My Extraordinary Wife

All of a sudden, a sonorous voice rang out. “Maddy?”

Stunned, Ashlyn let go of Laylah and looked to her right.

To her surprise, she saw a handsome man staring at her with a sharp, probing gaze.

He had attractive eyes, a straight nose, and blue streaks in his hair which were particularly eye-catching and fashionable.

The one thing that stood out the most, though, was the diamond stud on his left ear that sparkled brightly.

Ashlyn couldn’t help but cock an eyebrow. Wow. Who knew there’d be such a stylish pianist?

Before she could say anything, the man smiled and extended his hand. “Hi. I’m Ryan Yates.”

“I’m Ashlyn Berry,” Ashlyn replied as she shook his hand. Their wrists were equally slender and pale, yet they looked so beautiful under the illumination of the light.

After the brief handshake, both of them withdrew their hands almost immediately.

Shocked, Ryan didn’t know why his heart had skipped a beat earlier before it started hammering away in his chest.

feel the excitement surging up

skin tone

the Yates family had always had porcelain white skin, but this was the first time Ryan had met a woman as pale

Berry sounds even more

first meetings with Ashlyn might go,

met a woman with the same

of evil. Not only did she bully them incessantly, but she

the monster Mary and Penelope had described. Instead, she was as pretty as a doll, with sparkling almond-shaped eyes and

stepped onto the center

be recorded and streamed, going so far as

After formally introducing the judges and making his

wasn’t nervous. She had seemed calm in front of Mabel the day before, but that

as more contestants got to perform

heard a lot

recent intensive training, but Olivia could now more

knew she had to deliver a perfect performance. The Frasers had shown up to support her, and knowing that Kate and Lochlan were watching and cheering her on,

to the stage

found themselves lined