Waylen!”

Tyrone greeted him enthusiastically as though the two weren’t rivals.

Waylen let him sit down at their table. Tyrone then grinned at Rena and introduced her to the teenage girl he came with. “Rena, this is my younger sister, Danna. She’s in urgent need of a reliable piano teacher! Please let her be your student!”

Rena blushed in embarrassment.

Waylen knew what Tyrone was thinking, but he didn’t give a damn. He simply took out his wallet, pulled out a wad of cash, and then left it on the table. “Miss Gordon, since you’re busy, I’ll get going first.”

Rena nodded and escorted him to the door of the restaurant out of politeness.

When they reached the exit, Waylen nodded to her and left He walked away with his head held high as though nothing had happened.

By the time Rena went back inside the restaurant, it was time for her to go onstage again.

Tyrone didn’t want to bother her while she was working, so he waited until she was done and then found a place for them to talk.

Danna was a sweet girl, and Rena eventually agreed to teach her. Tyrone’s offer was quite high, and he even paid Rena two months ‘ worth of tuition fees in advance.

Rena knew that Tyrone was just trying to help/her out. If her family wasn’t in so much trouble, she might’ve refused his offer, but now she couldn’t afford to let her pride get in the way.

When Rena made it home, she found the apartment empty.

She called Eloise to ask where she was, and Eloise said she was just running some errands and that she’d be back soon.

Around half an hour later, Rena heard the door unlocking. Eloise had come back, but her arm was red and swollen.

to your arm?” Concerned, Rena

her hand dismissively. “Oh, I’m just so old and useless. I tried

Hearing this, Rena froze.

immediately checked

were several blisters on Eloise’s originally

time, tears started to roll down her cheeks. She wiped them hurriedly, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t hold back her tears. She applied medicine on Eloise’s blistered palms and then went back to her room to get ten

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Eloise and asked her

Rena cried

the following morning, there were dark circles under

breakfast, Eloise told her, “If you’re burnt out, just quit one of your jobs. I can always sell that small apartment in the

“Don’t worry. I

sighed and didn’t say

eating, Rena grabbed her bag and went to work in

you! If you don’t want to see

to do with her either. So she told her colleague to tell Cecilia that she was on

was too late.

why you don’t want to perform at my birthday party. Do you…

as she asked this, the whole studio

that she used to date

trying to get Rena to

her sympathetically, which only made Rena feel even more

not like that at all. I just happened to have a prior commitment on your birthday. Why not ask someone else to perform at your

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