Hartmann: Malicious Rules (Hartmann thriller series Book 1) by Helen L Lowe

Author:Helen L Lowe [Lowe, Helen L]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Helen L Lowe
Published: 2015-12-03T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 19

After leaving the doctor’s surgery on Queensway, Julian walked down Porchester Gardens and into Kensington Gardens Square. The large Victorian terraced house at number twenty was in good condition. His parent’s ground floor flat came with off-road parking through a set of double gates and a pretty walled garden at the back. Julian had lived here when he was a medical student at St Mary’s and being here again reminded him of a happy time in his life.

He rang the doorbell and only had to wait seconds for it to open. A young man wearing an anorak and holding a rucksack stood on the threshold.

‘Hello, I’m Julian Hartmann. I’m the landlord of the ground floor flat and was hoping to speak to the tenants.’

‘Right – well, I’m one of them but I’m running late - the others are in though.’ He went back into the hall and knocked on the flat door.

It was opened by a bare chested white young man with dreadlocks, wearing only pyjama bottoms. A strong smell of cannabis drifted out into the hall.

‘Bill, our landlord’s here - wants to speak to us. I have to go.’ He smiled at Julian and left.

‘Hey, man,’ Bill said, with a very strange mock Caribbean accent.

‘Can I come in?’

‘Yeah, sure man.’ He stood aside for Julian to enter. ‘Is somethin’ wrong?’ We paid the rent, I think.’

‘Actually, you’ve missed a month or two but that’s not why I’m here. I was going to send you a letter but thought as I was passing, it would be better to speak to you in person.’

‘Has someone complained about the parties?’ His accent had slipped into middle class well-spoken English.

‘Not that I know of - the reason I wanted to see you was to let you know that I’ve moved back up to London and will be needing the flat again. I’m sorry to spring it on you.’

Bill walked down the hall to the lounge and knocked on the door. ‘Annie - can you come out here? ‘We’ve got a problem.’

A tall pretty red-haired young lady came out.

‘Landlord,’ Bill said.

‘Julian Hartmann.’ Julian said.

‘He wants us to move out.’

‘Well, that makes our decision for us.’ She looked at Julian sheepishly. ‘We’ve been struggling a bit with the rent - I expect you’ve noticed. Campbell moved out without finding someone to replace him and I lost my job. I’m leaving at the end of April for a job in Brighton.’

‘What about me?’ Bill asked.

‘You’re hardly ever here - move in with Tracy, you might as well you’re there so often. That only leaves Jack.’

‘Jack?’ Julian said.

‘He just left,’ Bill said.

‘Well, I’ll leave it to you to work it out amongst yourselves but I thought if you could be out by the end of April I’ll forget about the rent owed - as a form of compensation for leaving at short notice.’

Annie’s face lit up. ‘Really? February’s rent?’

‘I mean the rent for February, March and April.’

‘That’s great,’ she said. ‘You’re so kind.’

‘It’s fair, I think,

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