Waylen!â
Tyrone greeted him enthusiastically as though the two werenât rivals.
Waylen let him sit down at their table.
Tyrone then grinned at Rena and introduced her to the teenage girl he came with.
âRena, this is my younger sister, Danna.
Sheâs in urgent need of a reliable piano teacher! Please let her be your student!â
Rena blushed in embarrassment.
Waylen knew what Tyrone was thinking, but he didnât give a damn.
He simply took out his wallet, pulled out a wad of cash, and then left it on the table.
âMiss Gordon, since youâre busy, Iâll get going first.
â
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 didnât 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.
Tyroneâs offer was quite high, and he even paid Rena two months â worth of tuition fees in advance.
Rena knew that Tyrone was just trying to help/her out.
If her family wasnât in so much trouble, she mightâve refused his offer, but now she couldnât 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 sheâd be back soon.
Around half an hour later, Rena heard the door unlocking.
Eloise had come back, but her arm was red and swollen.
âWhat happened to your arm?â Concerned, Rena helped Eloise sit down.
Eloise waved her hand dismissively.
âOh, Iâm just so old and useless.
I tried to work for a while, but my arm gave out.
â
Hearing this, Rena froze.
She immediately checked Eloiseâs palms.
Sure enough, there were several blisters on Eloiseâs originally supple palms.
At a loss for words, Rena stared at her blistered palms blankly.
After a long time, tears started to roll down her cheeks.
She wiped them hurriedly, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldnât hold back her tears.
She applied medicine on Eloiseâs blistered palms and then went back to her room to get ten thousand dollars.
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Without hesitation, she handed the cash to Eloise and asked her not to work anymore.
That night, Rena cried herself to sleep.
When she got up the following morning, there were dark circles under her eyes.
No amount of concealer could cover how tired she looked.
Over breakfast, Eloise told her, âIf youâre burnt out, just quit one of your jobs.
I can always sell that small apartment in the suburb and weâll have some extra cash.
â
Rena shook her head firmly.
âDonât worry.
I can take good care of myself.
â