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.

a meal with Daisy, they

the door. The place was beautifully

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

good to be true, at

was seriously

right, tell your friend I

help you

a big van with Allison’s stuff, and

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

trunk now.

remembered that when she first came here, that

tree had grown even sturdier. The small house was still furnished with the original table and bed. She looked at the place where she had lived

vegetables in the Flanagan family’s back kitchen. Through

and hoisted her onto his shoulders.

She bit her lip, closed the door, and locked it.

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

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