Chapter 412


    "Understood. Speak." Ronan nodded as he usually did, signing the paperwork in front of him. "Also,


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    write up a report on yesterday''s meeting."


    "A report? That''s already done. I''ll send it to you soon." Emerson waved dismissively, as if reports were


    beneath him.


    "She''s now an independent director at Empower Operations." Emerson returned to their previous


    conversation.


    "She has a Ph.D., so it''s not surprising."


    "Don''t you care about her at all?" Emerson asked, his voice filled with surprise and a hint of indignation.


    "Just an old me, why should I care?"


    Although Ronan’s face was calm, he remembered how Petra had chased after him. She almost gave


    her life away for him. She had shown a determination that was astonishing, as if her life would be


    meaningless without him.


    He still remembered Petra''s tear-streaked face at Yale, her unrequited love for him evident.


    "Ronan, sooner orter, I''ll make youe back to me!" Petra had dered.


    But after that, Petra disappeared from his life. He would''vepletely forgotten about her if it hadn''t


    been for the reunion.


    "But she''s still Callum''s mother!" Emerson reminded.


    Ronan''s pen halted in his hand. His fingers curled into a hollow shape. After a moment, he looked up at


    Emerson. "Her?"


    "Yeah, who else?"


    Ronan fell silent for a moment before resuming his signing. It didn''t surprise him how high she had


    climbed the corporatedder. She was ruthless enough to abandon her family in pursuit of her own


    ambitions. But he didn''t expect her to be an independent director at Empower Operations.


    It was a small world indeed.


    "At the meeting, I mentioned that you might attend the next one in person; it''s unlikely Cordelia won''t


    attend as she’s now a part of thepany," Emerson added.


    "Mind your own business! I’m not going."


    "Are you still holding a grudge against her? Haven''t you been single all these years? Tabitha tried to


    engineer chance encounters with you so many times, and you never showed any interest. And don''t


    even get me started on Deanna..."


    "Get out!" Ronan ordered sternly.


    Emerson, with a bellyful of words, was rendered mute.


    After Emerson left, Ronan found it hard to concentrate on his work.


    ...


    The weekend came around.


    Cordelia, needing to research for a paper, went to the library. While browsing, she stumbled upon a


    book written by Barney titled, "The Principles of Adjudication." Cordelia picked it up casually.


    Barney was Ronan''s grandfather.


    Seeing this book reminded Cordelia of this well-educated and refined old man. He had been a great


    help to her when she was studying for her CPA.


    Cordelia''s eyes began to moisten. She flipped open the book and found a photo of the author along


    with a brief bio.


    Barney, a Harvard graduate, was a renowned expert in civil andmercialw in the country,


    particrly in the areas of trustw and maritimew. The book only stated his birth date, not the date


    of his death.


    It had been several years since Barney passed away.


    Reading Barney''s bio, Cordelia couldn''t help but remember his voice andughter. If he were still alive,


    they would''ve had so much to talk about.


    Cordelia missed him dearly.


    With that thought, she decided to borrow all the books written by him.