The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 488

Cordelia had initially intended for Petra to borrow the money herself. However, Petra had pushed the task back onto her.

"Thank you, Cordelia," Petra replied cheerfully.

Cordelia thought to herself: Petra probably reckons that if I'm the one asking, it's guaranteed to work, right? It was the same last time when she wanted to adopt a child, insisting that Cordelia be the one to step forward.

Cordelia wondered if Petra was socially anxious or just afraid of Ronan. And it was her own fault for meddling in this matter, as if she were best buddies with Ronan.

Once she got to the office, Cordelia sent Ronan a message via Facebook Messenger: [The school is selling a property for a tenth of the market price. Petra wants to borrow money from you. She wanted me to check with you.]

[Are you her guarantor?]

Cordelia fell silent. Both he and Petra had each other on Messenger, yet they always had Cordelia shuttle messages between them, making her look like she had nothing better to do.

[Bumped into her, and she asked me to check. So, will you lend it?]

[We'll see.]

With this vague response from Ronan, Cordelia had no choice but to tell Petra via Messenger: [He said 'we'll see.' Maybe you should talk to him yourself. You might stand a better chance. I don't have that much influence.]

Petra stared at the message. She really wanted to buy the house, but she couldn't bring herself to ask Ronan directly, even though she wanted to use this as an excuse to get in touch with him.

If it were just her, she could comfortably live in her current apartment. But now, there was a child in the picture. The child was not hers, and inevitably, people would talk. She didn't want to be the subject of their gossip. So, Petra wanted to move outside of the campus.

The house she had bought with her ex-husband had been sold, and the money had been donated to her ex-husband's school. At the time, she had decided she would never marry again and didn't see the point of having so much money. Even though her ex-husband had treated her poorly, she still had her dignity.