Chapter 43 A Forced Hand

• Elena was befuddled by Casper's thought process. How can he buy a whole street for me? It's so dilapidated.
• No one would visit this area if not for the eateries located on the street. Most of the shophouses lining this greasy street had fallen into disrepair; many of them were uninhabited after their former occupants had moved out in search of more convenient lodgings.
• Larry and Candace's restaurant was the only reason Elena visited this street.