Chapter 483

Chapter 483

Thanks to my years of playing the piano since childhood, I could perform the piece without the sheet

music after practicing twice. Besides 'Canon', there was another piece named 'Street Where Wind

Resides'. Christopher said that this had become the highlight of his shows and wished that I could

perform it myself.

I agreed to it. "Okay. I'll practice it again."

After rehearsing the piece again, I received an urgent report from Joseph just as I was about to go on

stage. "Miss, Mike is here with Mr. Reyes."

Ever since I found that the culprit was Ezekiel, Gary was brazen enough to bring him to the concert

without fear. Why do I feel like I have raised a betrayer…

With not many choices, I replied, "Ignore them."

As of right then, Ezekiel had nothing to do with me. Even if he did appear, I had to stay calm.

Soon, the show began. Although the main act was Christopher and most of the audience came for him,

it was still a concert, meaning that he was scheduled to perform after me, who would be going on stage

about mid-show.

Taking a deep breath backstage, I was about to ascend the stage when Christopher said, "Don't be

nervous, little girl."

Nodding, I stated, "Don't worry, I won't embarrass you, but if I do show a lackluster performance later,

don't laugh at me!"

Emma held his arm and smiled. "No worries. If you embarrass yourself, I won't laugh at you!"

I smiled subtly. "Wish me luck, then."

I walked calmly on stage as the light focused on me, illuminating each step I took toward the grand

piano. After sitting and placing my fingers on the black-and-white keys elegantly, I kept reminding

myself that I could not make a mistake!

I learned piano at a young age and had been teaching for a long time. Also, I had performed on behalf

of Christopher on similar stages before. Yet, for some reason, I was particularly nervous. It might be

because the person sitting in the last row was someone whose life intertwined with mine despite not

being close to me. On top of that, that man had admired me in secret for fourteen years! I had become

an object of worship to him. Still, I could understand his feelings since I was the same when I chased

after Christopher back then.

Ezekiel must be very bitter inside. Heart-wrenchingly so.

Suddenly, I recalled Aria's words that not everybody needed love in their lives. It was considered a

luxury for some, which could be used to describe her. Yet, some lived to love and to believe in this

world.

If there was belief, then there was love. This was the kind of person Ezekiel was.

I touched the first key on the piano as the melody slowly echoed out of the strings. I was immersed in

my world and remembered what he said, "Some were born to enjoy life while I have decided to stray

away from happiness since the beginning."

Closing my eyes, I played it without looking at the keys before the first piece finished in no time. Then, I

proceeded to perform 'Street Where Wind Resides'.

I could recite the whole piece note for note at this point.

Finishing my performance, I stood up and bowed before walking off the stage with Emma praising me.

"Ree, you were awesome! You didn't make any mistakes at all! I'm floored!"

I laughed. "This isn't a competition, so how dare I make a mistake during a concert? If I did so, I would

be ruining your man's reputation!"

A smiling Emma did not say anything as Christopher commented, "Your skills have improved."

I quickly replied, "Thank you for your praise, Grandmaster."

The next to perform was Christopher. Walking to the spectator area, I wanted to find Amy when I heard

someone call me as I was ducking and passing through the first row. "You did great, Ree."

I looked up and saw a face that looked the same as Christopher's, which made me purse my lips and

reply, "Thank you."

Aria was sitting beside him.

Just as I wanted to walk away, he held my finger, stunning me before I immediately retracted it. "Please

excuse me."

I quickly rushed to Amy's side, noticing that Troy was sitting beside her, so I asked them, "How was my

performance?"

"It was superb! I even managed to record it."

I reached out and said, "Lemme see."

"It's in the group chat," she stated.

I quickly took my phone out and checked the messages only to find that the group chat was riffed with

comments from Kevin—the charismatic man he was—continuously praising me. 'Our beautiful and

capable Ray is so good at playing the piano. Also, her man just so happens to be Sunny! Oh, what a

perfect woman!'

His words rendered me speechless.

Diego texted, 'I'm definitely not jealous.'

