Donna Fu was surprised to see the head of the building association outside the door. Beside him was the daughter of one of her neighbors, Bettina.
Bettina was a good girl and has been helping her since she started living at Hope Residence a year ago by coming to check on her, talk or even give her some of their viands.
But Donna also knew that Bettina's mother was so against it. Donna Fu smiled. "Sir Xian, Bettina what is it?" Donna Fu asked, her furrowed eyebrows smoothen.
"Aunt Fu, it was Sir Xian who came to our door asking for your room so I guided him here. He has something to talk to you about." Bettina replied.
"Sir Xian, Aunt Bettina, I'll leave both of you to talk."
"Thank you Bettina." Sir Xian bid the young girl goodbye and turned to Donna.
"Can I come in Maam Fu?" Sir Xian asked politely. Since she moved a year ago, the woman in the neighborhood is known to live a lonely life by being an old maid.
That's the only rumor that could be made out of her because her routine everyday, for a year, has never changed that her neighbors could even memorize the time she would walk out of her apartment to go to work and the time she would also come back home.
They assume it's job but they don't even know what her job is because this woman is not sociable, except to one of her neighbor's daughters, Bettina.
Donna Fu opened her door for the building head, despite her unsociable nature, she still never forgot how to be polite to others.
Entering the small apartment, Sir Xian nodded as if in agreement.
Who wouldn't do this after seeing the room. Even by it's smaller size, the lady has managed to decorate her furniture in a neat manner.
Aside from the fact that it could be said the woman is living a minimalist life.
Just a small table with two small chairs, a cabinet that contained her essential groceries at the corner, a single cooking burner atop another small table situated in front of the opened jalousie window and there was another corner partitioned by a clean, peach curtain with subtle flora designs.
To summarize, the small apartment was fresh, neat and clean.
When he looked back at the woman, she already approached him and placed a small cup of coffee.
"I hope you don't mind Sir Xian. I could only afford to serve you this."
"It's fine. Maam Fu, I hope you also won't mind me asking but, do you have relatives outside?"
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