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.

the excitement surging up through

is her skin tone

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

Ashlyn Berry sounds even more

pictured how his first meetings with Ashlyn might go, but never once did he imagine

merely met a woman with the

only did she bully them incessantly, but she was also capable of committing acts of unspeakable depravity. Despite that, they claimed

nothing like the monster Mary and Penelope had described. Instead, she was as pretty as a doll, with sparkling almond-shaped eyes

host had stepped

for big competitions to be recorded and streamed, going so far as to

host had no time to waste. After formally introducing the judges and making his opening

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

to perform their pieces,

a lot of flaws in

thanks to the recent intensive training, but Olivia could now more or less make out each contestant’s piano

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

the stage to

Olivia found