here after several days?" Cordelia thought to herself, but this was also for her mom to see, to
let her know that they were actually very much in love.
"You should care about your husband. Send a message to check on him." Ronan was sitting on the
sofa. He looked at Cordelia, his eyes filled with deep emotions.
"Have you been okay these past few days?" Cordelia asked him as if she had just learned "how to care
about someone."
"I was on a business trip."
Seeing that he was ying along so well, Cordelia couldn''t help butugh. "Oh, you were on a
business trip?"
"I didn''t actually go on a business trip. So you really don''t know that you don''t care about me." Ronan
expressed his dissatisfaction to Cordelia.
"I''ve been really busy! Besides, no news is good news, right?" Cordelia defended herself.
During this time, she took care of her mom every morning, rushed to thepany, came home in the
afternoon to do housework, and didn''t hear anything from Ronan.
Thest time Ronan came, this house was a mess, cluttered with stuff, like a warehouse. This time it
was different, everything was neat and tidy, showing how much effort Cordelia had put in.
The house wasn''t big, and much smallerpared to Pearl Palms. They could even hear echoes
when they talked.
Cordelia thought their conversation was heartwarming and ordinary.
Suddenly, Shelley felt like a third wheel. She smiled and said, "You guys chat, I''m going to bed."
The caregiver then wheeled Shelley into her room. Only Cordelia and Ronan were left in the room, and
they fell silent.
Cordelia went to wash her face and checked her dark circles in the mirror. They weren''t as severe now,
basically back to normal.
It showed that what skincare products you use was secondary. The most important thing was to take
care of yourself - not staying upte.