Chapter 148



As Fanny and I were deep in conversation, the sound of a door opening and closing from the apartment across the hall caught my attention.

The landlady had mentioned earlier that a new tenant was moving in today. It looked like the new neighbor had arrived.

"Hey Fanny, do you think I should go over and say hi to my new neighbor? You know, just in case something like last night happens again, it might be easier to ask for help," I pondered aloud.

"If your neighbor is a guy and you knock on his door the moment he moves in, he might think you're either too nosy or hitting on him," Fanny joked, making me laugh.

"Really?" I questioned.

"Absolutely."

Alright, I decided to wait for a chance encounter then.

I figured running into your neighbor from across the hall was pretty much unavoidable.

But I was wrong. The next two days passed, and I hadn't seen the new neighbor. Even Ernest hadn't come by again.

hero once and not worrying about the creep from the blind date coming back for

made my budding affection

fired, which meant I was starting my new job tomorrow. While I was picking out clothes for my first day, Deborah called me, "Felicia, how come you're not keeping up with

it's not my place

was still concerned. Ernest had left me a note saying everything was going smoothly, so what was there

then I realized

Mr. Collins has changed his tune. He's not letting us

was puzzled.

were supposed to be preliminarily checked during the day and finalized at night. How could

verify everything at the end," Deborah explained, making

That didn't sound right.

If we had to go back and adjust, it could mess up everything else that had

I had decided on the current process after careful discussion. Why would he

interfere, I hung up on Deborah and immediately called

Feeling agitated, which always

worked up, I felt too claustrophobic to stay in my bedroom, so I headed to the balcony

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neighboring balcony. I glanced over, but the figure retreated back inside before I could get a good look. I only caught a

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