He bought the dilapidated house where she lived, but didn’t kick her out. Instead, he secretly repaired the roof, replaced the doors, and left behind envelopes with no recipient’s name. She decided to confront him and ran down the alley, only to find him standing under the neon lights: “Hate me if you want.” Behind him, two strangers approached and shouted “Young master!” He was blinded and led away.
When Ethan Caldwell bought the dilapidated duplex on Mercer Street, everyone assumed he would evict the last remaining tenant. The property was falling apart—peeling paint, a leaking roof, warped wooden doors that barely closed. Inside the downstairs unit lived Lily Harper, a freelance graphic designer who had nowhere else to go after medical bills drained…
