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.

didn’t want to be pestered–not by Logan, but by Tessa and Ethan. They’d definitely try to find me

would only waste their energy and exhaust me. So, it was better to leave quickly and

the chance.

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

But I’m not in a rush,” I said, glancing around

in a safe area. Check the closet and under the bed before

door,”

laughed softly, touched by her concern. “Alright, I

“Elaine, you must take good care of yourself,

matter what.”

“My mom and dad went through so much here. Even though I didn’t grow up here, I feel an unbreakable bond

the 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 my phone

up at me. I couldn’t help but look at him too, and I was

looked rough and somewhat intimidating. Over the years, the

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were always meticulously groomed, usually dressed in suits and ties.

the impression of someone who had just been released

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

the man had

was that look he had given

understand. My heart, which had felt calm after arriving in this city, started racing erratically. Distracted by

the vehicle drive away,

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

puddles dotted the road. My suitcase couldn’t be pulled along this street, so I

looking for was 42 Old Alley. I followed the house numbers along the street until I found it. There was even a “For Rent”

anyone really rent this place? Only a

I stepped inside. It was a small courtyard, surrounded by rooms on all sides, with a tree

was a honey locust. It had

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for someone or a place to

woman with gray hair, leaning