Chapter 17

　　* Cora's POV* 　　Learning that I wasn't pregnant, I was disappointed. Although Sean didn't say anything, I could see from his expression that he was disappointed too. I could imagine how disappointed Pedro would be when he learned it. I didn't want to disappoint him. 　　I wanted to do something to prevent myself from thinking too much, so I sat on the sofa and opened a book. But I couldn't read any words in the book. I felt fidgety. I really needed to talk to someone to distract my attention. Someone who could make me feel happy and not think about it all the time. 　　Suddenly, I saw a book at the bottom of a pile of books. Bentley lent me that book. 　　Since Bentley said he didn't want to talk to me the last time, I hadn't met him again. I avoided any occasion that I might meet Bentley because that would make us both embarrassed. I was afraid of losing a friend like him forever. 　　But at that moment, I just wanted to see Bentley. He was always optimistic. Talking to him would make me fe