than

ess, she quickly pulled my hand away from

re you doing her

d sense it, she glanced nervously at me before letting him in. I could s

eled appearance and piercing gaze. Exuded

mething motionless within her, distur

hers, both filled with longing. It was clea

eir unspoken feelings. Questions filled my mind, but I chose t

ged before she spoke, "he's my new tenant" she q

dded without realizi

ire

in me? why would he say tha

facing Matthew wh

, is he your ex-husband

wn room, for the time being, he's not staying per

a good mood, cause he would hav

e could stay in a hotel or a

tting him in that situation, Jonathan's eyes which carrie

could make the whole situation more bearable, now back to Matthew who is still t

ouse, who knows if he has another m

han if there was something else

d this facade" I could feel the disappointment in Matthew's voice. "I can

way, Babe, I know you are not in support of having Jonathan here" I

quickly" Matthew sighed. "He hurt you so much and now h

an change," I said softly " Jonathan has his bad side, but I beli

ending to need help so that he can take advantage of

ior motives, I trust that I will eventually see through them. But for now, I want to offer him suppo

wish you would prioritize your self-being

out to hold his hand. "But I need to do this so that I can be able to m

I just hope you are making the right decision, I am always here for yo

my desire to help Jonathan blind me to any potential war

ed My hand. "Alright, then, you ar

w just two years after my divorce, and I promised myself not to acce

ss his cheek. "Your support means the world to

thew whispered a

*****

was grateful Matthew understood why I had to accommodate Jonathan

d as I stared at it, It must be Benita. I stared at the numbers as they counted

e here Ma'am," sh

too early for your drama"? I tol

re here ma'am" s

t Benita in disbelief, the only reason she still has a job here is that I t

ma'am" she

hat about Mi

ped out, she has a

look" I asked, slowly turning arou

od ma'am" sh

y," I asked for

a responded with

rom Benita. I took a deep breath and walked towards the me

s, all absorbed in their conversation. I could feel their intense energy

my throat, gaining everyone's attention. "Good morn

ith us today. I assure you, that we have

ueled my determination to prove myself. I believe in the

our achievements and future goals. I could see some of the in

expressed interest, while others remained on the fence. It wasn't the re

me. "Thank you for your time, Ms. Parker," he said, extending his hand

hope. "Thank you," I replied sincerely.

for Benita, it was clear that changes had to be made. But for now, I focused on the next steps to p

me, it was going to be a long day but I had to get to work anyway, my

this time Ben

guest ma'am"

a while, curious. "A

ied, my eyes widened, what the hell

nd captivating, I walked towards him, try

sked, desperately seeking for a