The Story of Blood and Roses Chapter 96

"Nice place," he commented cryptically and I let him know what I thought of his reaction . "You find me creepy? Please . I'm anything but creepy . Take me up to your apartment and get to work woman . Some food wouldn't be bad, either . "
"Chinese?" I prompted and he shrugged . I supposed that it was time to order some Chinese yet again . Pulling out my cell phone from my pocket I pressed the number one and let the speed dial take over . The phone rang twice before the person on the other side picked it up . As if recognizing my voice, the man greeted me and asked me the order . I rattled off the best food from the menu for two . I already knew what the bill was going to be . I also didn't have to tell them my address . They informed me that my order would be delivered in fifteen minutes . I thanked them before hanging up . When I looked up, I saw that Anthony was giving me the same look that he had given when he had first seen my apartment .
"How much do you order food from outside?" he asked, his voice gruff . He pressed his lips together as he stared at me .
"I can't cook and I don't have anyone to take care of me, so I live off of takeout and instant made mood," I shrugged lightly .

"But you cooked for everyone when you were staying over at my place," the weird look had made a reappearance .
"I don't get what you are getting at . I made food because I had the time to . I usually do not have time to cook or am too exhausted to pull something edible off . It's understandable . " I didn't like how defensive I felt at the moment . If this was what he was doing outside the building, I took only imagine the sort of questions he would start asking when he entered the apartment .
"Keep a maid or something," he huffed . "And this apartment is too big for you . "
"Firstly, I like my privacy and don't need anyone to encroach on my personal space . Secondly, no place is too big . I live alone and I like to live in comfort . "

"We'll see when we get inside . "
"The primary reason why I didn't go into police academy was because of the glamour of the world of the criminals, remember? I like luxury . I spend money on material things . "
"If privacy was such a huge thing for you, you would have bought the whole building . " I raised a brow at him, feeling smug that he'd fallen right into the trap . "You're kidding, right?" I shook my head . "Oh, goodness . Ethan was right . You're seriously not letting anyone know what is up with you . You let no one know your story . " He shook his head and then turned to me with a smile on his face . "Let's go upstairs and see if I can unveil all your secrets, shall we?" The challenge was clear in his eyes . My fears throbbed at my limbs, but a shot of excitement ran through my veins at the prospect of coming undone in front of the man . To test his deducing skills would be a treat, a fearful treat if he figured out my secret .
When I passed the mailbox, I saw that the butts of envelopes were peeping from the slit . I unlocked the box and took out the mail . I stared at the number of letters that I had received . I knew for a fact that none of the bills came to my mail . My mail was usually empty with only unsettled dust flying around inside the box . The letters were all unassuming at best . The covers provided no indication as to what would be inside . The only thing that I could probably deduce anything from was the handwritten address at the back of the envelope .

Not wanting to look suspicious or draw attention to the letters, I tucked them under my arms and motioned Anthony to follow me .
When we stood in front of the door I heard Anthony chuckle . Disturbed by the sudden intrusion in silence I turned and gave him a scathing look . Expecting another round of assumptions, I put one hand on my waist and waited for him to speak up .
"You don't even have a nameplate on your door!" and like he had cracked the funniest joke of the century he started laughing loudly .
"I don't need it . I don't want people to know where I live . I don't want to startle awake one night to see a gun pressed against my forehead, thank you very much," I sneered at him . Clearly, this was a bad idea . And the fact that I was banking on Anthony's need to plan out things so that he wouldn't poke around had left me at a disadvantage . Therefore I had struck the axe on my own foot .
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