The Woman From Hell
Chapter 1426

I looked around and found that my surroundings were pitch-black.

There were few street lights around. If it were not for the light on my cell phone, we might have to grope our way in the dark.

The prosperity and poverty of a city were directly proportional to each other. Rich people could become rich to an unimaginable degree, while poor people could be poor to an unthinkable degree.

After walking a stretch of road with Theo, we realized in hindsight that we seemed to have forgotten which direction the couple went in.

I fished out my phone and planned to give Amelia's mother a call, but before the call could connect, we heard a series of commotions not far from us.

The commotion came from behind a slightly old building. Theo lit the way with the flash on his phone. There was a path in front of us.

It was especially narrow, and only one person could pass at a time.

Theo exhorted, "Follow me and watch where you step"

I nodded and crossed the path behind him slowly.

After walking out of the path, we saw a small courtyard that was only a dozen square feet with a lot of things scattered around.

Theo shone a light on it and saw that the ground in the yard was full of basic household items.

There were old pots and pans, as well as clothes and other miscellaneous things.

"Old useless thing! Your junk has been sitting here for free for months. You should thank me for not collecting storage fees from you, yet you're here asking me for money? I've never seen someone as shameless as you. Take your junk and get lost. Don't stand in my way!" a middle-aged woman screamed.

Under the dim light, I could roughly make out her appearance. She was wearing a poor-quality mink coat, exaggerated gold earrings, and bright red lipstick. She looked like she was about to swallow a person whole when she opened her mouth to speak.

She cursed while kicking the things on the ground.

Amelia's mother's eyes were red. She looked at her and said, "I don't mean anything else, Linda. We're just here to take some clothes. Winter is almost here, and we don't have enough layers. We owe you months of rental, so you have all the right to deduct our rent from these things. Now that winter's almost here, we have to wear thicker layers. These clothes don't cost much, so please let us take them away."

"Take them, then! I'm not stopping you." The woman's face was indifferent. "Stop pretending to look miserable in front of me. I've met enough miserable people in my life. Everyone is struggling. Take your stuff away. If you can't pay rent, then don't live here. I'll find the next tenant tomorrow."

Amelia's mother nodded and bent down to take the clothes on the floor. Amelia's father squatted on the ground as well,

looking at something with scarlet eyes.

I took a glance at what looked like a photo on the ground.

"Ma'am," I could not help but say as I walked into the courtyard.

Hearing my voice, Amelia's parents looked over at me with a startled expression. "Mr. and Mrs. Grant, you-"

The couple did not expect us to follow them.

Seeing the embarrassed state they were in, I smiled slightly. "We came over because we were worried about you."

"We must seem really pitiful to you!" Amelia's mother seemed a little awkward.

I understood that no one wished to reveal one's wretched state to others, even if one was already at the end of one's rope.