Chapter 59 The Compensation

Cordelia had a good appetite, but upon hearing the news, it instantly vanished. She felt as if the blood in her veins was turning to ice. So, for the next week, she'd have to face Benedict every day! At that moment, the bodyguard entered discreetly. "Mrs. Radcliffe, Mr. Radcliffe is waiting at the door. Please get in the car." "I know." Cordelia responded and finished her milk before getting up. Cordelia got into the car. Benedict's tall figure sat imposingly inside, his profile cold and unyielding. A jade-green ring adorned his middle finger as he worked on a tablet in his hands. After Cordelia got in, she sat close to the door and kept as much distance from him as possible as if he were a fierce beast. As the car started moving, she had asked Victor earlier and learned about the Radcliffe family tradition. Newlyweds who hadn't conceived within a month were required to spend a week in the MapleWood Bay. Every day, they had to pray at the ancestral shrine for a stable marriage a