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Katherine knew very little about renting properties, so she let Marshall and Peter do the talking when negotiating with the landlord. The four of them sat around a square table, and Katherine busied herself with reading the lease the landlord had brought over for her. Having gone through the whole document, Katherine couldn’t find anything she had a different opinion on.

Marshall was sitting next to her, waiting for her to finish reading. “Let me see that.”

Katherine passed the lease over.

As Marshall caught it, his gaze landed squarely on Katherine’s finger. The diamond ring was seriously very bright. Marshall stared at Katherine’s finger for a couple of seconds before glancing at her. Katherine, on the other hand, was too occupied with renting the property to notice the look on his face.

Peter inquired the landlord about the basic details of this store, including its usable area and the specific places they were allowed to change if they redecorated. The landlord was apparently taken aback by Peter’s professionalism.

Having read the contract, Marshall made two points. “This lease is filled with the obligations of the lessee but makes no mention of our rights. That certainly won’t fly. Also, shouldn’t we be the party to pay for electricity and water use? How come you should decide our utility bills?”

it out. Indeed, there was a clause which stipulated that monthly utility bills should be paid to the landlord along with the rent, and that utilities cost would accommodate the market quotations of commercial

a “market quotation” was. In fact, she hadn’t read

business, and the policy’s the same for all the stores along this street. Go ahead

you tell me, then,” Marshall asked, cracking a smile, “the utilities

landlord smiled slightly uncomfortably. “For this commercial store, electricity costs a buck per kilowatt hour, and water costs a buck per ton. More than three tons of water and it’s one and

that so?” asked Marshall as he put down the lease, “Well then, I don’t see a point in furthering this conversation.” Looking over at Katherine, he said, “I can find you other places with better locations, and their utilities cost pricings will comply with state

open, wasn’t comprehending what was

happens that I know

Margaret who, standing behind the counter, had

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