Chapter 217

Shelmaine walked into the house and shut the door behind her. She turned the lock and reached for her cell phone to send Julien a message on WhatsApp. "Hurry up and leave. Stop looking around as it's getting late." Julien: "Alright, I'm leaving then. Good night." Shelmaine: "Good night." She removed her coat, ready to head inside and take a shower. However, she heard the sound of water leaking from the kitchen and rushed in to find a leaking water pipe. Thankfully, it had not been leaking for long and there was no flooding. She promptly shut off the water valve and grabbed a mop to clean up the small pool of water. Her pants were completely soaked. The temperature was extremely cold, so she couldn't take a shower. Moreover, there was no one available to come and repair it at night. Shelmaine couldn't help but sigh. When one was down on their luck, even the simplest things could go wrong. Right at that moment, the doorbell rang abruptly. She made her way to the door, her appeara