Rebirth In Divorce My New Mr. Perfect (by Summer Knowles) novel Chapter 458

Sarah watched as Mrs. Mendes’s face turned red with rage. She raised a trembling hand, pointing at Sarah, but for a long moment, no words came out.

Behind her, the small boy—no older than six or seven—tilted his head slightly, his young mind caught between innocence and growing awareness. He didn’t fully understand the conversation, yet at the same time, he seemed to grasp that something serious was being discussed.

“Mrs. Mendes, why don’t you have your son go study in his room?” Sarah suggested, her voice steady.

Mrs. Mendes hesitated but eventually relented, sending the boy into the bedroom.

Sarah, unbothered by the hostility, sat down on the worn-out couch and met Mrs. Mendes’s glare head-on. “Where exactly did Tina jump from?”

Mrs. Mendes’s composure snapped. “So that’s why you’re here? You came to dig up dirt? You’re not welcome in my house!”

Sarah remained unfazed. “If you still want compensation, you’d better answer my question properly.” Her voice was cold, carrying an authority that was impossible to ignore.

Mrs. Mendes faltered. She refused to admit that she was intimidated by someone younger than her, but her resistance wavered. After a long pause, she reluctantly answered, “We didn’t originally live here. We were renting an apartment in the complex next door. After Tina jumped, the landlord thought we were bad luck, and the neighbors blamed us for bringing trouble to the community. They pressured the landlord to evict us. I had no choice but to find somewhere else to stay.”

Sarah glanced around, taking in the chaotic mess of unpacked belongings stacked against the wall. It confirmed what Mrs. Mendes was saying—this place was temporary.

It wasn’t hard to understand why. No matter the circumstances, Tina’s tragic death had turned that apartment into what many would see as a cursed place. A young girl ending her life by jumping from the twentieth floor wasn’t something people could simply ignore. The stigma would linger, dragging down the entire complex’s value.

Sarah learned from Melvin’s report about what happened that day. Mrs. Mendes had gone out for groceries, and on her way back, she found a crowd gathered below, pointing at the rooftop like spectators.

Sarah opened the bag to find some clothes and books.

Mrs. Mendes spoke unprompted, "That day, the police watched all the hallway surveillance footage. She definitely went up there herself. Later, people watching below told me she waited on the roof for five minutes, as if..."

"As if she was waiting for you to return?"

Mrs. Mendes turned pale, nodding heavily. "Yes, she’s probably waiting for me."

Waiting for her to return, taking just one look up, then jumping decisively - but why?