Caleb Summers?
Wasn’t Caleb Summers that ungrateful wretch of an uncle?!
Melody Summers thought she must have misheard. She snatched the rental agreement for 4-1604 from Tate’s hand and frowned, examining it closely.
Right there, in the signature field for Party B, was the name "Caleb Summers."
At that, Melody Summers fell completely silent.
Seeing her reaction, Tate scratched his head and asked quietly, "Miss Summers, do you two know each other?"
’This Caleb Summers has the same last name as Melody Summers,’ Tate thought. ’Could they be related?’
Melody Summers didn’t answer Tate. Instead, she frowned and murmured, "How is that possible..."
Melody Summers had taken Nina Summers home before, so she knew that Caleb Summers’s family lived in a high-rise in one of the city’s best neighborhoods.
’Why would Caleb Summers suddenly rent an apartment in The Metropolis Residences? There’s absolutely no reason for them to move here.’
’Could it just be someone with the same name?’
At this thought, Melody Summers took out her phone, entered the contact number for Party B from the rental agreement into her contacts, and searched. Sure enough, the name Caleb Summers popped up.
’So much for that,’ Melody thought. ’It’s not a coincidence. It’s my uncle, Caleb Summers, himself.’
Just then, Tate chimed in with an explanation. "The tenants for 1604 rented the place two weeks ago. When they signed the contract, they said they’d be moving in sometime in the next couple of days... The weather forecast says it’s going to start snowing tomorrow, so I guess they decided to move in today."
Melody Summers: "..."
’Just my luck,’ Melody thought, a headache already forming. ’Whatever you dread the most is bound to happen.’
Caleb Summers was selfish, cunning, and calculating. If his family was really moving in at a time like this, it was definitely not a good thing.
Melody Summers sighed silently. At this point, all she could do was roll with the punches.
******
After saying goodbye to Tate, Melody Summers went straight home. She and Winnie Summers had to attend that party Sophie Thorne mentioned tonight, so Melody planned to go home and get ready.
But as soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she saw that the door to 1604 was wide open. People were moving around inside, looking like they were moving furniture.
Ivan Warren had been peering out from the doorway of 1602, looking into 1604. When he saw Melody Summers approaching, his expression changed instantly.
Then, as if he’d seen a terrifying monster, he yanked his head back in fear and slammed the door shut!
Melody Summers paid Ivan Warren no mind. She watched the shifting figures inside 1604 and thought, ’So Caleb Summers’s family has moved in?’
Living on the same floor meant they were bound to run into each other eventually; there was no avoiding it. Melody was debating whether she should go over and see Nina Summers when a young, unfamiliar man and woman walked out of 1604.
The man, who looked to be in his early twenties, was wearing a simple, short, slate-blue down jacket. He was very young and not particularly tall, but he was quite handsome.
The woman appeared to be around thirty. She wore a light green padded coat, and her long hair was permed into waves. She had striking features, bright red lipstick, and the combination of her vivid makeup and youthful attire reminded Melody Summers of a Hong Kong star from the last century.
Staring at the unfamiliar pair, Melody Summers was completely baffled. ’Who are these two? Why are they the ones moving in? ...Don’t tell me Caleb Summers is subletting the place?’
In any case, seeing that it wasn’t Caleb Summers’s family moving in, Melody Summers actually felt a sense of relief...


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