Chapter 144 "I would like to inform you that you have been blacklisted by the Pianists Association. You will forever lose your eligibility to join."
Yasmin's expression froze at the sudden turn of events. Even the bystanders gaped in shock.
She gasped, "President Thompson, you're joking, right?" Casting a look of disbelief at him, she asked, "Why would the Pianists Association blacklist me?"
The permanent ban from the Pianists Association effectively spelled the end of her music career.
Gabriel shot her a disdainful look. "Serves you right for insulting the wrong person!"
How dared Yasmin dream of joining the Pianists Association after insulting the little devil of their association?
Baffled and ashen-faced, Yasmin wondered about the identity of the important person she had insulted. She wanted to ask Gabriel, but he merely scoffed and left, not wanting to take one more look at her.
"Tsk, tsk. Which VIP did she offend to anger President Thompson and get her blacklisted from the association?" someone whispered.
"Let's stay away from her. We don't want to get on President Thompson's bad side!"
The people who were envious of Yasmin now treated her as an outcast and avoided her like the plague.
Yasmin had never received such treatment; people admired her. It was the first time she was met with contempt.
Trembling furiously, she nearly broke her fingernails.
"Look, Yasmin," Nora said. "President Thompson is walking to that country bumpkin...."
Hearing that, Yasmin turned and nearly fainted when she witnessed Gabriel, the man who had looked down on her, smiling ingratiatingly toward Yvette.
"Yvie, I paid her back for you. I permanently blacklisted Yasmin Murray. She'll never dream of joining the Pianists Association. Her music career has come to an end." Gabriel beamed at Yvette.
He added, "Yvie, if that's not enough, I'll contact the other associations and get them to blacklist her as well."
The members of the Pianists Association always protected one of their own. Those who insulted their little devil would be dealt with, no matter who they were.
In fact, Yasmin had to count herself lucky. She would have been in deeper trouble if the other old chaps from the association were present. Gabriel wondered if he had gone too easy on Yasmin.
"That's enough," Yvette drawled in a way that suggested disdain for Yasmin. She didn't even bother to confront Yasmin by herself.
Ever since Yasmin lost her parents, Yara and Irwin had raised her like their own, and the three of them shared a close bond. Yvette would turn a blind eye to Yasmin's behavior for her parents' sake as long as Yasmin did not cross a line.
That being said, if Yasmin crossed a boundary, Yvette could easily crush her like a bug.
"Yasmin, look at President Thompson's face when he's around Yvette!" Nora exclaimed. "I know it. She must've told him to embarrass you in public! She seduced him with her looks. How shameless!"
Yasmin's expression crumpled when she heard Nora's words. Still, she knew very well that with a fiancé like Wilson, Yvette would never think of seducing Gabriel.
Anyway, Yasmin wouldn't reveal Yvette and Wilson's engagement to anyone. After all, she was looking forward to the day she kicked Yvette out of the Murray family and took her place in the arranged marriage with Wilson.
With that thought, her menacing gaze deepened. "Nora, you're right. That shameless bitch must have charmed the pants off President Thompson, which explained the way he treated me!"