More Than A Favor

Chapter 26

“What’s the use of missing them? Focus on what you’re going to do next,” Nora said, noticing the pain in my eyes and deliberately changing the

subject.

“Since you broke up with Logan, are you still going to work for him?” Nora

asked.

The water boiled, so I made two cups of instant coffee. “I’ve already sent the handover materials to the respective people. I’ve written my resignation letter. Once the amusement park inspection is done, I’ll resign.”

“Good choice. The idea of staying friends after a breakup is nonsense. Only distance helps you move on.” Nora fully supported my decision.

I nodded.

Nora, worried I might feel sad, didn’t linger on the subject. She glanced around my house and said, “You should get some new appliances here- maybe a fully automatic washing machine, a coffee machine, and a robot.

vacuum.”

“I’ll do it once I get back,” I replied.

Nora, sipping her coffee, looked at me curiously. “Where are you going?”

It took me four hours to reach Amaty by high–speed rail. The city lights were just coming on. It wasn’t as bustling as Hilcord, but it was still brightly lit, with the charm of a small town. Nora’s call came right on time. “Are you there yet? Have you found a place to stay?” she asked.

She hadn’t expected me to leave so quickly. When she’d asked earlier where I was going, I gave her the address and the time of my train ticket.

Nora thought I was leaving in such a hurry to avoid Logan, assuming I was afraid he’d try to cling to me.

I told her she was wrong–Logan wouldn’t do that. He was probably still angry. After all, I’d stood him up.

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And now, it seemed I was right. Since the time he’d called to ask why I didn’t show up to register for our marriage, he hadn’t texted or called me

once.

be pestered–not by Logan, but by Tessa and Ethan. They’d definitely try to

my decision was final. Trying to persuade me would only waste their energy and exhaust me. So, it was better to leave quickly and

the chance.

didn’t know. It was my dad’s old number, one I’d kept in the other slot of my phone for ten years.

But I’m not in a rush,” I said, glancing around the unfamiliar city. Everything seemed to slow down.

a safe area. Check the closet and under the bed before you sleep. Make

door,” Nora

her concern. “Alright, I will.

relief. “Elaine, you must take good care

matter what.”

hometown, Nora,” I said. “My mom and dad went through so much here. Even though I didn’t grow up here, I feel an

photo album on my phone and found a picture of my dad’s handwriting–a note with an address from his old diary. I handed the driver

me. I couldn’t help but look at him too, and I was a little surprised by his

rough and somewhat intimidating.

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had interacted with were always meticulously groomed,

impression of someone who had just

tightened my grip on my backpack. Nora had slipped a pepper spray and a folding

for them, the man had

look he had given

had felt calm after arriving in this city, started racing erratically. Distracted by my wariness, I didn’t even notice the scenery

got out. Watching the vehicle

hour had been reckless. I could’ve waited until the morning to look for my parents‘ old home. But now that I was here,

very old. The walls were crumbling, the uneven ground was full of potholes, and puddles dotted the road. My

42 Old Alley. I followed the house numbers along the street until I found it.

rent this place? Only a fool would rent a house

rooms on all sides, with a tree standing in the middle. It was too dark to

I already knew–it was a honey locust. It

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for someone or a place to stay?” an ddefy voice

turned to see an old woman with gray hair, leaning on a