Outside, Eve was planning her next move. She thought for a while and then made a call.
“Hello, Carl?” Eve said sweetly.
“What is it?” Carl replied impatiently.
“I need you to do me a favor,” Eve said.
After dropping Abby off at kindergarten, Bella was back home watching TV.
Suddenly, she heard the doorbell ring. Bella wondered whether it was James. Had he forgotten to bring his key with him?
The bell rang again and again, the shrill tone disturbing Bella’s peace. She stood up to go and see who it was.
The man at the door was wearing a hat so Bella couldn’t see his face clearly.
“Who are you?” Bella frowned at him.
The man glanced at Bella and said, “I am here to collect the apartment management fee.”
Straightaway Bella thought this was very weird; the fee was never collected like
