My Extraordinary Wife

“Y-You…” Eric mumbled, not quite knowing what to say. He prided himself on being worldly-wise, but even he had never gone so red in the face before. “Will Mr. Shaw be coming too?”

“It’s only the preliminary rounds,” Ashlyn scoffed, her gaze cold and distant.

Eric’s expression immediately darkened. What Ashlyn had meant was that something as insignificant as the preliminary rounds didn’t warrant the presence of both her and Richard.

“Yes, yes,” Eric replied. “You’re right…”

Oh, my goodness. Me and my big mouth! I should’ve kept it shut instead of asking such dumb questions. D*mn it!

In fact, never in Eric’s wildest dreams did he think that Richard’s godsister would turn out to be the famous Madeline Saunders.

He couldn’t help but think of the Chapman family again, a memory that left him shaking his head dejectedly.

My luck has been on a downward spiral ever since I got involved with the Chapman family. I really ought to keep my distance from them!

A while later, the receptionist from before politely handed Ashlyn a judge’s card. “My sincerest apologies, Ms. Saunders. I didn’t mean to offend you earlier. I hope you can forgive me.”

There wasn’t anyone in the music industry who didn’t want to get to know Madeline Saunders, yet the receptionist was blind to have made things difficult for her. The feeling of regret began to sink in fast.

theater, it had taken her a great deal of bootlicking to

never expected that she’d

I absolutely

about to accompany Ashlyn into the theater when the latter saw the Chapmans waltzing

sharp-eyed Sisley saw Ashlyn, a look of disdain

bumping into Ashlyn, and now

told anyone in her family that Ashlyn was none other than

Do people not know that this is a prestigious, international competition meant only for the world’s best pianists? Why

his face. “How annoying! It’s such a killjoy to run into

a vengeance, and anyone could tell that they were

silent as they gaped at the

raving mad? Or do they not know the real identity of

still reeling from the slap in the face, so naturally, they couldn’t wait to see how Ashlyn would deal with

even bothered

generations of scholars and accomplished pianists, the

exception, her face hot and flushed as she looked on

truth and

Ashlyn merely shot a cold glance