Chapter 48
As Celeste stepped inside, she immediately noticed a lot of her belongings scattered around the room.
“Sorry! 1 didn’t ask for your permission before I brought the stuff over
celeste glanced at Eloise, who was playing with building blocks in the living room, and then focused her attention on Annie’s face. “You didn’t get kicked out by the landlord, did you?”
“You’re spot on!” Annie gave her a thumbs–up. “The landlord said her son was coming back and told me to vacate the place. I’ve been so busy lately that I didn’t have time to deal with it. His son came back earlier than expected, so I had no choice but to move everything here.”
“Why don’t you just move in with us from now on?
Celeste took out her slippers, smiling brightly.
“Really? You’re sure it’s okay?” Anne’s eyes lit up with excitement, “I don’t want to be a burden.”
“Of course! It’ll be just me and Eloise here. If you move in, you can help me look after her when you have the time. Plus, once the clinic opens, I’ll likely get very busy
“Sounds good!”
Without hesitation, Annie agreed.
They discussed the events of the day over dinner.
By the way, how did it go with the contract today?”
Celeste’s hand paused as she was serving herself,
After a moment of thought, she decided to tell Annie everything that had happened earlier.
“When helped you look for a place, I did check the area out. The starting price was 10,000 dollars a month…” Annie’s eyes widened in surprise. “But how did Addan’s trend rent it to you for such a low price? Even with a family or friend discount, it shouldn’t be that low.”
“I don’t get it either,” Celeste replied with a faint smile, choosing not to dwell oult.
Annie changed the subject. “Have you found a school for Eloise?”
Celeste nodded. “I’ve already found one. She can start tomorrow.”
At that moment, soft voice brolur the calm atmosphere.
“Ms. Morin, I don’t want to go to school…”
Celeste’s gaze flickrned to Eloise beside her, who seemed ready to say something but then fell silent. Sering that Celeste didn’t respond, Annie asked, “Why don’t you want to go to school, Eloise?”
the kids at school. I just want to be with you two
A Tale of vulnerability crept into Eloise’s voice, as if tears were just beneath the surface,
