After hanging up the phone, Elsie went back to bed and fell into a deep sleep. As Cristopher no longer looked for her and she was too exhausted, she slumbered until the next afternoon.
When she got up, she saw Lewis sitting on the couch with a worried look on his face. "Elsie, we might have to move."
"Why?"
"I saw a notice posted in the hall earlier, saying that Whizystems has bought over this land to build a mega shopping mall." He sighed before adding, "House prices are through the roof nowadays, and our apartment is small. The demolition cost won't be enough for us to buy a new house."
Elsie lowered her head and mumbled, "I'm sorry, Uncle Lewis. It's all my fault."
Back when she was attending university, she had vowed to provide for her uncle, but she had been powerless to resist C
