A nursery rhyme?! The crowd roared with laughter.

“Alana, you’re too kind,” Alondra said. “I’m not sure if she could even manage a nursery rhyme…”

“Emmeline, ignore them!” Julianna bellowed. “It’s no big deal if you can’t play the piano! After all, you gave me three grandchildren!”

Rosaline glared at Julianna spitefully. Julianna had indirectly insulted Abel for not being able to have more children than Adrien.

“Hmm, let me give it a go, since it’s a party after all!” Emmeline tried to diffuse the tension.

“Go on! You could try ‘Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star’, or ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’,” Alana encouraged her cousin.

luscious locks away from her

were indeed the starting notes to ‘Mary Had A Little Lamb’, but they sounded awkward and disjointed. Alana was secretly pleased to note the jeers and jibes from the crowd. However, all of a sudden, Emmeline’s fingers picked up the pace and burst into a smooth, tuneful melody. She was playing ‘A Comme Amour’, a famous piece by Richard Clayderman. The piece started out soft and

play the piano. Abel Ryker too was completely mesmerized by the woman in front of him. He was used to watching

hands were still deftly maneuvering the piano keys, not breaking melody. Abel’s heart raced as he looked down at her lovely face from this angle. Her doe-eyes and long, fluttery eyelashes

stop Emmeline when Abel placed his hand on the keyboard gently, silently asking

playing the piano, she even got a chance to duet with Abel. The whole of Struyria knew that she was betrothed

with anger. “How dare you seduce my fiancé?!” She raised a menacing hand, ready to give Emmeline

forcefully. “Watch your words, we were never engaged to begin with,” he

“Abel…” Alana cried out.

to me so casually!” Abel snapped

Mr. Ryker,” Alana addressed him formally, holding back hot tears. All her party guests were witnesses to her very public humiliation, but she had one more

to play ‘Happy Birthday’ as hundreds of candles lit up the hall. The crowd clapped excitedly as a man dressed up as a clown pushed a trolley with an

to make a wish!”

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