The Woman From Hell

I looked at the landlord and spoke indifferently, "The couple is old. Do you still have any rooms on the first floor?"

The woman was in a trance for a moment, then she looked at me and asked, "Of course, there is. Do you want to rent it?"

I nodded with a cold attitude. "Why don't you help them put their things in first? I'll be sure to pay you more."

She looked at me and at Theo, then wore a smile on her face as she deftly packed up the things for the couple.

Amelia's mother looked at me with a reddened face. "Mrs. Grant, you've helped me enough. We really can't-" "Don't worry and stay here. Ma'am. Don't think about anything else. Settle down for a period of time. Things will get better."

I was not very good at comforting someone, nor did I know the best way to comfort her, hence I could only say so.

The landlord moved the couple's things back. When she came out, she said to me with a grin, "Ma'am, I've moved their things. Is there anything else that I can do?"

out my

to watch after them next time. Rest assured that you'll be paid accordingly." After taking the money, the woman

I had given her all the cash in my purse, I looked at Theo and hinted at him

his wallet from his

from it. I gave it to Amelia's mother, saying, "Ma'am, take this money and buy something to replenish your bodies. We'll come and

anymore. You've helped us too much, and you even paid

take it back,

and made a lot of contributions. This is our duty. Besides, we can only go back with ease after you take the money. You don't wish to see us constantly being worried about you,

to say. I told her to take care of herself

and I made it past the stretch of dilapidated road and got back inside the car, I could not

at the time and asked me with a smile, "What would you

have almost forgotten that we only had a bit of oatmeal for breakfast. Our stomachs had been empty until now. Thinking about it now, I realized that I was already starving. I turned back to look