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 swells up

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

to fall. She wiped them off hastily but couldn't control her emotions. She treated Michelle's blisters and gave her some

didn't want Michelle to work

obvious dark circles under her eyes. No amount of

can't handle the hard

better after

say anything

and headed to Crescendo Sound Workshop. As soon as she punched in, a coworker whispered to her, "A

taken aback, then she

also didn't want to deal with her. She had to ask her coworker to make an excuse for

her face. "Eloise, I wonder why you didn't want to play

Crescendo Sound Workshop knew about Eloise and Max's past. Now, Max's fiancée was asking Eloise if she didn't like her

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