Riches in Disguise

Chapter 344

"Alright, Mr. White. As long as you don't mind the price, this will be easy. By tomorrow at the latest, I'll give you an answer," Mason said.

I thanked him, saying, "Thank you for your help."

After dinner, I followed Jane to her rented apartment. She was still hesitating downstairs, unwilling to go up. After I gave her several pointed looks, she finally took me to the seventh floor.

The building was very old. It was seven stories high, but it had no elevator.

I was out of breath when we reached the seventh floor. But when I saw the door, I

felt slightly relieved. At least the door looked secure, with a fairly new lock.

However, as soon as I stepped inside, I was stunned.

There was no entryway or living room, just a narrow corridor.

To make things worse, two people were squatting in the hallway, cleaning shoes, and doing laundry. As I walked through, I noticed about seven or eight doors along both sides of the corridor, with voices coming from each one.

This was just a typical residential building converted into rental rooms. Even without having lived here, I could tell that the safety hazards and fire risks were off the charts. How could anyone live here?

Jane's room was at the very end. Before opening the door, she gave me one last nervous glance as if gathering the courage to push the door open and let me in.

the doorway

was barely any space. There was no

with several clothes hanging, including

small table was next to the bed, piled with

to pack

"Okay."

any longer. The place was giving me the

Jane emerged with her suitcase. When she saw me, she couldn't help but say, "I've paid for half a year's fent, and five months are left.

dare he ask you for

dog would have a better place to live than

much is

"180 dollars a month."

too bad. The landlord wasn't

a month! For now, just stay

I... I'd rather

you don't like staying there. Otherwise, you wouldn't have rented

continued, "You ran out, and Sophia didn't even bother to

good to me. She understands my situation and knows