Shattered Longings

Chapter 12 the 1tanned This

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Tella dan’t get a wink of sleep that night. By the time down broke, she had packed her bags and was ready to leave.

Before heading out, the

Leonard message to explain her situation. Since he was abroad and in a different time zone, she didn’t want to disturb him by calling.

To be surprise, Leonard called her right away. “Where are you planning to po

“Holha,” she responded. As soon as the word let her mouth, the realized she had sold him where she was going, and Dominic would soon find out about it,

Truthfully, she wanted to see Dominic, but she couldn’t. It would be best if they had never crossed paths–again in this lifetime.

they ended the call Right before she left, Bella book one last look at the rose in

she tried to catch some

off the plane, she searched for nearby hotels Alter confirming her booking, she received a text about a

and the price was reasonable. Undamilar with the loopental market, she found the terms quite enticing. Della didn’t doubt the text message in the age of bigdia, it was normal to reive messages like

checking out the place in person the next day. Since she might be staying there for a long time, the wanted to be thorough. After all, not every landlord was as laid–back

to the quaint with nostalgia and high hopes

day, she scheduled an appointment to look at the apartment. Bella expected to meet with a real estate agent, but to her

landlord was rather odd; they told her to let herself in, ring the

the property, she began to wonder if it was too good to be true. This place could easily be worth double the price, and it would still be a steal. It was

the master bedroom. The only catch was that she couldn’t sublet any of the rooms. Additionally, the landlord would occasionally come back to try,

a really good deal, she couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off Plus, she suspected

house, to which the landlord replied. “If you don’t want to rent, get lost!

rent it, or she

math already? why didn’t you tell me? I’ve been busy these past few days and didn’t get a chance to check on you. Have you found a place to stay? Thave a house

off you the already found a job and a place to stay. Don’t bother me unless