Chapter 332


    After a night of passionate entanglement, there was a palpable sense of unity between the two.


    It was a little past ten the next morning when Janice returned home.


    "I see you''re back, Janice. I''ll be heading out to the office this afternoon," Ronan told her.


    "Hmm."


    Cordelia shot Ronan a lingering nce. A glint of affection was shining in her eyes.


    "Can''t bear to see me go, huh?" Ronan walked over to Cordelia, lightly pinching her cheek.


    "You''ll be back by afternoon. Why would I be worried about you leaving?" Yet, truth be told, after three


    days of inseparable sweetness andpanionship, Cordelia found it hard to part ways with Ronan. It


    felt as if autumn hade too soon.


    "It seems my absence has given you two room to grow closer, so what am I doing here?" Janice joked,


    seemingly mocking her own redundancy.


    "Janice!" Cordelia scolded yfully.


    "Just a few days at home, and Cordelia has already be more beautiful," Janice observed, her


    gaze settling on Cordelia''s dazzling eyes. "It seems I really have been interrupting your love story."


    "Janice, you’re such a teaser!"


    Janice, being a bit older,cked the whimsicality of youth. Moreover, she seemed to be in quite a good


    mood since her return.


    "How did your son''s meeting go?" Cordelia asked, diverting the conversation.


    While Janice was speaking, Cordelia couldn''t help but steal nces at Ronan, who remained


    expressionless throughout the conversation.


    "Quite well. His teachers believe that with hard work, he could get into his preferred college. He''s


    aiming for Birchwood College''s finance department. I just hope he puts in the effort," Janice shared.


    "Birchwood College? Grandpa Barney''s college?" Cordelia was surprised.


    "Yes. He has always loved Birchwood. But he’s a bit of a fun-lover, and is always bouncing around with


    a basketball. He''s a talld now, over six feet. His father and I can''t bear his obsession with basketball."


    "Boys will be boys," Cordelia said,ughing.


    "I''m off then!" Ronan announced, before leaving abruptly.


    The room returned to its usual calm, with Janice chattering away. Cordelia seemed to be in a daze, still


    immersed in the mncholy of Ronan''s departure. She had never felt this way before, not with Ronan,


    and definitely not with Logan. Perhaps her rtionship with Ronan was much deeper than she had


    ever experienced.


    ......


    Lumos Enterprises.


    Ronan had taken three days off, and his desk was piled with paperwork. He was carefully reviewing


    each one and signing them off.


    Emerson walked in.


    "Oh, look who''s back. Could it be the CEO, Ronan?" Emerson joked, casually taking a seat on the


    couch.


    "Yes."


    "Did you enjoy your time with Cordelia?"


    "Much more enjoyable than spending time with you," Ronan retorted. His eyes were still buried in the


    paperwork.


    "Mna from the Audit Department has some work for Cordelia. She asked me to pass on the


    message."


    Ronan finally looked up. "Why can''t she contact Cordelia directly? Why go through you? And..." Ronan


    interlocked his fingers on the table. "I remember someone saying they were quite busy in the Finance


    Department, yet here you are, seeming quite free."


    "You''re misunderstanding me. Mna asked me toe. She was afraid you wouldn''t approve of her


    calling Cordelia for a meeting, and she was not courageous enough toe to your office. I was just


    delivering some documents to the Audit Department, so I thought I''de by," Emerson exined.


    "She needs Cordelia for a meeting?"


    "Yes."


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    Ronan picked up the phone and dialed Mna.


    "Can shee early tomorrow so as not to dy?"


    Having hung up with Mna, Ronan then dialed Cordelia.


    "Ronan?" Cordelia was idling at home when she received Ronan’s call. Her face lit up with joy.


    "Mna needs you toe down to the office tomorrow. She has some work for you."


    "Alright. Should Ie with you or with Tristi?"


    "Get up early ande with me."


    "Okay."


    After hanging up, Emerson teased, "You know, you could have asked Mna to call Cordelia directly.


    You didn''t have to call her yourself. I can see right through you. You''re in love, aren''t you?"


    "So what if I am?" Ronan nonchntly lit a cigarette.


    "You and Cordelia, were you two in love before? Is this a second round, or is this a new beginning? I''ve


    never seen you this dedicated."


    "There''s plenty of work waiting for you in the Finance Department."


    "Not willing to share, huh? You really are sly." With that, Emerson got up and left.