Chapter Twenty-eight Elizabeth’s fingers danced over the piano keys playing the well-known ballad originally sung by a dulcet-voiced diva. The notes wove throughout Crown Casino’s Grand Foyer, gently caressing the marble floor and climbing to dance through the crystals of the massive chandelier that hung directly above her. What had started as a once a week opportunity a couple of months ago from playing a few tunes in the corner of a bar had now escalated into a daily, fully promoted hour-long show set right in the middle of Melbourne’s prestigious casino’s hotel foyer. She even had a couple of regulars who came to hear her play. A couple of them had even asked her out, but she always politely refused. Her heart couldn’t take that. The trial had finally ended. Eight months of tortuous

