A knock on the door made Esmond slowly open his eyes. Peeking through, a woman stood with a hand on her waist and an annoyed face. "A letter has come for you." Esmond nodded and took it. Just before he could close the door, the woman put a foot in it. "One more day. I want you out after."
"That won't be a problem," Esmond said coldly and reached behind him. Grabbing a gold coin, he dropped it in the woman's hands and watched her face light up. "No one knows I was here, and you don't know anything about a letter." The woman squinted, but the greed in her heart overwhelmed her.
"Can I help you, sir?" Esmond thinly smiled and closed the door. He loved people who knew their place in the world. Sitting at his desk, he carefully cut open the letter.
