Chapter 123 Fraud

• THE WOMAN wasn’t the enemy, Cade reminded himself. He stared across the counter at her and forced his voice to be level. “I don’t understand. I spoke to someone here in the spring and she said it would be okay. Why are you turning me down now?”
• “Not turning you down. Just rejecting the application.” The woman’s smile was tight, as if she was tired of making this distinction to the endless stream of students who must be coming in through the office.
• “I don’t understand the difference. If you’re rejecting my application, I don’t get the money. Right?”