Chapter 197

The delivery guy sat on the floor for quite a while before he finally managed to get back on his feet.

He was clearly bruised from the fall, but thankfully, he'd bundled up in enough layers that he seemed mostly okay.

Briony quickly called the building management.

The hallway had security cameras.

A property manager soon arrived with a cleaner in tow. Once the sudsy mess on the floor was scrubbed away, the manager led Briony, Gina, and the unfortunate delivery guy to the security office.

Inside the surveillance room, a staff member spoke up.

"Found it." He paused the footage and turned the monitor toward them.

The video showed that just before seven that morning, the little boy from the apartment across the hall had been playing with bubble solution in the corridor.

The kid looked to be about five or six years old.

He raced up and down the hallway, sloshing soapy water everywhere. The most infuriating part? There were a few moments where he quite deliberately poured bubbles right in front of Briony's door.

Gina fumed. "This is unacceptable. They need to come out and

manager assured her. "We'll get in touch

immediately called

man of the house was away on a business trip and had no idea what

they weren't taking

back to work, waved it

He started limping away.

still looked, called after him. "Wait a second." He paused, glancing back

walked over and pulled out her phone. "Show me your payment

head. "No, no, it's not

the hit for me. Let me send you something for your trouble-think of

embarrassed and tried

sum. Two hundred," she insisted. "Just

he gave in and pulled up his

code-but instead of two hundred, she transferred

way too much..." "Keep

a small price for the

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255