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.

took a seat at the piano. She pushed her luscious locks away from her face before placing her fingers on the piano keys

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

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

if a spell had been cast on him, Abel found himself walking up to Emmeline and standing by her side. Emmeline looked up at him and smiled while her 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,

things were not going according to her plan. She was just about to stop Emmeline when Abel placed his hand on the keyboard gently, silently asking Emmeline for permission to duet. Emmeline immediately understood his request and allowed him to pick

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

my fiancé?!” She raised a

we were never engaged

“Abel…” Alana cried out.

speak to me so

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

the house. A moment later, the chandelier lights dimmed. A violinist began to play ‘Happy Birthday’ as hundreds of candles lit up the hall. The crowd clapped excitedly as a man dressed up as

the birthday girl, Ms. Alana Lane to make a wish!” Alondra announced. “Then

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