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.

the keys and opened the door. The

really something. My friend’s abroad and it’s just sitting here. He even has to pay someone to clean

too good to be true, at least five times lower than the going rate for Blue Mountain Estate.

was seriously

right, tell your friend I said thanks, Allison said.

help you move

had her personal driver load up a big van with Allison’s stuff, and they were busy until the afternoon.

for many years. She looked at the cherry blossom

trunk now.

that when she first came here, that big tree

original table and bed. She

Ricky had played in this small yard, while Grace picked vegetables in the Flanagan family’s back kitchen. Through the

often came back and

lip, closed the door, and

walked over to the cherry tree and gave it a hug, “I’m leaving now, take care. I hope I can

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