Chapter 244 - The Room (1/2)

Morton stared at Halia's face in detail as she laughed and suddenly felt his heart race. He had just met this woman for the first time and he didn't even know her name, but she felt so familiar.

”Have we met before?” he asked with slight confusion on his face.

Halia quickly stopped laughing and looked away, ”No...we've never met before.”

Morton scanned his eyes up and down the woman. He was certain that he had seen her before, but he couldn't quite pinpoint it at that moment. After all, the apartment was dimly lit, so he couldn't see her properly.

Halia cleared her throat awkwardly as the man continued to stare at her. ”Let's go to the other room,” she reminded as she started to lead the way.

”Oh, yes!” Morton immediately snapped out of his daze.

He then went to unlock the door of the other bedroom.

As soon as they stepped inside, Morton closed the door and Halia went to switch on the lights.

When Halia saw the room for the first time, her eyes immediately lit up. She had a good feeling about this.

This was the main bedroom and it was much bigger than the other room. The other room was only big enough for one king-size bed and there was nothing else inside, but this room had a bed, a dresser, and even a walk-in wardrobe.

So, she turned to Morton and said, ”You don't have to wait for me. After I'm done here, I'll leave and lock the door behind me.”

Morton shook his head, ”It's no trouble at all. I can't leave you alone. What if you need help with something? I'll be honest with you, I'm Roy's boss and I know where everything is in this apartment. If you need anything, just let me know and I can help you. I'll be right here.”

Morton lay down on the bed and looked at the ceiling, ”Besides, it's nice to get some peace and quiet.”

Halia looked at the man helplessly. She couldn't pull him off the bed and kick him out forcefully, so she walked into the bathroom to think of a plan. She simply needed a little bit of time to search the room. What could she do to distract him for a bit?

Halia paced back and forth inside the bathroom as she tried to think of a plan.

Should she just take really long and wait until the man fell asleep? He did look tired.

Halia made a little gap in the bathroom door and peeked at the man. He was still lying on the bed, but his eyes were wide open.

No, that wouldn't work. The man didn't look like he was falling asleep any time soon.

In that case, should she just walk up to him and knock him out like what she did to Marissa?

But then again, after what happened with Marissa last time and all the complications that followed, it didn't seem like such a good idea.

At that moment, Halia's eyes fell upon a cup sitting on the sink and an idea came to mind. It was a glass cup!

As Morton lay in bed staring at the ceiling, he was suddenly startled by the sound of smashing glass coming from the bathroom.

He immediately sat up and ran over to the door, ”Miss, are you OK?”

The door gently opened and Halia stepped out with her hand wrapped in a towel. ”I accidentally knocked over a glass cup and cut myself.”

Morton's eyes opened wide with concern. ”Let me have a look,” he said as he grabbed her arm.

But, Halia quickly pulled her arm back. ”I'm OK, it's not that deep of a cut. Can you go get me some bandaids and a broom to sweep up the glass?”