Chapter 148


    Cordelia reckoned that Deanna was trying to stir her curiosity with the sh drive, hoping she would


    sneak a peek. She could guess what was inside, definitely intimate photos of her and Ronan from back


    in the day, maybe even some saucy ones of them in bed, all to stir up some drama between them. But


    Cordelia was having none of it.


    When she clocked out, she spilled the beans to Ronan.


    "You''re really not gonna look?" Ronan asked her.


    "It''s all water under the bridge, nothing worth seeing. I''m not interested." Cordelia replied, her gaze


    drifting outside the window, seemingly uninterested in Ronan.


    Ronan''s cell started buzzing, and he picked it up. Cordelia heard him talk about having HR clear out an


    office for some onboarding.


    "Got a new recruit?" Cordelia asked Ronan after he hung up.


    "Yep, CFO."


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    "Who''s the new CFO?" Cordelia asked again.


    "A buddy of mine, Emerson. He''s a top gun from the University of Chicago''s finance department."


    Cordelia was bummed to hear Brenda was out of the running.


    "ying favorites, are we?" Cordelia couldn''t help showing some resentment.


    "So, if I picked Brenda, that wouldn''t be ying favorites?" Ronan fired back.


    Cordelia was silent, her thoughts seen right through.


    "I didn''t say anything," was all Cordelia could say. She felt somewhat guilty about Brenda losing her


    job.


    "You''re not crashing at the mansion tonight?" Cordelia asked, "Aren''t you worried about your grandpa?"


    "Are you trying to rush me out, or threaten me?"


    "Like I could threaten you," Cordelia scoffed. She used to know little about Ronan and rarely saw him


    at thepany, knowing only that he was the big cheese. Seeing his style and determination now, she


    knew she had to tread carefully.


    Ronan drove off to Shelley''s ce. He found himself missing Cordelia''s flower-printed sheets, and


    missing her silhouette when she opened the window.


    After some silence, Cordelia''s cell rang a few times. She checked it and saw a shocking message from


    Brenda. It was a bunch of photos, probably screenshots from videos. Jamie and Manda, stark naked,


    doing the dirty right in the office...


    Cordelia was taken aback. She felt like she had screwed over Jamie, who was a promising young man.


    Cordelia clutched her phone, her hand going white and trembling slightly.


    [See what Manda''s done? That bitch ruined the most promising ountant at Millstone.] Brenda


    messaged Cordelia.


    The feud between Brenda and Manda was old news.


    [Manda must''ve done something to Jamie. She''s gonna wreck PrimeNumbers ounting entirely!]


    Cordelia chose to stay silent, worried that Ronan might tease her if she said anything. She felt like a


    sinner, pushing Jamie into the abyss.


    Once home, Cordelia looked sickly pale.


    "What''s up, De? Feeling alright?" Shelley asked Cordelia.


    "No worries, I''ll just lie down for a bit," Cordelia replied before shutting and locking her bedroom door,


    not caring about Ronan still outside. Once the door was shut, she cried, filled with guilt and remorse.


    The maid was cooking in the kitchen, leaving just Shelley and Ronan in the living room.


    "You didn''t have to do that, De''s dad didn''t want you to know because it makes us seem like we''re


    mooching off you," Shelley said, referring to Ronan giving Adrian a house. She had already made


    Cordelia return the house he had given her.


    "It''s only right," Ronan replied casually, sitting on the couch. "If Adrian steps out of line, I can just take


    the house back. It''s under me and Cordelia''s name anyway."


    "What''s up with De? Did something happen?" Shelley nced at Cordelia''s locked door. "Girls can


    be hard to read. Please be understanding with her. If De''s giving you a hard time, tell me. I''ll sort her


    out."


    "I got it."


    "I had time today, so I had the maid push me to get you guys some amulets," Shelley said, taking out


    two small boxes from a drawer and handing them to Ronan.


    "You believe in this stuff?" Ronan chuckled.


    "Yep, it''s just for fun. Yours is for sess, De''s is for peace and joy. They''re pretty, and just perfect."


    Shelley exined. "De hasn''te out, and I''m worried I''ll forget, so why don''t you hold on to hers?"


    Ronan put both amulets in his bag. He remembered what Deanna said and felt the side of his bag,


    there really was a sh drive.


    He was staying at Cordelia''s tonight, so he obviously couldn''t watch it.