Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 257

I said, “Sounds perfect. I haven’t had that in ages. Thanks, babe.”

Just the mention of that old diner had my mouth watering. It was all about the fresh seafood. A bit of chill and dressing made it unbeatable, contrasting the modem fried and baked ones.

As we got into the car, the real estate agent ran out, panting, “Ms. Webster, Ms. Jackson, hold on a moment. The owner of the suite you checked yesterday morning got back to me. They’re willing to lower the rent.”

Christine asked, “Which one?”

“The office suite next door.” The agent pointed across the street to the towering building.

The rent was steeper there, but Christine and I were taken with it, though we hadn’t seriously considered making a move.

After exchanging a glance, Christine and I voiced our decline, “Let’s pass. They probably won’t drop it by much, and we can’t spend that much on the rent right now.”

“The owner is willing to drop it to this,” the agent said, holding up a few fingers to indicate the number, “They mentioned the need to do a good deed after consulting with a psychic. It seems they’re trying to bring some good karma their way”

Christine and I shared a bemused look. Such superstitious reasons left us both a bit puzzled.

experiences, Christine asked, “We’re not going to

too busy for that. Everything, even the contract signing, is done through courier. Nothing like today will

a nice office space at the right price is rare, so I hesitated before asking, “Can we pay a deposit first? We’ll gather the rest

after, with rents typically paid annually.

the market and investments up in the air, just scraping together the rent had left

refuse, reconsidered, and quickly agreed, “Sure, sure, that’s fine. It’s quite

circumstances”

enough, we signed the contract

were quite

worried about potential pitfalls, so we sent the contract to

it is a case of good luck following bad? When things seemed

“Could be,” I replied.

some complications from the Myers family, but no bad news came from the agent over the next few days. I breathed a little sigh of relief. Nevertheless, I was curious about the owner

office without a hitch. Yet, there was no further word from her. It seemed Susan might have tried to intervene but to no avail. The other

product ideas, I got

“Kevin, is Bryant finally ready to