Chapter 146


    Cordelia just bounced out of the bathroom when Ronan swooped her up in his arms, making a beeline


    for her bedroom. Her heart kicked it into high gear. Ronan pecked her chest before booting the door


    shut behind him. He gentlyid Cordelia on the bed, his body pressing down on hers.


    "I''ve got dark circles under my eyes," Cordelia managed to say beneath him.


    "So?" Ronan stared at her, panting pretty hard.


    "Don''t keep me up all night, every night. I''ve got work to do," she told him.


    "I didn''t bring any condoms," Ronan whispered into her ear, making her tingle all over.


    He was thinking that even if she got pregnant, it wouldn''t be the end of the world. He had no intention


    of ending this marriage. He''d made peace with the fact!


    "I did." And with that, Cordelia pulled out a box of condoms from her pocket. She''d just bought it from


    the pharmacy.


    Ronan looked at her, a smirk ying on his lips. "I thought you weren''t up for it. Looks like you''re ready


    to rumble."


    "But don''t keep me up toote," Cordelia pleaded with him.


    Ronan turned off the light.


    Cordelia''s bed was one of those old wooden ones that had seen better days. It wasn''t exactly stable


    and kept rocking.


    The bed was much smaller than the one at Ronan''s ce, but it made them closer to each other.


    Cordelia could even smell the scent of Ronan''s sweat, that intoxicating pheromone smell. It made her


    heart race and her cheeks flush.


    After they were done, Cordelia''s heart was hammering in her chest, making it even harder for her to fall


    asleep.


    The room felt stuffy, so she got up and walked over to the window. The lights were off, so no one


    outside could see in. She didn''t bother to get dressed; she just pulled back the curtains.


    The moment the moonlight flooded in, Ronan saw a beautiful silhouette, curvy, slim waist, and long


    legs. His heart started racing.


    "Looks like there''s an upside to having a small room," Ronan said.


    The distance between the bed and the window in the vi was pretty wide. Ronan had had other


    flutters of excitement before, but this was something new.


    "What?" Cordelia said, propped up against the headboard, unable to sleep.


    Ronan moved in closer. "Your apartment is pretty sweet."


    "My mom loves it too. My dad was an engineer at a factory and this was thepany apartment. They


    lived here for all those years. My brother wasn''t born here, though. I think I..." Cordelia suddenly


    stopped. Her mother had never mentioned her birth.


    Back then, her brother had just started middle school and could onlye home once a month. Then


    one time, he came home to find a new addition to the family, Cordelia.


    "And then?" Ronan probed.


    "Then what?" Cordelia turned to look at Ronan. He had his hands behind his head, eyes closed,


    snuggled up against her.


    "Your dad."


    "My dad?" Cordelia thought, “Had he figured something out?” But then she thought, she and her mom


    hadn''t said anything. How could he possibly know?


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    So Cordelia continued, "My dad felt that his factory sry wasn''t enough to make ends meet, so he


    found another job as a project manager. Then he had an ident. Let''s not talk about it anymore."


    Ronan didn''t say anything else. His heart was filled withplex feelings for Cordelia. He couldn''t tell if


    it was love that was in the driver''s seat, gratitude, or resentment towards her.


    The next morning, the housekeeper made breakfast.


    "The house is a bit simple. Don''t mind it, Ronan," Shelley told Ronan.


    "It''s fine," Ronan replied nonchntly.


    Cordelia thought to herself, “He seems to get along pretty well with mom. There seemed to be an


    unspoken understanding between them.”