Chapter 73


    Jane’s apartment was a lone mountain, dwarfing the other rooftops in the neighborhood. Now it was fully


    covered in dazzling lights and caught everyone’s attention. Jane’s family had been living off like royals in


    this neighborhood from the rents alone.


    When regr cars arrived, Jane’s parents didn’t bother toe out to personally receive them. When


    the Porsche stopped outside, Jane’s mother came to receive them. She put on quite a bit of gold and


    was all smiles as she received Elizabeth and others. She thought Benjamin was a driver, so she didn’t


    even spare a nce at him and left.


    Elizabeth and her parents alsopletely ignored Benjamin after getting to the apartment, but they kept


    talking to almost everyone they thought were worth their time.


    Benjamin went to park the car in the parking space, but there was no room. He had to go to the nearest


    parkingne and park there. At the same time, another man was parking his car there. He saw Benjamin


    and immediately frowned in anger. This was the same officer who was at Oliver’s ident scene. After


    getting knocked out cold by Benjamin, he felt too embarrassed to go after him, but now that Benjamin


    was right in front of his eyes, he couldn’t just walk away. “Hey, you!” he called out Benjamin as he walked


    toward him. Benjamin nced back and recognized this man immediately. He adjusted his shirt a little


    and started running “Wait!” the officer chased him. “You think you can outrun an officer?” he said almost


    arrogantly, but to his surprise, Benjamin’s speed wasn’t anything to slight at. The officer gave it his all,


    but he couldn’t close the gap between him and his target.


    Benjamin made him run around a block until the officer grew tired and gave up. By the end of it, he was


    sweating crazily, with his lungs on fire. He hadn’t run so hard in years. “Dammit. Now that I’m in myte


    thirties, my body isn’t the same anymore.” After taking some rest and catching up his breath, he adjusted


    his tie. “I shouldn’t bete to the party.”


    He hurried to the apartment and got there in a couple of minutes. An olddy was sitting outside on the


    stairs, with a stick next to her. “Isn’t she Jane’s grandma?” he approached her.” How are you doing,


    grandma?” he spoke loudly because he knew she had both seeing and hearing issues.


    “Who are you, brat? Why are youing with empty hands?” she asked. “Didn’t you bring any birthday


    gift for me?”


    The officer was startled. “I-It’s your birthday, today?”


    Benjamin just got there, but seeing the officer at the stairs, his heart jumped at once. “Eek! What’s this


    guy doing here?” he immediately moved out of the view.


    Time passed. Benjamin was grinding his teeth. “How long is this bastard going to talk with that old


    woman? I want to get in, but with him around, I can’t.”


    “It is I and my husband who built this apartment forty years ago, with our sweat and blood,” the old


    woman exined, “but no one cares about my birthday today.”


    “I didn’t bring any gift as I didn’t know, but…” the officer leaned in and kissed her on her cheek


    The old woman immediately pped him, shocking him to the core. “How brazen the young ones have


    gotten these days!” she grabbed her walking stick and swung it around. “You wouldn’t leave even an old


    lady like me alone, would you? Where are you? Come and receive your punishment.”


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    The officer had already rushed into the apartment and was rubbing his cheek. “That damned old crone…


    she sure hit hard.”


    Benjamin, on the other hand,ughed so hard he spilled some saliva on the bushes. “Guh, guh,” he even


    coughed a little. His cheeks turned somewhat red. “Huh,” he took a deep breath. “That was really funny.”


    He then approached the stairs where Jane’s grandmother was still holding the stick and tapping the


    ground. Hearing footsteps, she frowned. “You dared toe back again?” she waved it crazily. For an


    old woman in her eighties, she was quick, Benjamin thought while dodging her attacks easily. In a few


    seconds, she grew tired and stopped. Benjamin then casually walked past her and said, “Happy birthday,


    ma’am.” Her expression slowly but surely changed. She could tell that this voice was different from the


    officer who had kissed her only a minute ago. She felt somewhat surprised and good at the same time.


    “W-Who is this?” she turned her head and looked behind, but Benjamin had already entered the


    apartment. And she wished she had the eyes so she could have seen this guest and taken good care of


    him. After entering the apartment, Benjamin’s mood brightened up because of the flower decorations and


    the fragrances they gave. He can not only tell these flowers were fresh, but also that they were brought


    from the garden of the Sterling vi. He remembered Reba talking on the mobile about delivering


    flowers a few days back.


    “Reba… So you came early to design all this for your friend?” his heart melted from appreciation for


    his wife. “I really misunderstood you. If I hade early, I would have helped with the decorations, too. I


    might have had enough time to buy a gift, too.”


    And Benjamin saw Jane and Reba talking with other guests together as if they both were the ones


    hosting the party, and Donovan, the birthday boy, was standing on the side, chatting with some kids.


    Reba didn’t make many friends after college, and she would spend most of her free time with Jane.


    So seeing them be close and friendly, Benjamin felt happy for them. But soon, the apartment brought


    back some memories of the fateful night, when he and Reba came to this ce directly from the bar.


    She gave him directions to Jane’s room on the top floor while he helped her walk and not fall. Along the


    way, she even vomited on his shirt, and it was not exactly a pleasant experience, but even when she was


    drunk, she apologized to him for spoiling his shirt and said she would buy him a new shirt. Her words


    made him smile back then.


    He looked a bit drunk himself. And he was only nning to drop her in Jane’s room and leave. He put


    her down on the bed and washed his shirt and his face. He was walking out, but he


    noticed that she still had her sandals on. He came to take her sandals off, and he did. He noticed that


    there was an almost crescent moon shaped mole on the sole of her left foot. He had a simr mole on


    his right foot, which he thought was oddly coincident.


    When he tried to cover her in a nket, she caught his hand and murmured, “Please, don’t go.” Her eyes


    were closed, and she probably didn’t know what she was saying, but those three words made him sit on


    the bed while she kept holding his hand.


    Coming back to the present.


    Benjamin’s mind was still fuzzy. “I sat there, and I don’t know when, but I fell asleep. And then the next


    thing I remember, her screaming woke me up the next morning. And we were both naked.” He touched


    his forehead in shame. “How can you forget the most important part, Benjamin? You are just a careless


    piece of shit.”


    He then emotionally looked at his wife who was all smiles andughs as she conversed with the guests.


    “Doesn’t this ce remind her of that night? Not even a bit?” his heart sank down.