Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted

Marshall let out a chuckle. “If spending a little money can make you happy, then I think it’s worth it.”

Stella stayed silent. She avoided his gaze and focused on the piano. “I don’t really know much piano pieces.”

“Do you know how to play Lyphard Melody?”

“I guess so.”

Marshall quickly searched for the sheet music on his phone and placed it on the stand. “Why don’t you give it a go?”

Glancing at the moving shadows in the audience, Stella walked around the piano and sat down. After studying the sheet music for a while, she slowly pressed the keys.

The ethereal melody instantly filled the hall. Stella’s fingers were slow, and the chords barely connected due to her lack of practice. The world-famous piece sounded rather unpleasant when Stella played it.

She considered giving up, but before she could stop, a pair of well-defined hands landed on the piano keys next to hers.

The person had fair, slender, and elegant-looking fingers. The veins on the back of their hand were subtly visible, exuding a sense of refined beauty, as their fingers danced across the piano.

the

to Stella and said,

had regained her focus. She slowly found the rhythm and followed

a few sections, she slowly reestablished her sense

looked at Marshall and said, “So, you know how to play the

for a while, so I took a few classes. I only know the basics. It’s nothing

brief silence. Stella realized that people had

pride in her piano skills seemed absurd when Marshall, who was considerably better,

up when Marshall suddenly said,” Don’t move.

locust from her head, and she

the top of her head and placed it in front of her. When Stella lowered her head to see what it was, she

palm lay a silver necklace with a diamondshaped pendant that could be opened. Inside

Stella gasped.

Do whatever you want. If it makes you uneasy that he’s not here, then keep

at Marshall with disbelief. His brown