Chapter 247

Allison shook her head and carried on with her tidying.

“What’s the scoop, Allison? Who’s got you head over heels?” Daisy nudged.

“Daisy, are you here to help me clean or to pry into my love life?” Allison replied.

“I’m here to help, but I’m also nosy! Come on, Allison, dish the dirt! Who’s the apple of your eye?” Daisy kept chattering around Allison like an unstoppable parrot.

Allison didn’t bat an eyelid, just kept on with her tidying. Eventually, Daisy dropped the interrogation.

She continued, “Allison, I know a guy who’s got a place. It’s in the city center at Blue Mountain Estate, a swanky eighty–something square meter pad. It’s a real steal. He’s living abroad and no one’s staying there. Fancy a look?”

Allison had seen places at Blue Mountain Estate online. They weren’t cheap, and required a three–month deposit, and the annual rent wasn’t exactly chump change. But the location was tops and it had a lot going for it.

At five in the afternoon, after a meal with Daisy, they hopped in a cab to Blue Mountain Estate.

keys and opened the door. The

Allison hesitate, Daisy said, “This place is really something. My friend’s abroad and it’s just sitting here. He even has to pay someone to clean it. He said if you rented the place,

price seemed too good to be true, at least five times

seriously

friend I said thanks, Allison said.

help you

day, Daisy had her personal driver load up a big van with Allison’s stuff, and they were

left the place where she’d lived for many years. She looked at the cherry blossom tree in the courtyard. It was past blooming

trunk now.

remembered that when she first came here, that big tree was

furnished with the original table and bed. She

in the Flanagan family’s back kitchen. Through the back door, she and Ricky could run to

father often came back and hoisted her

She bit her lip, closed the door, and locked

“I’m leaving now, take care. I hope I can see your blossoms

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