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.

piano. She pushed her luscious locks away from her face before placing her fingers on

all of a sudden, Emmeline’s fingers picked up the pace and burst into a smooth, tuneful melody. She

the piano. Abel Ryker too was completely mesmerized by the woman in

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, fluttery eyelashes were a

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 up the piece from the middle. Together, they

a chance to duet with Abel. The whole of Struyria knew that

her skirt and stomped toward Emmeline, her eyes burning with anger. “How dare you seduce my fiancé?!” She raised a menacing hand, ready to

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

“Abel…” Alana cried out.

speak to me so casually!” Abel snapped

party guests were witnesses to her very public

as hundreds of candles lit up the hall. The crowd clapped excitedly as a man dressed up as a clown

time for the birthday girl, Ms. Alana Lane to make a wish!” Alondra announced. “Then we’ll all get to enjoy some delicious

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