Chapter 35

After saying what I needed to, I turned and headed into the building. Margaret suddenly grabbed my arm. Kevin, who had been standing behind me, rushed forward and shoved her away. "Why are you pulling on a young woman like that?" Margaret's face twisted with fury. "Ah, I get it now. You must be her new lover, huh? What are you, in your 40s? You're old enough to be her father! She brought you here to back her up and bully my family, didn't she?" I ignored her and walked straight into the building, taking the elevators upstairs. Margaret didn't seem to notice that my vision had returned. Instead, she was too busy arguing with Kevin. When the elevator doors opened to Benjamin's apartment, I took out a key, unlocked the door, and stepped inside. Benjamin was sprawled out on the couch, snoring heavily and drunk as usual. I went into the small, windowless storage room where I kept a few clothes and some of the worthless keepsakes my parents had left me. I packed them all into a bag. The