Theo did not actually chase after me. Marius was waiting for me outside. Seeing me carrying my luggage, he hurriedly came forward to help me get into the car.
"Get in the car first."
I did not want others to see my discomfited appearance. I opened the door to the front passenger seat first and dealt with my emotions alone.
It was a rarity that Marius understood me. He only got into the car after a while.
I had also sorted out my emotions by then.
After putting on the seat belt, Marius looked at me. "Back to Drover's?"
I shook my head. "I can't stay there forever. I'll ask a friend."
Taking out my phone, I called Jerome’s number. "Are you home?"
"I'm out running errands. What's wrong?"
"Do you and Xander have any other houses? " I asked.
I could tell that he was stunned for a moment before he replied, "We sold the previous house since we just moved here. What’s wrong? You don’t have a place to stay?"
"It's okay, I'll look around."
Hanging up the phone, I sighed.
If I had known earlier, I would not have sold Cecilia's house.
"What are you going to do now?" Marius looked at me, his tone serious.
I pondered. "I can only rent a room in the meantime." "It's not easy for you to just find a rental. Just stay at Drover’s first. Besides, he has so many empty rooms. He's a lonely old man. Just take it as you're accompanying him."
"But..."
"No huts. It’s settled."
Marius decided and took me back to Drover's villa without any more explanation.
When we got home, Drover had also returned.
He looked at my suitcase and looked to have understood something clearly. Drover walked toward me with a smile on his face. "You're welcome to stay." "I'll stay here for a few days first. I'll move out when I find a suitable place," I said.
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