Chapter 204


    "But if I sign and he doesn''t, we won''t be able to divorce," Cordelia said, staring at Samantha.


    "Don''t worry. We still have plenty of tricks up our sleeve," Samantha grinned, "You gonna sign it?"


    "I will." Cordelia wanted nothing more than to get back home as soon as possible. Besides, she figured


    that even if she signed, Ronan definitely wouldn''t.


    But if he did sign, how would she handle her own feelings? That would just mean their love story had


    run its course.


    Cordelia quickly scribbled her name on the divorce papers and bolted from the warehouse. She figured


    as long as there was life, there was hope. And she didn''t want Samantha to dictate her timeline,


    because the longer it took, the worse for Samantha.


    She felt a pang of sympathy for Samantha. She knew Samantha would definitely use this divorce


    agreement for something, so she wanted to go back first to gain the upper hand and convince Ronan


    not to call the police.


    But when she arrived at the Evans family home, Deanna was sitting in her living room. In her hands,


    the divorce papers Cordelia had signed.


    "Ronan, your wife wants to divorce you. These papers were found by Samantha when she visited her


    aunt tonight. Cordelia signed them herself. Maybe she thought it would be too hard to tell you in


    person, so she wrote it down. But I don''t know when she was nning to tell you," Deanna lied through


    her teeth.


    Lately, she had been keeping an eye on Ronan''s house. She knew Jamie visited the Evans familyst


    night. She wanted Ronan to know that, Jamie came to the Evans family, Cordelia was swayed, and


    wanted a divorce.


    Turned out Deanna was using the signed divorce papers to get to Ronan, to ruin their rtionship.


    Maybe in a fit of rage, Ronan would sign without hearing Cordelia out. Then, Cordelia would be left


    defenseless.


    And tonight, Samantha wasn''t visiting her mom.


    However, when she thought of her uncle''s condition, her heart softened. Perhaps they knew that


    Cordelia would give in, so they were sure she wouldn''t spill the beans about the kidnapping.


    Cordelia''s kindness was being exploited.


    If she told Ronan that Samantha had kidnapped her, Ronan would be furious and call the cops.


    Samantha could be sentenced to years in prison for kidnapping. Her uncle only had her as a daughter,


    relying on her for care.


    "Did you write this?" Ronan asked, holding the paper. His face was full of cold indifference.


    "Yes." Cordelia was scrambling for a response.


    Now that Deanna had taken the initiative, Cordelia was in a very passive state. Words that were initially


    easy to say were now difficult for her to express.


    "Why?"


    "My brother... my brother is getting engaged. Kendra demanded half a million from him. I know Kendra


    is actually trying to mess with you. I''m so sorry. I''ve been a burden to you. I thought if I divorced you,


    my brother might drop the idea." Cordelia said, "So I wrote the divorce papers."


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    Deanna frowned. She hadn''t expected this turn of events. How did Samantha handle things? She didn''t


    even know Adrian needed money?


    "So you want to divorce me because you don''t want to be a burden?" Ronan''s expression lightened.


    "Yes. My family has brought you too much trouble." Cordelia said.


    Her mother had always warned her not to let Ronan know about her brother''s engagement. She hadn''t


    expected to be forced by Samantha to tell him. And it seemed better than directly asking Ronan for the


    money.


    Cordelia was just too good. She was even willing to propose a divorce, just so she wouldn''t cause


    trouble for Ronan. It''d be strange if Ronan wasn''t moved. Though she didn''t want this to happen and


    didn''t want to deceive Ronan, it had already happened.


    "Is half a million a big deal to you?" he asked, seated on the couch, one leg crossed over the other.


    "To me, yes," Cordelia said, clenching her hands.


    "Which is more important, half a million or me?" he asked, staring at Cordelia.


    "Of course it is..." Cordelia lifted her head, pointing at Ronan, "You."


    A smile seemed to bloom on Ronan''s face. He stroked his chin, "If I''m more important, why would you


    abandon me for half a million?"


    "That''s not something I should have." Cordelia said.


    Deanna''s face had turned pale. She hadn''t expected this.


    "In that case, you should probably talk to Adrian." Deanna thought. This was definitely ast-minute


    excuse from Cordelia. She would never spill the beans about Samantha forcing her hand. And Cordelia


    had always been on bad terms with Adrian. He would never help her out.