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Chapter 22
Chapter 22
Cordelia was worried that Adrian might return and come up with other nasty ideas. She told Jamie, "Mr.
Colby, let's leave here before my brother comes back."
"Don't worry, I got your back. Go get some rest first." Jamine said.
"No way, you don’t know my brother. He might be scheming against both of us." Cordelia, already risen
from the bed. She wore a white dress. It was a girly style, but soaked and clung to her body, revealing
her sexy figure. The scene caused an awkward silence.
Jamie blushed and turned away after a quick glance. He took off his jacket and put it on her.
When they reached the hotel lobby, Jamie offered to escort Cordelia home. However, Cordelia was
afraid of being spotted by her dorm mates and the news reaching Ronan. Unable to explain, she said,
"It’s fine, thanks though, Mr. Colby."
"Can you manage on your own?" Jamie was still worried.
"It's close by, I'll be there in no time." Cordelia managed to force a smile.
"I think it’s better if I send you home." Jamie was worried that she might get into trouble.
While they were debating. Suddenly, two car horns sounded from the roadside!
Cordelia turned her head and her face turned pale. It was Ronan's car.
"Mr. Evans, why are you here?" Cordelia felt guilty for no apparent reason.
Ronan's face was gloomy. His eyes were like lightning, sweeping slowly over the two of them. His wife,
alongside another man, was messing around outside a hotel and wearing his clothes!
How embarrassing!
In the blink of an eye, flames seemed to burst from Ronan's eyes. His voice was filled with anger, "Are
you two on a date?"
Cordelia was in a tight spot, knowing that Ronan had misunderstood, and hurriedly tried to explain. But
at that moment, Jamie pulled her into his arms and stared defiantly at Ronan, "Who are you? Why are
you interfering with her? Do you know what Cordelia has been through?"
Ronan responded coldly, "It's not your job to worry about her!"
With that, he glared at Cordelia, questioning, "Aren't you coming over?"
Cordelia hurriedly freed herself from Jamie, "Mr. Colby, I'm sorry, I'll explain to you later."
She quickly ran to the car and obediently sat in the back seat. The driver started the car immediately.
After a while, the rear window opened and a man's jacket was thrown out.
Jamie was at a loss for words.
Cordelia knew that Ronan had misunderstood and quickly explained, "Mr. Evans, please let me
explain. It's not what you think, my brother tricked me into coming to the hotel. Then he drugged me,
and Jamie was just trying to help..."
As she spoke, she clumsily took out her phone, trying to show Ronan the message her brother had
sent her.
Unexpectedly, Jamie had sent a message: [Was that Ronan just now? Cordelia, how did you get Original content from NôvelDrama.Org.
involved with him? Be careful, Ronan is not a good guy. Don't let him fool you!]
Clearly, Jamie had quickly looked up Ronan's information after they left.
"So, I'm the bad guy?" Ronan scoffed, "And he's the good guy?"
Ronan gave Cordelia a once-over, increasingly annoyed, "So, he's Jamie? Is he your boyfriend?"
Cordelia felt like she was losing control. She really had dug herself into a hole! One lie led to another,
and she needed another to cover up the previous ones!
She quickly deleted Jamie's message and hurriedly found her brother's message to show him. But
Ronan completely rejected her explanation and simply asked, "Did you two sleep together?"
Cordelia felt a pang in her heart and a sense of shame washed over her. So, this was what he cared
most about. He found it disgusting.
She bit her lip, lowered her head, and whispered, "No."
"Good thing you didn't!" After that, Ronan remained silent.
Although she had already said no, Cordelia felt that he didn't believe her. He probably didn't continue
questioning because he had other matters to deal with.
They drove in silence to the company. After Ronan got out of the car, he told the driver, "Take her back
to the employee dormitory."
Then, Ronan coldly walked away.