Tangled Temptations

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.

and my arm swells

knot in her stomach. She immediately checked Michelle's

fall. She wiped them off hastily but couldn't

Michelle to work

a lot. When she got up, there were obvious

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

reassured her, "It will be better after a while, Michelle. I'll

didn't say anything

soon as she punched in, a coworker whispered to her, "A

then she saw

she also didn't want to deal with her. She had to ask her coworker to

gracefully, a playful expression on her face. "Eloise,

Eloise and Max's past. Now, Max's fiancée was asking Eloise if she didn't