Chapter 1080 Am I Really That Bad?


    Waylon felt a sense of injustice as Emmeline seemed to have misinterpreted his intentions without


    giving him a chance to exin. Did Doris say something negative about him behind his back? Did she


    intentionally create this misunderstanding between them?


    For the first time, Waylon couldn''t contain his frustration and immediately dialed Doris'' number. Doris


    was in a taxi when she saw Waylon''s call and hurriedly answered it.


    "Are you moving out?" Waylon asked abruptly, his wordsing out before he could properly frame his


    question. He had intended to ask if Doris had reported him to Emmeline.


    Doris hesitated for a moment, taken aback by Waylon''s question. Moving out was her decision, and it


    had nothing to do with him. Why was he concerned about it?


    "It''s not that," Waylon quickly rified, realizing his mistake. "That''s not what I meant."


    "Mr. Adelmar," Doris responded, "you don''t need to persuade me. I''ve already made up my mind."


    "I wasn''t trying to persuade you," Waylon said, his tone growing colder. "But did I give you a hard time?


    What''s the point of all this?"


    "I thought the kids'' arguments might be affecting you," Doris stammered, trying to exin herself. "I felt


    uneasy living under the same roof."


    "Did I everin about the kids bothering me?" Waylon retorted. "Did their noise bother me?"


    "One must bow under the eaves," Doris struggled to find her words. "I''ve been anxious every day, to be


    honest."


    "Am I that bad? Am I so awful that you feel anxious just being around me?"


    "Well..." Doris hesitated.


    "Never mind, don''t misunderstand," Waylon abruptly changed his tone, his voice turning icy. "Do as you


    please."


    "Mr. Adelmar, please don''t be angry, I..." Doris attempted to speak, but Waylon had already hung up.


    What was that about? Waylon didn''t want her to stay, did he? Wasn''t he filled with nothing but contempt


    for her? He had said not to misunderstand, but then why did he make this call?


    Doris pondered Waylon''s intentions, still in the taxi as it arrived at Canaryville. She paid the fare and


    carried her small bag toward the former rental house.


    "Ding dong," she pressed the doorbell.


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    A man in his forties, thendlord, opened the door with a weing smile.


    "Doris, I''ve been waiting for you," thendlord greeted her warmly.


    "Sorry," Doris said, "there was some traffic on the way."


    "No problem, no problem," thendlord stepped aside, inviting her inside. "Please, have a seat."


    Doris followed him inside, going through each room.


    "The walls have been freshly painted withtex. The previous smoke stains have all been covered," the


    landlord said. "And I''ve reced all the furniture. It''s a whole new look."


    "I''m sorry for causing you so much trouble," Doris apologized, "who would have thought things would


    turn out like this?"


    "As long as nobody got hurt," thendlord said, "that''s already fortunate in such unfortunate


    circumstances."


    "Could you let me know the total cost of the damages?" Doris asked, "I''llpensate you ordingly."


    "I have an itemized list here," thendlord said, picking up a printed document from the coffee table.


    Doris took it and nced down, seeing the final sum of seventy-six thousand six.


    "It''s over seventy thousand, right?" Doris said, "Give me your ount details, and I''ll transfer the


    money to you. I can''t transfer such arge sum through Whatsapp."


    "No rush," thendlord reassured her. "If it can''t be transferred in a day, take two or three. I''m not in


    urgent need of the money."


    "That''s good then," Doris said, "I''ll consider moving back here so you don''t have to refund the


    remaining rent."


    "It would be best if you moved back," thendlord said, "but the rent cannot remain the same."


    Doris was surprised. "You''re not going to raise the rent, are you?"


    "The rental prices in this neighborhood have increased, and I haven''t made any changes," thendlord


    exined. "You know that as well, Doris."


    "But," Doris looked concerned, "you also know about my situation. I''m a divorced woman with two


    children under one-year-old. It''s already difficult for me to make ends meet. I rented this ce originally


    because your rent was reasonable. Can you please hold off on increasing it?"


    "Well..." thendlord narrowed his eyes and said, "Not increasing the rent is also possible."