The Contracted Ever After novel Chapter 571

Cordelia clutched her smartphone, her world suddenly plunged into silence. Her mouth hung open, and she couldn't hear a thing.

What did he just say?

The hiss of static buzzed through her earbuds, neither of them uttering a word.

"Ronan, is it... is there something I did wrong? You can tell me," Cordelia's voice trembled.

"Do you really need to ask? Whose phone is this? Where are you?" Ronan pressed.

"I'm at Uncle Bob's place, staying with my mom. My phone lost signal, maybe from a drop. I was going to message you on Messenger but..." Her words trailed off into the void.

The line went dead.

He married Petra? How could that be...

Cordelia was convinced he was lying, definitely pulling some trick to get her back home.

It wasn't until her phone started burning her ear that she finally set it down.

Eason had been there the whole time, silently watching the drama unfold.

Seeing Cordelia end the call, looking stunned and scorched by her own phone, he stepped forward and took the device from her hand.

"What's wrong?"

Cordelia's mind buzzed, struggling to catch up with reality.

"He... He said he married someone else," Cordelia chuckled in disbelief, "He's gotta be kidding, right?"

"Married? That fast?" Eason's brow furrowed slightly.

"Yeah, who marries that quickly after being so close to me? He's definitely messing with me. I... I was planning to stay in the UK longer, but now I feel I have to go back. Because I know Ronan doesn't lie. He wouldn't make up a marriage just to trick me into returning," she struggled with the words, "Could you... Could you look after things here for me, and then..."

Her voice broke off as tears began to cascade down her cheeks, unstoppable like pearls off a snapped string.

Who he married didn't matter. The fact was: he was married.