Patricia could tell that no one was willing to lend her the money.

After leaving Elias's house, her face was as dark as a storm cloud. Frustrated, she took out her phone and began calling the rich, high-society women she often socialized with.

She started with the first one, but after being rejected, Patricia immediately lowered the amount she was asking for. Whether it was fifty million or thirty million, she didn’t get anywhere. In the end, even when she dropped the sum to ...