Chapter 458

Sarah watched as Mrs. Mendes's face turned red with rage. She raised a trembling hand, pointing at Sarah, but for a long moment, no words came out.

Behind her, the small boy-no older than six or seven-tilted his head slightly, his young mind caught between innocence and growing awareness. He didn't fully understand the conversation, yet at the same time, he seemed to grasp that something serious was being discussed.

"Mrs. Mendes, why don't you have your son go study in his room?" Sarah suggested, her voice steady.

Mrs. Mendes hesitated but eventually relented, sending the boy into the bedroom.

Sarah, unbothered by the hostility, sat down on the worn-out couch and met Mrs. Mendes's glare head-on. "Where exactly did Tina jump from?"

Mrs. Mendes's composure snapped. "So that's why you're here? You came to dig up dirt? You're not welcome in my house!"

unfazed. "If you still want compensation, you'd better answer my question properly." Her voice was cold, carrying an authority that was

long pause, she reluctantly answered, “We didn't originally live here. We were renting an apartment in the complex next door. After Tina jumped, the landlord thought we were bad luck, and the neighbors blamed us for

glanced around, taking in the chaotic mess of unpacked belongings stacked against the wall. It confirmed what Mrs. Mendes was saying this place was

see as a cursed place. A young girl ending her life by jumping from the twentieth

learned from Melvin's report about what happened that day. Mrs. Mendes had gone out for groceries, and on her way

Before she could say a

- it was remarkable she

if she had been a


Mrs. Mendes was a loving mother to Tina,

see Tina's

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