The Returning EX (Sophia and John)

By that point, Robin came out from behind the counter to greet the landlord, “Mr. Reyes, she is Sophia, the one who is interested in renting the place.”

The landlord turned to look at Sophia as he nodded. “Nice to meet you.”

Sophia responded with a smile. “Likewise.”

Meanwhile, John maintained an aloof expression as he turned to enter the shop as if he were at his own territory. “Let’s talk inside.”

Sophia knew nothing of renting a shop lot, so she left the negotiations up to John and Zack. The four of them sat by one of the tables, while Sophia was focused on reading the contract the landlord brought with him, which was for her perusal later on. After going through the entire contract, Sophia didn’t seem to find anything she felt needed amendments.

In the meantime, John waited until she finished reading the contract before saying, “Let me go through that.”

While she passed the contract to him, John laid eyes on the ring on her finger, which he felt was a little too dazzling on her. He spent a few seconds staring at the ring before looking toward her, but she was so focused on the meeting that she didn’t notice his expression.

On the other hand, Zack requested for the basic info about the shop lot from the landlord, such as the usable areas within the shop, as well as permission regarding renovation. The professional manner in which Zack stated his questions seemed to have startled the landlord.

Upon reading through the contract, John pointed out two of the points he found questionable. “Your contract only laid out the obligations of the tenant without mentioning their rights, so that is unacceptable. Aside from that, shouldn’t we pay our own utility bills? Why are you in charge of that, and why do you get to decide the rates?”

have to pay the bills to the landlord alongside the rent. Moreover, she realized that the rates would go according to the market rate of the shop’s rental, and she had no idea of what it meant.

landlord’s face while he replied, “I had always been doing it like this, as do the rest

the case, can you tell me what are

for each unit, while each tonne of water would cost five. As soon as usage exceeds three tonnes, the rates

down the contract before looking toward Sophia. “I can help you find a shop lot

turned out. John stood up as soon as he said, “I know someone from around the area, so I know how the bills are charged.” He then turned to look at Robin, but

the same as

shop from someone else without giving much thought to it, and she even thought it convenient to pay the bills to

Zack stood from his seat and called for Sophia to come along, “Let’s go. Why didn’t you tell Boss that you wanted to rent a shop lot?

up from her seat. “I don’t want his help! I

negotiation by telling them, “How long

ran away after a short amount of time without paying for the utility bills, so I had to pay for them on my own. These terms serve to protect my interests, or else I would suffer huge losses if all of my tenants were

a lot of security

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