Chapter 103

Debra got out of the car, having told Erica nothing about the event and not expecting Juan to be so eager to have Shelia move in. Joe heard the sound, looking over in surprise. “Madam?” He wondered if Juan had done this just to upset Debra.

“Don’t mind me. You can go on with your work,” Debra said casually. But Joe was visibly nervous. The situation now felt like a battlefield.

“Debra, you’re not upset, are you? We’re going to be neighbors. I’ll be counting on you for help,” Shelia said with feigned politeness.

Debra turned and snorted, “Neighbors? What kind of neighbors?”

Shelia said confidently, “I will be living here too, so…”

Debra sneered and pointed to the building where Shelia would move in, then to the one where she and Erica were living. “Did Juan not tell you about the price difference between these two buildings?”

Shelia was surprised. “What?”

Erica put her hand on Debra’s shoulder and teasingly said, “Looks like Juan doesn’t value you much. Your building is the cheapest in the whole complex, with five households per floor. The residents there are either nouveau riche or kept mistresses. No need for status checks; money gets you in.”

Shelia was flustered, and Erica continued, “As for our building, it’s ten times the price of yours, one household per floor. Besides prominent figures in Seamar City, no amount of money can get others in. So, do you think you fit in as our neighbor?”

Shelia could no longer maintain her composure. Unwilling to waste her breath, Debra led Erica away.

“If each floor has one household, how come Randy lives next door?” Debra asked.

Erica cleared her throat nervously. “Marion bought it as one unit originally, but it was too big. He was worried you wouldn’t stay, so he had it renovated to look like two, but it’s actually one.”

Debra pondered, realizing why she had felt odd when she first moved in. Given the building’s exclusivity, there should be only one apartment on each floor, yet there were two. Turns out Marion had altered the layout of that apartment.

Erica whispered, “Please don’t let Marion know about this. He’ll be angry with me.”

Debra reassured her, “Marion has a good temper. He won’t mind.”

“Good temper? How did you figure that out?” Erica was amazed but quickly added, “Well, he treats you…”

Chapter 109

…well, better than anyone else.”

Debra smiled without thinking much about it.

The next day, Debra went to school early. However, upon entering the classroom, she noticed something unusual. People seemed to be discussing something important and fell silent when they saw her. Jordan was also there. He normally wouldn’t come to class unless something major had happened.