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 door. The place was beautifully decorated and the surroundings

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, it would

seemed too good to be true, at least five times lower than

seriously tempted.

right, tell your friend I said

replied, “Tomorrow, I’ll help you

big van

where she’d lived for many years. She looked at the cherry blossom tree in the courtyard. It

trunk now.

when she first came here, that big tree was

The small house was still furnished with the original table

yard, while Grace picked vegetables in the Flanagan family’s back kitchen. Through the back

often came back and hoisted her onto his shoulders.

eyes moistened. She bit her lip, closed

she walked over to the cherry tree and gave it a hug, “I’m leaving now, take care. I hope I can see your blossoms next year.”

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