Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed novel Chapter 287

With a sneer, the woman's gaze raked over Nadine from head to toe. "Well, look at you. That outfit doesn't exactly scream 'respectable lady,' does it? All dolled up, but who knows how many guys you've entertained last night?"

Nadine was dumbstruck.

She hadn't expected such a vile barrage of insults, a direct attack on her character.

"You... you—" She was so furious, she was shaking.

But to hurl back insults in the same manner? She just couldn't stoop to that level of filth.

"Me, me, me, what? Got your tongue tied, can't speak clearly? Guess your overnight rate must be on discount, huh? Fifty? Seventy? Surely not a hundred bucks? You think you're worth that much?"

Nadine's cheeks flushed with anger, "I won't stoop to arguing with someone as vile as you, utterly nonsensical, unreasonable, and filthy to the core!"

"Oh, getting fancy with your words now? I can do that too—flirt, shameless, harlot, lowlife!"

Nadine was speechless.

"I... I won't stoop to your level. There's no point. You're only fit to be compared with swine."

With that, she turned on her heel and strode away, the click of her high heels punctuating her departure.

"Yeah, right—swine are better company than a lowlife like you!"

Nadine stumbled, her heel sinking into a mud puddle and ruining her expensive shoes. Her mood darkened further.

What a dump Madge lived in, with such trashy neighbors. Today was just one disaster after another.

As for the contract...

"Have you seen Mr. Cole's mansion, though? It's huge, so lavish, with several floors and two gardens. When we visited the other day, the flowers were blooming beautifully! And the vegetables in the garden, so lush..."

The more Louisa heard, the sourer her expression became.

"I'm going back to bed," she muttered an excuse and turned to go inside.

After a moment's thought, she dug out a business card and hesitated before dialing the number on it—

"Hello, Ralph, hey, you mentioned last time you could help me sell this place and find something better. Can you tell me more about how that works?"

The person on the other end lit up at the opportunity: "Let me explain. We could go like this..."

He had recently heard through the grapevine that the Horizon Future Middle School staff housing was set for demolition, with a rather generous compensation policy…