This time, I was the one seething with anger.

Carly, with her eyes red from crying, bit her lip and hesitated before speaking.

"Janessa, how about we move out next month and let her rent on her own? Aleena definitely won't want to pay five thousand dollars a month for rent."

Of course, Aleena wouldn't want to, or she wouldn't have insisted on sharing the apartment with us in the first place.

But why should I be the one to move out when she was the one in the wrong?

Besides, this was my mom's place!

I stood up abruptly. "I'll contact someone to throw all her stuff out as soon as I finish my exam tomorrow!"

Then I sent Aleena an ultimatum on WhatsApp.

"You don't have to pay next month's rent. Move out tomorrow!"

But a red exclamation mark popped up on the screen.

I had been blocked by her!

I was so speechless.

The next day, after failing to catch Aleena, I headed to the exam location with my anger boiling.

While rummaging through my bag, I realized my admission ticket was missing.

I rushed back home, and as soon as I opened the door, I heard muffled, strange noises coming from my bedroom.

Suppressing my fear, I kicked the door open with a broom.

In the next moment, my pupils dilated.

Two naked bodies were entwined on my bed.

The air was filled with the nauseating smell of sex.

It was Aleena and her boyfriend!

In that instant, many things I had overlooked became clear.

For example, when I left, my underwear was neatly folded, but now it was all messy.

The bed linens, which were always neatly made, were now wrinkled and had a faint smell of smoke.

It was clear that they had taken advantage of my absence to do disgusting things on my bed!

There were five bedrooms in the apartment, and they chose mine!

Who would believe it was unintentional?

Seeing me, Aleena screamed, clutching her chest, and pushed her boyfriend away, rushing back into the room.

Her boyfriend looked me up and down with a sneer, and then disdainfully grunted.

"Didn't your mom teach you how to knock? You lowly woman!"

After cursing me, he swaggered past and entered Aleena's room.

"Bang!"

The door was slammed shut with force.

I was so enraged that I felt dizzy.

If it weren't for the fact that this exam was crucial after a long time of preparation, I would have confronted them at the moment.

Suppressing my anger, I looked at the disheveled bed linens stained with dark marks and the used condoms scattered on the floor.

I finally looked at the bedside table.

There was a soaked admission ticket, used as an ashtray and piled with cigarette butts.

At that moment, I lost my temper.

I rushed to Aleena's bedroom door, smashing on the door heavily.

My voice was stretched and almost broke from the anger.

"Aleena, get out here!

"If you don't explain yourself today, I won't let you go!"

Inside the room, they whispered to each other but didn't open the door.

"That woman must be crazy. When is she going to leave?"

That was Aleena's boyfriend speaking.

"Honey, she's spoiled and has a bunch of petty princess habits. We shouldn't argue with people like that."

That was Aleena's voice.

"You paid rent, so why shouldn't I live here? I think she's just jealous because she's single and envious of us! She claims to be paying most of the rent. I think she should pay more if she's rich. Besides, who knows where she gets her money from? Maybe she's doing something despicable and wants to force you out to hide it!"

Her boyfriend's voice grew louder as if he wanted the whole building to hear.

I had once felt sympathy for Aleena's boyfriend, who lived off her.

His daily expenses were paid by Aleena, but he even used her money to tip streamers and go to the hotel with younger girls on campus.

I had advised Aleena more than once to break up with him, but she'd only reconciled with him and even boasted about it.

"Honey, my roommate Janessa said you don't deserve me and that I should break up with you.

"But I'm not willing to let you go. If you make me angry again, I'll listen to Janessa and dump you!"

I tried to help her, but she used me to boost her worth.

Sure enough, they were just a perfect match.

Thinking about how my three years of hard work might be in vain, I flew into a rage.

The thought of lying on a bed tainted with their scent every night made me feel like thousands of bugs were crawling over me, almost making me vomit.

I pounded on the door with my fists.

They had to be kicked out today!

But inside, they acted as if I didn't exist, laughing and talking, with Aleena occasionally cursing me for being selfish.

After I pounded on the door for half an hour in fury, her boyfriend suddenly shouted.

The next moment, the door was yanked open.

Aleena's boyfriend, Reuben Odom, glared at me and cursed.

"Are you fucking crazy?

"What if I slept in your room today? Call the police if you want!

"If you knock again, I'll fucking kill you! Get lost, bitch!"

Behind him, Aleena sat on the bed with a cold and provocative smile.

How dare he provoke me?!

I was so enraged by these two idiots, so I pulled out my phone to call the police.

Aleena didn't expect that I would actually call the cops. Her face turned pale.

As my finger was about to press the call button, a sudden force slammed into me.

The phone flew out of my hand, hitting the ground and cracking the screen protector.

I collided with the door behind me, making a muffled thud as a wave of pain surged through my body, escaping a pained groan.

Aleena didn't even glance at me. She rushed to the phone, finding the screen shattered.

She was worried that the phone wasn't broken enough, so she stomped on it with another hard kick.

The screen went completely black.

Only then did she let out a sigh of relief and smirk triumphantly.

She turned to me with an innocent expression.

"Janessa, I didn't do it on purpose. You didn't hold on to it properly, so it's not my fault."

Her subtly smug expression made me so mad.

Did this idiot think that without a phone, I couldn't call for help?

In high-end neighborhoods like this, there was usually an emergency call button at the entrance.

It was connected to the security room, where security personnel appeared within a minute to handle situations.

In front of them, I pressed the button.

"Hello, security?

"Strangers have entered apartment 706, building 34, and have assaulted the owner. Please come immediately!"

Reuben snorted dismissively.

"Are you trying to scare me? Listen, I've taken plenty of photos of you and that girl named Carly while living here. If you call the police, I'll post them all online."

I was shocked, staring at Aleena.

Her eyes were initially evasive, but then she glared back at me defiantly.

Clearly, she was in on it.

At that moment, a mix of anger, shock, disbelief, and absurdity surged through me.

Reuben, thinking I was intimidated by him, smirked triumphantly.

"This is just a lesson for you. If you ever bully my girlfriend again, I'll make sure you will be notorious in the university!

"By the way, get out of the master bedroom before tonight. From now on, that room belongs to Aleena. Since you've paid for the rent, why should you get the biggest and best room? Damn, you're testing my patience."