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.

"I'm getting old, and my arm

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

to fall. She wiped them off hastily but couldn't

didn't want Michelle to

got up, there were obvious dark circles under her eyes. No amount of concealer could

can't handle the hard work. If it's really too much, I could sell the

reassured her, "It will be better after

didn't say

her, "A Ms.

taken aback, then she saw Orlena not

to deal with her. She had

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

and Max's past. Now, Max's fiancée was asking Eloise if she

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