Hearing that, I was stunned. "Ronald gave this?"
Honestly, I hadn’t seen that coming. Ronald actually paid the debt for me?
Jordan's eyes flickered slightly. He pushed the check back toward me casually.
"Isabella’s short on cash right now. As her friend, it’s only right that I help out."
Richard pressed his lips together and stared straight at Jordan.
"That’s not right," I said as I shoved the check back into Jordan's hand. "Your money wasn’t easy to earn either. And anyway, technically, since I owe Ronald the money, this isn’t your problem. So just take it."
The way I saw it, once Ronald and I split, I’d just ask him to knock 300,000 off the settlement. Easy enough.
Jordan’s expression shifted. He stared at me, clearly caught off-guard, like he wanted to say somethi
