Chapter 157

Teresa had fallen asleep in the backseat when they arrived at Fenwell Garden. The driver pulled over, turned off the engine, and lit a cigarette while waiting.

He stared at Teresa in the rearview mirror, his gaze deep and unfathomable. It was hard to tell what he was thinking.

Suddenly, a phone rang, shattering the silence. The man pulled out his phone and immediately put it on silent mode, but it still woke Teresa up.

"Have we arrived?" She sat up and rubbed her eyes, not noticing that anything was out of the ordinary. She grabbed her bag and got out of the car. "Thanks, mister."

The man leaned against the car window and watched as she entered the apartment building. Then, he took a deep drag of his cigarette before stubbing it out and getting out of the car. Teresa had just arrived outside her apartment when her phone pinged. She checked it to see that her Uber had been canceled because she'd taken too long to respond. Canceled?

She checked the app in confusion. As soon as she did, her blood ran cold. The Uber she'd hired had been canceled. Who was the guy who'd sent her home, then? Teresa checked the details and scrutinized the license plate number. When she saw what it was, her ears started ringing. She'd gotten the license plate number wrong!

It was supposed to be DI2625, but she'd seen it as DI1265. The "I" in the license plate number had confused her. What a mistake to make!

look in the driver's eye. He was definitely familiar, but

her mind's eye. It made her break out in a cold

man who'd almost run into her and had taken her home! He'd hung a bag of medication

stood on end. Suddenly, she heard footsteps coming up the stairs. They were coming in her direction, and

and started whacking whoever it was

dodging her. Then, he grabbed the broom and roared, "What

eyes as she

the floor. "Who else could it

ever. Her legs were weak from her

and fell

look. "What are

at the dark stairwell. Even though she couldn't see anything, she just couldn't shake off the

sw now!.

Eric's arm and said shakily, "I think someone

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