Chapter 229
The following day, Ronan was off to work. Cordelia packed her belongings and left. She had booked
her flight the previous night. Before the ne even took off, she received a text message from the
bank. Ronan had transferred a small fortune into her ount in several installments.
In addition, Ronan''s assistant had sent her a message, providing her with the location of two luxurious
suites in Millstone, along with photos of the property deeds and transfer documents.
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This ount, who had not spoken to Cordelia for a long time was called "Mr. Evens" in Cordelia’s
phone. Cordelia was initially confused. Why would Mr. Evens send her information about properties?
He then exined, [I am Mr. Evans'' assistant. This is my personal ount. If you need anything, you
can contact me on this number.]
Cordelia gave a bitterugh. How long had Ronan been deceiving her? From the very beginning, he
had not trusted her and had been nning against her.
Cordelia turned off her phone as the ne took off.
Jamie was waiting for her at the airport. Once in the car, he asked Cordelia, "Tired from all the
traveling?"
"Living like a vampire is indeed tiring." Cordelia nced out the window, her heart heavy with sadness.
"It''s all over now."
"Did you... divorce him?" Jamie asked.
"I did," Cordelia replied, feeling a sudden urge to throw up, but she held it back. However, the feeling of
nausea intensified.
"Did you eat something bad?" Jamie asked Cordelia.
"I don''t think so," Cordelia replied. She thought hard about what she had eaten on the ne but
couldn''t figure out what might have caused her sickness.
"Let''s go to the hospital and have it checked out," Jamie suggested. "I have a private physician who
can examine you."
Cordelia nodded.
...
At Jamie''s residence, the doctor examined Cordelia and the preliminary diagnosis was, Cordelia was
pregnant. Cordelia was stunned, and Jamie even more surprised. "Doctor, are you sure?" Cordelia
asked, her eyes wide with surprise.
She knew exactly who the father was - there had only been one man in her life. She guessed it must
have happened on the night before her exams, even though she had made sure that Ronan used a
condom. Could it have slipped off because they took too long?
The doctor shrugged. "If you''re not sure, you can go to the hospital for a check-up. Also, you need to
get prenatal care."
After the doctor left, Cordelia was in shock. She was divorced, and now pregnant.
Of course, Ronan wouldn''t think the child was his because that night, he thought Cordelia was already
pregnant. However, she still had to pursue her master''s degree. She couldn''t let a child hold her back.
If she was pregnant, she wouldn''t be able to continue her studies.
Cordelia raised her hand and began to hit her own stomach.
"What are you doing, Cordelia?" Jamie stopped her.
Cordelia was frustrated. "I want to abort the baby."
"Cordelia, abortion isn''t taken lightly in America. Plus, it''s harmful to your health," Jamie said anxiously.
After a moment of hesitation, Jamie said, "Have the baby. I''ll raise it as my own. We won''t ever let the
child know the truth, okay?"
Cordelia was hesitant. She missed Shelley, and every time she thought of her, she would remember
the scene of Ronan standing upstairs.
Many times, in her dreams, Ronan would fuck Cordelia until she couldn''t breathe.
She didn''t want to have his child.
Abortion wasn''t allowed in America, which meant she had to let the child grow inside her. For a
moment, Cordelia didn''t know what to do.
That was when Jamie received a call from Thomas. He wanted Jamie to return home and take over the
family business.
"Dad, I''m doing well in America, why do you want me toe back home?" Jamie had adapted to the
American way of life. Most importantly, Cordelia was in America.
Originally, he had nned to live freely with Cordelia in America. But now, Cordelia was pregnant, and
he had to return home.
...
In Millstone, Ronan met with Thomas and made a request. He wanted Thomas to order Jamie to return
home.
"But, Mr. Evans..." Thomas clearly disagreed. If Jamie returned home, he would inevitably live in
Ronan''s shadow for the rest of his life. Jamie had finally established himself abroad and was about to
open his own firm. Why would they ruin his progress now?
"Do you disagree?" Ronan stared at Thomas.
Thomas had always felt guilty towards the Evans family. Years ago, he had told Sha about her
husband''s infidelity and how her husband had bought many expensive things for his mistress - things
that Sha herself couldn''t afford. Over time, Sha naturally grew resentful. During that period,
Thomas would often show Sha violent movies where betrayed wives would kill and dismember their
husbands. Over time, Sha began to identify with these characters and developed a pathological
obsession with killing her husband.
The day after her husband didn''te home and a sex tape of him with his mistress was mailed to
their house, Sha snapped. She wanted to rip out her husband''s treacherous heart for everyone in
the neighborhood to see. The tape, however, wasn''t sent by the mistress, but by Thomas.
Now that Thomas was old and the incident with Shelley had urred, he felt even more guilty. In front
of Ronan, he could not hold his head high.
"If you don''t concur, then the Colby family''s business, PrimeNumbers ounting..."
"I agree!" Thomas blurted out.
He was aware that Ronan''s wife had also ventured off to California.
Although Ronan had held something over Thomas before, he never really did anything to harm the
Colby family. The two families had always maintained their boundaries. But ever since Ronan married
Cordelia, she and Jamie had be quite close, and the Colby family''s business was always
teetering on the brink of copse.
He knew, with Ronan''s current resources and cunningness, sending the Colby family into bankruptcy
was just a matter of time.
Out of desperation, Thomas dialed Jamie!