Then, they sent out over ten texts until Shawn finally commented, 'Yup. Stunning and talented. That's

my Mrs. Xenos.'

That made Diego rebuke, 'Who praises their girl like that?'

He must be saying deep inside how shameless Shawn was!

In a rare moment, Shawn rebuked, 'Do you have one?'

Diego, together with the single Ian, found themselves unable to answer him.

That made me laugh, but Amy said, "Careful, Renee. Men are liars!"

I questioned her back, "Do you have any in your life?"

Now, it was her turn to become silent.

Chuckling, Troy suddenly stated, "Ms. Felix, you might want to check Twitter. You're trending again."

I quickly opened the application to see that I was a hot topic allegedly. I'm no celebrity, so why am I

always trending? I'm going to be Internet famous if this persists!

Yet, the trending topic this time was 'Renee's Piano Piece'.

Clicking on the topic tab, I saw that a user named 'ACuteLittleFairy' uploaded my performance before

Troy liked it, which immediately struck many people's attention before it became a trending topic.

Everybody was discussing why he would like the video and speculated about our relationship. Besides

that, people were also curious about who this user was and why he followed her.

"Why did you like the post?" I asked him with a tilted head.

He knew that if he did such a thing, I would immediately be in everybody's mouth. So, why did he do

that?

"Ms. Felix, every time you trended, it was all negative press about you, so the public could not see your

kind and talented side. This was why I wanted to let everyone know the real you through this video."

Shocked, I asked, "Why did you help me?"

Although I did not care about how people judged me, particularly online, I could not help but wonder

why Troy chose to help me.

"I visited the teahouse a few times and sincerely thought of you as a good person. Just think of this as

a reciprocal gift. If you want to, you can give me a discount next time I visit."

His action still puzzled me since we were not even considered friends.

Hold up! He follows Amy. Did he do it for her? Does he fancy her now? The fish has bitten the bait, it

seems.

Unfortunately, Amy had given up on this game because she was to return to Europe tomorrow.

Does Troy know that she's leaving tomorrow? Are they even close enough to talk about such things?

"Of course, I'll let the boss give you a discount. I'll notify you if there are any promotions at the shop

next time so that you'll get your money's worth!"

Listening to Amy's tone, I knew that Troy did not know about her departure tomorrow, so I chose not to

expose her.

I stood up and tapped on her arm, hinting I was leaving. I was scared to meet Ezekiel, so I intentionally

left from the backdoor.

That was not because I feared him. Rather, I did not want us to meet, for I was considering Shawn's

disposition. I did not want my husband to get jealous, so I tried my best to avoid both Nicholas and

Ezekiel to end any so-called fate between us! It did not mean that I despised them, though.

Although I respected their feelings, I had my principles to uphold, so I did not want to entangle myself

with them.

I sent a message to Joseph, who stated he would be here within three minutes, prompting me to think I

should wait for him right on the spot.

Wearing heels caused my feet to be fatigued; paired with my long dress, it made it so I could not walk

around comfortably since I could not squat down too. Hence, I leaned against the door frame.

Just as I did that, I heard an unavoidable voice reaching over me. "Miss, I didn't know you'd be here

today!"

I quickly turned over and stated, "It's fine."

I could see through Gary's little scheme. It had to be him who brought this man over!

Right as I wanted to find an excuse to escape, the sound of bells ringing made me look at his wrist

subconsciously. It was a pair of silver and gold dainty bells.

Staring at it for an extended time, I felt my consciousness slipping away. I could hear him ask, "Miss,

would you take a walk with me in the alley?"

Although I wanted to reject him outright, what came out of my mouth was the complete opposite before

I covered my lips in shock.

He smiled gently. "I'm sorry, Miss."

Why is he apologizing to me?!

The sound of the bells accompanied Ezekiel and me as we walked inside the ally. Even though my

dress made it difficult for me to walk, he matched my pace patiently.

After a few seconds, he asked, "Do you remember, Miss?"

I asked cautiously, "Remember what?"