Chapter 7

"The number you have dialed is currently switched off..."

"Slam!"

Genevieve angrily threw her phone down and roared.

"He dares to turn off his phone!"

A ruthless glint flashed in Seraphina's eyes.

"When Alaric shows up, we'll have the doctor pluck out his tendons without anesthesia. That'll teach him to know his place!"

As she finished speaking, the rickety wooden door, left slightly ajar, was slowly pushed open.

"Who are you?"

An abrupt female voice rang out.

Startled, Seraphina and Genevieve leaped off their single-seater sofas in unison.

They saw a plump middle-aged woman with a bunch of keys in her hand entering through the door.

Genevieve cautiously probed.

"Who are you?"

"The landlady, of course!"

The middle-aged woman looked them up and down, then continued.

"The young man renting this room moved out yesterday. I don't care what relationship you have with him, but now I'm reclaiming the property. Get out immediately!"