Chapter 186


    Cordelia''s head shook like a gong being hit repeatedly, and finally, she broke down and fell into


    Shelley''s arms.


    "De, don''t cry. Nothing''s changed between us, okay?" Shelleyforted her.


    Cordelia recalled her childhood. Her brother always loved to pick on her. During those times, Shelley


    would always buy her candy and chase Adrian off with a broom. When Cordelia was in elementary


    school, Shelley always hand-washed her clothes for her. When Adrian was in high school, he would


    casually toss his clothes into the washing machine. He resented her for that. Cordelia always had good


    grades and was praised by everyone, while when Adrian did well, Shelley would mistake it for cheating.


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    Their failures contrasted sharply with Cordelia''s sessful life. It was Cordelia who had taken away


    Adrian''s parents. Suddenly, she felt guilty towards her brother.


    "Mom, I''m going to bed," Cordelia told Shelley, then went back to her own room.


    She didn''t turn on the light in her room, but insteady in bed and let the tears flow. She used to think


    that as long as her mom was there, there was a home for her. Even if they were poor, they had to cure


    her mom''s illness. Now, she didn''t regret anything she''d done for her mother, but she wasn''t Cordelia''s


    biological mother. How nice it would be if she were her own mother! Why was life so unfair?


    Cordelia heard a knock at the door. Shelley went to answer it.


    "Ronan, you''re here?" Shelley asked.


    "Yes, where is she?"


    "De''s gone to bed."


    "So early?"


    Shelley didn''t answer, just sighed.


    Cordelia''s bedroom door wasn''t locked, Ronan pushed it open. The living room light allowed Cordelia


    to see his tall figure. As he removed his coat, his hand found the light switch.


    "Don''t turn on the light," Cordelia croaked out.


    Ronan paused slightly, then closed her bedroom door and turned off the living room light. Cordelia


    heard him undressing, washing up, and going to bed. By the time he held Cordelia at the waist, she


    was almost asleep.


    "Miss me?" his lipsnded on Cordelia''s forehead, and he asked her in a deep, ambiguous voice.


    "No," Cordelia''s voice was hoarse.


    "If you didn''t miss me, why''s your voice hoarse?"


    "That''s why I don''t want to talk."


    Ronan was about toy on Cordelia, but she hummed and refused, saying, "No, not tonight."


    Cordelia felt like she was a gust of wind in this world, not knowing where she came from, suffering


    terribly. She held onto Ronan tightly, her tears flowing again. Although Ronan didn''t understand what


    happened, he knew she loved to cry. It was probably a girl thing, he thought.


    The next morning when he woke up, Cordelia was still asleep, and her eyes were swollen. His heart


    ached inexplicably.


    Cordelia got up to eat, and Shelley, holding an ice pack, helped rub her eyes.


    "Your eyes are so swollen. Let me help you rub them. Don''t cry anymore, okay?" Shelley said to


    Cordelia.


    She knew Cordelia had found out about the matter and must have been very upset.


    "Grant''s investmentpany needs your department to audit it. Do you want to participate in this


    project?" Ronan asked Cordelia.


    Cordelia nodded. The name Grant seemed familiar, but she couldn''t remember who it was. She


    needed to keep herself busy so she wouldn''t dwell on things.


    "Apply with Mna when you get to the office," Ronan said.


    "What if the application isn''t sessful?"


    Cordelia knew her status as an assistant might pose some difficulties, after all, important projects like


    auditing usually required licensed auditors.


    "I''m still here, aren''t I?"


    Cordelia felt a warmth in her heart, nodded, and replied softly, "Mm."


    When she was about to leave for work, Cordelia said to Shelley, "Mom, I''m leaving."


    This ordinary "I''m leaving," used to be said with a sense of happiness because she knew this home


    was her forever support. But this time, it felt different.


    She got to the office, and even though it wasn''t quite work time yet, Cordelia started writing in her diary.


    Today, unlike usual, she didn''t draw a solid star after finishing her diary entry, which was very rare.


    She also didn''t write about how terrible Ronan was. She wrote in detail what her mother had said


    yesterday. After all, Ronan wouldn''t read her diary.


    After Mna came to work, she was called to the office by Wyatt. Cordelia knew it was probably about


    Grant''spany.