The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 468

After catching her breath, Cordelia glanced at her phone. It was a message from Petra: [Cordelia, got a moment? I need to talk to you about something.]

[Sure, I'm home.]

[I'll be there in 15 minutes.]

[Okay.]

Cordelia tidied up her place a bit before Petra arrived.

"Cordelia, have you had company?" Petra asked, sniffing the air.

"No, why?" Cordelia was a bit flustered, wondering if she'd given anything away.

"There's a smell of perfume. You don't usually wear perfume."

"Well, it was a sample I got at the mall. I just sprayed it around the room," Cordelia explained, thinking about Alana in her room, whom she hadn't noticed any scent from.

Luckily, Petra didn't dwell on it. She said to Cordelia, "Could you ask Ronan if I could take care of that matter?"

"What?" Cordelia was confused.

"I mean the custody issue. I'm divorced and I don't plan on remarrying, but I do wish I had a child around. So, I want to adopt Jayson. Can you ask Ronan if it's okay?"

Petra asked eagerly.

Cordelia thought: Jayson? Tabitha's son? She hadn't heard about this.

"I didn't know about it. He didn't tell me," Cordelia admitted.

"I heard it from our classmates. He asked a childless couple from our class if they wanted to adopt, but they declined because his mom is a criminal. This news is all over Millstone, don’t you know?" Petra asked Cordelia.

"Well, I’ve heard a bit about it."

"Can you ask him for me?" Petra asked Cordelia, full of excitement.