#Chapter 41: Hello Neighbor

My heart pounded in my chest as I stood face to face with Timothy. Confusion didn’t begin to express how I felt. "What are you doing here?" I gasped, looking him up and down The smile on Timothy’s face fell as he took a deep breath before answering, "I live here too. In fact, I'm the owner of all the property on this floor." My mind raced to connect the dots. Timothy lived here of all places? Sure, the place was nice, but I never would have guessed. Then suddenly, the realization hit me like a ton of bricks. I was already aware that Aria and Timothy had orchestrated this entire setup. However, they had completely left out the part where it was Timothy that had cheapened the price. "Why didn't you tell me?" I asked, my voice cracking. Timothy looked at me with the utmost sincerity in his eyes. "I knew you wouldn't have taken this chance if you'd known it was connected to me. I wanted to give you the freedom to make your own choices without feeling weird about it." H