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The Landlord vs. the Crazy Sister-in-Law Chapter 10
The students were laying it on thick with the compliments, and I happily grabbed the flowers from the car and handed them out one by one.Just then, Valerie walked out through the campus gate and raised a hand to wave at me.I had just lifted a flower to wave back when someone came out of nowhere and slammed into her. Her clothes were instantly soaked in blood.My heart dropped, and I screamed as I sprinted toward her. "Call an ambulance! Hurry, call 911!"The students nearby reacted fast, already dialing 911 for the police and an ambulance.My mind went blank as I clutched Valerie, refusing to let go.Blood was pouring from her abdomen. It had to be agony, but she kept her eyes open and murmured, "I'm fine. It doesn't hurt at all."Tears fell before I even realized it.Valerie was rushed to the hospital. Her abdominal wound kept her in surgery for five hours straight.They caught the attacker. It was Bernice.Guilt swallowed me whole. I had known Bernice was still out there,
The Landlord vs. the Crazy Sister-in-Law Chapter 9
Just to be safe, Valerie and I grabbed a few bags and moved into another place I owned downtown.Judging from the cigarette butts scattered outside last night, it was pretty clear Mark hadn't come to my door only because he was drunk. The way he hung around told me he'd already decided to force a confrontation.But even if he actually killed Valerie and me, what would that even do for him? In this age of cameras everywhere, did he seriously think he could get away with it?But it was still just a guess. I couldn't use that to pin anything on him, so all I could do was protect Valerie and myself as best I could.Once we had everything lined up, I told Valerie to resign, since Bernice knew exactly where her office was. She went along with it, knowing how bad things already were.For the next two nights, Mark showed up at my apartment drunk out of his mind, pounding on the door. More than once, he grabbed the handle and actually tried to force it open.We couldn't keep hiding like t
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What the hell was this?I narrowed my eyes, slipped the phone out of Valerie's hand, and locked the screen before Bernice could send something even worse."Honey, you believe me now, right? You're over here freaking out about whether she's okay, and she's over there hitting on me behind your back. Does that sound like someone who actually cares about you?"Valerie didn't answer. She just crumpled to the floor with a dull thud.I started toward her, then realized her face was already streaked with tears."I treated her so well. H-How could she do this to me? She was the sister I loved the most. I gave up school so she could stay in. How could she just turn on me like that?"Valerie finally lost it, sobbing so hard she could barely breathe as she repeated, "How could she do this to me?"I sighed and wrapped my arms around her. "You don't get kindness back just because you give it. That's not how life works. Bernice probably stopped being your sister in her heart a long time ago.
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Mr. Hale was still trying to talk me into pushing his rent back before he left, so I kicked him out on the spot.The agency managed the units I owned in Farlon Tower. All I had to do was collect the rent every month.He was already three months behind on rent and utilities and still thought he could haggle. On top of that, he had a thing for Valerie. The fact that I didn't beat his ass was me going easy on him.Valerie seemed pretty down, and I thought it was because she felt betrayed by Bernice, but I was completely wrong."Babe, you kicked Bern and Mark out. Where are they even supposed to stay now?"I laughed, more pissed than anything. "They almost sold you off to some old creep for cash, and you still feel bad for them? There's got to be a limit to how much of a saint you try to be."Valerie curled her lip. "She was just desperate. I really don't think she would've gone through with it if it actually came down to it."I was out of words. "And how exactly do you know she wou
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Bernice, Mark, and I fell silent in the living room for a good ten seconds while Mr. Hale's voice kept coming out of my phone."Hello? Hello? Mr. Blackwood, are you on the line?"Mr. Hale heard something off in the living room and walked back in with his phone still in his hand."Mr. Blackwood, say something."The same line came out of my phone half a beat later, and Mr. Hale froze.He tried again, more carefully. "Mr. Blackwood?"The second my phone echoed the same words, his expression flipped. "Mr. Blackwood! So, you're the landlord after all!"Mr. Hale changed tack right away, an over-eager smile plastered on his face as he hurried over to take my hand.I scoffed and yanked my hand back.Farlon Tower had rung a bell when he first said it. It finally came back to me that I'd bought a couple of office units there on a whim. What a ridiculous coincidence.Mr. Hale turned on a dime, laying the charm on thick. "What a coincidence!"Mark finally got it and stared at me in disb
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Bernice hurled every line right in Valerie's face, her intention to sell Valerie for money all but written on her face.By then, it all finally clicked. Bernice and Mark never meant to borrow a dime from me. They just wanted to peel Valerie off me and use her to squeeze money out of Mr. Hale.They were nothing but vicious bloodsuckers!Even then, Valerie still hadn't seen Bernice for who she really was. She just quietly protested, "Stop saying things like that!"Mr. Hale looked more than satisfied. As he stepped out onto the balcony to take a call, he spoke over his shoulder. "Getting my investment is in your hands now."The second those words sank in, Bernice and Mark lit up like they were possessed, greed blazing in their eyes.I moved before they could, shoving Valerie into the bedroom and turning the lock.She stood there in a daze, whispering from the other side, "What's happening?"I could barely catch a few words from the balcony, something about a landlord and somewhere
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