Chapter 149


    Cordelia didn''te out for dinner all night, nor did she open the door for Ronan. She was worried that


    Ronan would notice her mood swings and start asking questions. He was a smart cookie, figuring out


    the truth wouldn''t be hard for him.


    If Ronan found out she was upset because of Jamie, who knew what he''d do. He once made Jamie


    grovel before him, for buying clothes for her, only to humiliate Jamie afterwards.


    So when Ronan knocked on the door and said, "Cordelia, if you don''t open the door, I''m heading back


    to the mansion." She responded immediately, "Go ahead!"


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    His pride took a hit from the curt response of his wife. He gave Shelley an awkward smile.


    "Well, I''m off then." Ronan was a man of status. Being led by the nose by a girl was already


    embarrassing. If he stuck around any longer, it would be even more humiliating. He took his keys and


    left.


    After Ronan left, Shelley knocked on Cordelia''s door, asking what was wrong. Cordelia replied, "I''m


    fine, you should get some sleep."


    Shelley reluctantly went to her bedroom. Before leaving, she told Cordelia, "You should try to sweet-talk


    Ronan tomorrow. Men need to be pampered too."


    Cordelia just responded with, "Mmhm."


    She absent-mindedly fiddled with her phone, trying to calm her emotions. Sending Jamie a message


    now would be inappropriate. As for this whole situation, it was best to y dumb.


    ...


    Ronan went back to Pearl Palms. His grandpa asked him, "Weren''t you staying over at De''s ce for


    the next few days? Why are you back? How''s De''s mom?"


    "She''s fine. I just missed you. That''s all," Ronan said as he headed upstairs.


    "Save it. You''ve got cameras in my room and a doctor on call 24/7. What more do you need to feel


    secure?"


    "All those are just precautionary measures, I still worry about your health." With that, Ronan went


    upstairs.


    Coming home tonight wasn''t just because Cordelia didn''t want him around, but also because he was


    concerned about the content on the USB. He feared trouble coulde in the dead silence of the


    night.


    After showering, he turned on hisptop and plugged in the USB. On it was a long video, chronicling


    his early days of entrepreneurship.


    In the video, he had justpleted surgery and was having a heated conversation with a project


    manager who didn''t meet the deadline. He lost his temper, and was furious, and after his outburst, he


    grabbed an ashtray and threw it at the project manager, whose forehead was bleeding.


    Ronan snorted, "Deanna!"


    The video file was toorge to be sent via Messenger.


    Deanna had to call Cordelia, hinting at a secret affair with Ronan, and then slipped the USB into his


    personal bag.


    Plus, the identity of the project manager was very sensitive. Deanna knew Cordelia''s father was a


    project manager and aimed to make Cordelia empathize and despise him, the capitalist, through this


    video. If Ronan watched the video, it wouldn''t matter much to Deanna. She believed Ronan was still


    unaware of the cornea transnt and even less likely to know where the "poison" in the video was.


    He dialed Deanna, "What''s the meaning of sending this video to Cordelia?"


    "Huh? You saw it? I was supposed to send the video of you being selected as one of the top ten


    outstanding youths. Did I send the wrong one?" Deanna responded.


    Ronan hung up. He decided to tell Deanna in the most straightforward manner that he was aware of


    her secret. He wanted her to stop her behind-the-scenes maneuvers.


    Ronanpletely destroyed the USB.