Tangled Temptations

Chapter 17

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.

played it down. "I'm getting old, and my arm swells up when I

immediately checked Michelle's palm. Her usually well-kept

a while, tears started to fall. She wiped them off hastily but couldn't control her emotions. She treated Michelle's blisters and

Michelle

there were obvious dark circles under her eyes. No amount of

"It's okay if you can't handle the hard work. If

better after

didn't say

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

she

also didn't want to deal with her.

Orlena walked over gracefully, a playful expression on her face. "Eloise, I wonder why you didn't want to

finished asking, it went quiet. Everyone at Crescendo Sound Workshop knew about Eloise and Max's past. Now, Max's fiancée was asking Eloise

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