Jay was someone who hated noise, so he shut the windows tightly upon entering.
Unfortunately...
Sounds of clanging pots and bowls were heard from next door along with Josephine’s random singing of rock tunes.
Jay took two balls of cotton and plugged one into each of his ears.
After some time, Josephine’s singing finally ended.
Just as Jay removed the cotton balls...
Rose’s voice was heard.
The problem was, it was not an unbearable sound but a sound that could kill... It sounded like a crying ghost who could not catch her breath.
Jay sat on the bed wondering if it was a good thing that Angeline’s soul had transmigrated into Rose’s body.
His Angeline had the voice of an angel, but Rose did not!
While Jay was in his thoughts, the room next door fell into an abrupt silence.
Even the surroundings became quiet.
Jay took a look at his watch that showed it was 11 at night.
‘What sort of carefree lives are these two adult children living?
‘I still need to work tomorrow!’
Perhaps he could sense her presence nearby, so Jay’s chronic insomnia was cured. As sleep began to envelop him, he could hear some whispered discussion going on next door.
“Josephine, I’m planning to look for a job tomorrow.”
“Why do you need to work? I’ll feed you,” Josephine announced.
“I need to save up for my plastic surgery.” Sadness could be heard in Rose’s voice.
Rose hugged her blanket. “I’m not going. I can’t move.”
Josephine complained, saying, “If you can sit, you’d never stand. If you can lie down, you’d never sit. You’re a classic couch potato. Is this good for your health?”
Rose stubbornly replied, “I’d rather have 10 years of my lifespan shortened than to get up and exercise.”
Jay frowned. ‘This girl is getting lazier to exercise.’
When he heard the door close in the next room, he quickly washed up, changed his clothes, and went out.
Josephine had been jogging on Riverside Road that was along the moat for more than 10 minutes when she suddenly sensed that someone was trailing behind her. She dared not turn around because she was timid, thus she could only use all her might to keep jogging forward.
Usually, Riverside Road had many pedestrians, but it was the peak hour for office workers commuting to work. As such, there were not many pedestrians right now.
Occasionally, there was someone on a stroll, but they were the elderly.
While there were others within the vicinity, she mustered up her courage to turn around... When she saw the handsome but icy-looking man, she immediately ran for dear life.
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