The Contracted Ever After novel Chapter 35

"Ronan, why are you still here?" Deanna asked, appearing out of nowhere.

Ronan, feeling down and more than a bit pissed, closed Logan's diary, "I'm just about to head down."

Deanna had already walked over. "What's this?" Deanna picked up Logan's photo from Cordelia's suitcase. She knew it had to be Cordelia's suitcase because Ronan wouldn't be caught dead with a suitcase of this sort. She also knew the diary in Ronan's hand was related to Cordelia.

Maybe the reason Ronan was taking forever to come downstairs was because he had discovered something.

"Ronan, this guy looks a bit like you." Deanna lifted her head as if she had figured something out.

In reality, Logan and Ronan only had a slight resemblance, but now that Deanna pointed it out, they seemed to look more alike.

"Really?" Ronan's face turned even paler. He managed a weak smile.

Deanna observed Ronan's expression, and continued, "Yeah, especially when he smiles, he looks even more like you."

"Let's go downstairs." Ronan took the photo from Deanna, tucked it into the diary, and put everything back to the way it was.

"Who's this guy? Why does he look so much like you?" Deanna played dumb, subtly stirring the pot.

"Nothing." Ronan's expression turned even more serious.

After Deanna left, at nine o'clock, Cordelia and Janice returned home. Janice had been waiting outside the test center for Cordelia to finish her exam.

Barney asked Cordelia how her test went.

"I did really well, Barney. Thanks to your tutoring in International Business Law, I wouldn't have passed otherwise." Cordelia said while eating, she was starving.

Ronan didn't say a word. He had always been a man of few words, so Cordelia didn't pay much attention to his strange mood.

"Don't flatter me." Barney replied with a smile.

"No, I'm genuinely grateful. I've never studied International Business Law before, it's a really tough subject." Cordelia replied seriously.

Barney studied Civil Law and Commercial Law. International Business Law was a part of it, as well as a part of Economic Law.

"Get ready, you're going on a business trip tomorrow." Ronan said.

"Okay, where am I going?" Cordelia was a bit lost.

"It's a last-minute decision by the Finance Department. I've already agreed." Ronan said.

Cordelia was still a bit confused, thinking, “Well, just go with the flow. She can't really refuse anyway. Even though she'll miss Barney, staying home all the time could raise suspicions.”

"You're sending Della on a business trip?" Although Barney didn't want her to leave, he was a sensible man and knew not to stand in the way of Della's career.