Chapter 343

I had no clue what was going on upstairs. The landlady had just caught a mouse, gave me this super serious apology, and even offered to refund part of my rent. But since I was planning to stay a couple more days anyway, I turned it down and just asked for two days of home-cooked meals instead. As long as it’s something I like—even just a simple bowl of egg noodles—I was good. Ronald Wright wanted to completely cut ties with me, told me not to go near him anymore. Maybe it’s ‘cause we’d been together before and now he just doesn’t care. Came all the way here, helped cover my rent, even arranged people to help get my ID back… honestly, I had no face left to keep mooching off him. The landlady was all smiles and totally agreed. She even praised me for being so sweet. My eyes lit up instantly. Paul Allen always used to call me trouble, Ronald Wright didn’t think much of me either—but at least the landlady thought I was a good person! That made me genuinely happy. When she mentioned wanting