Chapter 17

Eloise went back to the restaurant, just in time for her turn on the piano.

Landon didn't hassle her, he waited until she was off work, and then found a place to talk about piano lessons.

Blake was a good kid, so Eloise agreed to teach her. The fee Landon offered was generous, and he paid for two months upfront, which improved Eloise's financial situation a bit.

She knew what was up - Landon was helping her out in his own way. She might have refused in the past, but she just couldn't afford to care about her pride right now.

When she got home, Michelle was not there. She called Michelle who said she would be back soon.

About half an hour later, Michelle came back. Eloise was about to prepare some late-night snacks for her but noticed that Michelle's arm was badly swollen.

"What happened to your arm?" Eloise helped Michelle to sit down.

old, and my arm

knot in her stomach. She immediately checked Michelle's palm. Her

a while, tears started to fall. She wiped them off hastily

didn't want Michelle to work

cried a lot. When she got up, there were obvious dark circles

if you can't handle the hard work. If it's really too

"It will be better after a while, Michelle.

say

to Crescendo Sound Workshop. As soon as she punched in, a coworker whispered to her, "A Ms. Horigan is looking for you! Eloise, if you don't want to see her, we can

was taken aback, then she

deal with her. She had to ask

"Eloise, I wonder why

asking, it went quiet. Everyone at Crescendo Sound Workshop knew about Eloise and Max's past. Now, Max's fiancée was asking Eloise if she didn't like her - it

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