Chapter 327


    "Loads of kids, some barely teenagers, go off to the States all on their own, and they''re just fine. I''m in


    my twenties. What''s wrong with me going to the States? Plus, I wasn''t alone when I was there."


    Cordelia squinted her eyes as she spoke.


    "Who else was there?" Ronan asked her.


    He knew she was referring to Jamie.


    He had always been bothered by the time she and Jamie had spent together in the States.


    "Plenty of friends." Cordelia blinked. "I''m pretty popr, no matter where I go."


    "Would you go there again?" he asked her.


    Cordelia thought to herself, “She had already told him about her ns to return to the States in


    January. Why was he asking again?”


    "It depends," Cordelia answered vaguely.


    "Even after you have kids?"


    "There''s plenty of time to spend with kids, but only a few years to take advantage of educational


    opportunities." Cordelia didn''t have any kids yet and felt her career was most important. She was


    concerned about her qualifications. To make a ce for herself in Millstone, she had to have real skills.


    She hadn''t yet experienced the deep maternal bond with a child.


    "Can''t I make you stay here?" Ronan asked her.


    "No, some dreams can''t be contained," Cordelia said with a meaningful look.


    "You''d be set if you just took care of me, right?" Ronan said in a nomittal tone.


    Cordelia scoffed. "Being an auditor has been my dream since I was a kid. I don''t want to be looked


    down on for relying on connections. I want to be a specialist in my field."


    Cordelia''s words expressed her admiration for professional auditors.


    "So, you''re still nning to go to the States even after having a kid?" He asked her again.


    "Yes."


    They left the zoo. Cordelia was a bit tired. It was spring, and the weather was warm. Sweat dotted


    Cordelia''s forehead.


    Cordelia tugged on Ronan''s sleeve. "Let''s sit down for a bit."


    She plopped down onto a bench, gasping for breath. Ronan followed her, and she instinctively rested


    her head on his shoulder, exhausted.


    "Once you have the kid, there''s a big reward. A mansion and a hundred million," Ronan said.


    Cordelia didn''t react, and only replied with an "Oh."


    What she needed now wasn''t money, but the sense of aplishment that came from education.


    "If that''s the case, I''ll always be looked down upon by my peers and maybe even by my husband in the


    future. What happened with Marian will happen again ! I don''t want my life to turn out that way,"


    Cordelia said rationally.


    Ronan gave a coldugh. "So, when you first found out about the pregnancy, you were nning to


    terminate it."


    "Let''s go home. I''m tired," Cordelia said after a moment of silence.


    Victoria outed herst time, and Cordelia had no choice but to ept it.


    Ronan stood up, took her hand, and they started to walk home.


    On their way, Cordelia received a message from Sienna. [Cordelia, Samantha has been having a hard


    time finding a roletely. She finally got a small part in a new production, but in one of the scenes, she


    was supposed to get a bucket of water thrown in her face. For some reason, she instinctively dodged it.


    Luckily, she did, because when the water hit the ground, it started to smoke. It was like there was


    sulfuric acid in it. Samantha was terrified. I know Deanna used to be close with Mr. Evans, could you


    maybe talk to him? Ask him to tell Deanna to stop messing with Samantha. It''s too much, it''s now


    be terrifying. We''re sorry about what happened before.]


    Cordelia was shocked when she read the message. Using sulfuric acid to disfigure someone was truly


    malicious.


    Ronan once said, Deanna wasn''t responsible for thest incident.


    "Samantha almost got sshed with sulfuric acid on set," Cordelia said. "My aunt asked me to talk to


    you, to tell Deanna to stop messing with Samantha. She''s really sorry about the usation."


    While driving, Ronan furrowed his brow. "Who did your cousin offend?"


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    "My aunt suspects Deanna."


    "Deanna is out of town now; she''s not even in the same production. How could she have tampered with


    the props? You need insiders and resources for that. Do you think Deanna has that kind of power?"


    Ronan counter-questioned.


    "So she doesn''t have the power, but you have the power to defend her!" Cordelia snapped, ignoring


    Ronan, turning her head to look out the window.


    Although she knew Ronan was making sense, his constant defense of Deanna irritated her.


    She decided to distract herself by scrolling through Facebook.