Chapter 17 New Neighbors
The new neighbor was an impatient person.
In just one day, countless people came and went, moving furniture and files.
By the evening, the courtyard had already been renovated. Two tall phoenix trees were planted in the front, and there was a large area of roses in the back. In the middle, an open- air ecological water tank was built, and seeds of unknown plants were scattered around. They even kept a ragdoll cat.
I took a photo and sent it to Timothy.
I said that I might have to leave, as the neighbor next door was being replaced and it felt like it was directed towards me.
Timothy told me not to panic and to wait and see.
If it were Antonio, he would have come straight to me instead of buying a house to be my neighbor like he is doing now.
I “ummed” and the door was knocked at that moment.
It turned out to be Brenton.
He held a bottle of red wine tied with a ribbon, with a lc. on his face as if it could be written “accident” all over it.
“Melina? What a coincidence!” he stepped back, glanced at my door, and then looked at his own door. “I just bought a house, never expected it to be next to yours.”
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Well, if it wasn’t three times the market price, I would have believed it.
He handed me the red wine.
There was a small cart standing next to it, inside of which was the same red wine. It seemed like it was meant to be delivered to the neighbors.
I took the red wine, exchanged a few polite words, and made a couple of sarcastic remarks.
“You said you had a wife, right? Where is your wife?”
“Oh, ran away with someone.”
I…
How could you speak out this kind of lie?
Two children ran out of the bedroom, and my heart tightened.
Whether it was my previous Instagram or Antonio’s Instagram, we both posted some pictures of children, and Brenton must have seen them.
But his reaction was as if he had never seen it before.
He squatted down to perform magic tricks for the children, those simple ones where he would grab a handful of air and turn it into a candy or a flower.
The children ate candies, and they were so surprised that they begged him to play a little longer.
“Be good, Brenton has something to do, let’s not disturb him.” I glanced at the small car of red wine, meaning that you
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should hurry up and deliver your wine.
“It’s okay, I really like children. When I see them, it’s like seeing my own kids!” Brenton said, smiling as he ruffled the two little heads. “I’ll go and take care of something first, and I’ll come back later to perform a special magic trick for you.”
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The children heard the words “ace” and immediately cheered and jumped with joy.
When I heard “come back later,” I instantly felt overwhelmed.
Brenton, your house is next door! What’s your response?
Brenton quickly returned and performed several more magic tricks for the children, making them laugh out loud. They made plans to play together again the next day and Brenton said, “I hope you can turn into a little white rabbit.”
I immediately widened my eyes.
“Mr. Murray, don’t you work?”
“I was the boss, it didn’t matter if I occasionally took a day off,” he paused for a moment, “Isn’t the focus now on how to conjure up little rabbits?”
That day, the last words Brenton said to me before leaving were, “Settle down and take it easy!”
There was no piercing of my identity, nor were there any conditions.
The light emitted a rainbow–like glow in the darkness of the night, and the moth flew towards the light bulb without hesitation.
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In the middle of the night, my phone suddenly rang, startling me in the silence.
The domestic partner called me, and I thought something had happened, so I hurriedly answered the call.
“Grace, Grace, it seems like someone was helping us!”
“Before the Coastville maritime disaster, there were some lingering loose ends that have already been cleaned up by someone!”
It was him; it could only be him! Brenton.
Not only did he not disclose the information of my faked death, but he also helped me cover it up.
