It looked like Madam Mallory's plan to break them up had failed...

Nina felt a dull pain in her heart at the thought of this. She lay down on her bed and pondered why she felt this. Had she not stopped being in love with Percy?

Why did she feel heartbroken when she saw him kissing another woman?

Nina touched her chest, and tears ran down her face. Her heart ached so painfully that she could barely take it. Perhaps it was the after-effects of taking too much medicine, or maybe she was sick.

The doorbell rang. Nina wiped her tears and sat up on the bed. It was still early. Who was it who came?

She walked to the living room and looked through the peephole. No one was outside the door. It seemed like the person knew she would check the situation outside through the peephole, and that was why they hid on purpose.

Usually, it would be someone unwelcomed by her.

“Who is it?" Nina asked.

There was no sound from outside the door.

"I know you're out there. I'm going to call the police if you don't speak," Nina said in the direction of the door.

"It's me." Percy's voice sounded.

Nina was startled. Why was he here? She could not help but feel uncomfortable at the thought of the news article she read just now. She took a deep breath and leaned behind the door, trying to chase the man away. "You're not welcomed here. Please leave."

"Nina, let me in," said Percy. He knocked on the door, not afraid that he would be disturbing the neighbors in the early morning.

Nina was a considerate person and afraid of troubling others. If the knocking on the door really disturbed the neighbors, it might be helpful to him.

on the door, feeling the strength of his knocks. It seemed like he would not give up until

door. If you keep knocking on it, I'll call the estate manager and I'll call the police too. Then, you'll be

about her threats. Instead, he said, "You can call the police, but this is my apartment. The police officers

the owner had been living abroad for quite a long time? That was why the owner was

The police officers and security guards can't do anything to me. I even brought the documents along with me. Nina, no one is going to stop me from getting inside." Percy leaned on the door. Even though he could not see the situation in the house, he could imagine Nina leaning behind

back when she met someone she refused to let into the house. It was as if she could hold the door with that skinny body

shut her eyes desperately. She had

house, she had her suspicions. She had wondered if it could be Percy's arrangements. After all, the location was good and the rental was cheap. However, the agent

not expect that she was

body against the door. Then, there was the knocking sound from the other side of the door again. "You've changed the passcode. I can't get in. The estate manager will break the door lock when they come. Not only will

her without doing anything violent. He did not want to

would go the extra yard to help her friends, and she could

timid woman like her could always surprise him at crucial

what made

would disturb the neighbors no matter how

scarier than the

eyes hopelessly when she realized that. She opened the door, tried her best to suppress

me in," said Percy. He lifted the bag in his hands. "I

continued to struggle. She turned around

days since she last cleaned the house. His gaze fell on the

She had been drinking.

eyes

brought her to the hospital for a medical check-up. Her health would be easily affected if she continued to drink. He did not expect that she would still drink after they separated. She looked carefree on the outside and claimed that she never touched alcohol anymore. However, she was actually drinking alcohol behind closed

you've quit drinking?" Percy asked. He looked at those empty bottles. He could not tell whether

Nina tidied her crumpled pajamas. It had been a long time since she drank. If it had not been for her getting too much information about Percy, she would not have

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