âNonsense! If you keep slandering our little devâAhem, I mean YvetteâI wonât go easy on you!â
Gabriel fumed, obviously incensed by Yasminâs actions.
âYouâre angry at me because I spoke the truth. You donât deserve to be the president of the Pianists Association, seeing the way youâre slandering Yasmin!â Nora shouted.
She grew impudent when she recalled that Yasmin had promised to convince the Murrays to invest in the Spade family business if Nora helped. ruin Gabriel and Yvetteâs reputations.
Since Nora had nothing to do with the music industry, she had nothing to lose, even if she crossed Gabriel.
Yasmin was full of glee when she saw Gabrielâs face tuming red. On the surface, she pretended to carry herself with grace.
âAlright now,â she said. âPresident Thompson, since you couldnât point out the original song I plagiarized from, this shows that youâre just slandering me.
âIf this gets out, itâll be bad for you. Iâll pretend that it didnât happen. Please take your seat and continue enjoying my performance.â
The audience started whispering to each other.
âYasmin Murray is indeed Miss Jubilife. Sheâs more gracious than anyone else. Even when President Thompson unfairly accused her of plagiarism, she chose to forgive him!â
âRight. Sheâs too nice. Why would she be considerate of him after he falsely accused her of plagiarism?â
The words of praise made Yasminâs heart soar with joy. She silently cast a provocative look at Yvette and Gabriel. They couldnât take her down, and now, she gained the trust of the publ Infuriated, Gabriel stemly confronted her without a second thought, âSince you show no remorse, I wonât give you a second chance! You plagiarized Mischa Rachmaninoffâs unreleased songââSnowdrop!ââ
His statement caused a ruckus.
âWhat? Is he talking about Maestro Rachmaninoffâs unreleased song? No wonder it sounded oddly familiar when Yasmin started playing!â âBut why did Maestro Rachmaninoff suddenly decide to release new works after a long retirement?â
âWhatâs going on? I donât know who to trust anymore!â
Yasmin let out a cold chuckle when she heard Gabrielâs declaration. He had claimed that it was Mischa Rachmaninoffâs unreleased song when it was just Yvetteâs composition.
She thought Gabriel mustâve been an idiot for mistaking Yvetteâs works for Mischa Rachmaninoffâs.
âPresident Thompson, Maestro Rachmaninoff has been retired for many years. Why the sudden decision to release new works? Besides, the maestro is not here to prove that I plagiarized her song!â.
âWho said Maestro Rachmaninoff isnât here?â Gabriel blurted out and belatedly realized he had exposed Yvetteâs identity without her pennission.
He scratched his head sheepishly and flashed an ingratiating smile at Yvette, worried she might be angry with him.
Yvette clicked her tongue, looking slightly helpless and resigned. She thought, âWell, there goes another one of my identities.â
âOh my god! Is Maestro Rachmaninoff here with us?â âThatâs impossible. Why would the maestro be here?â