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.

the afternoon, after a meal with Daisy, they

the keys and opened the door. The place was beautifully decorated and the surroundings were

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

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

was seriously

friend I

help

big van with Allison’s stuff, and they were busy until the

lived for many years. She looked at the cherry blossom tree in the courtyard. It was past blooming season, just a

trunk now.

remembered that when she first came here, that big tree was already there.

original table and bed. She looked at the place where she had lived for many years,

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

father often came back and hoisted her onto

She bit her lip, closed the door, and locked

and gave it a hug, “I’m leaving now, take care. I hope I can see

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