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.

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

crowd. However, all of a sudden, Emmeline’s fingers picked up

the woman in front of him. He was used

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

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

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

burning with anger. “How dare you seduce my fiancé?!” She raised

Emmeline forcefully. “Watch your words, we were never engaged to begin

“Abel…” Alana cried out.

speak to me so casually!”

back hot tears. All her party guests were witnesses to her very public humiliation, but she had one more trick up her

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 a clown pushed a trolley with an impressive four-tiered birthday cake

Lane to make a wish!” Alondra announced. “Then we’ll all get

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