Resent, Reject, Regret

Chapter 774 The Piano Teacher

Professor Ward sighed. ‘There’s a little… complication with her hand. It’s largely healed, but she still can’t pick up a brush anymore. So, she turned to learning the piano instead.”

Brendan was as unperturbed as ever. “I see.”

Inside, Julia was taken aback by the abrupt mismatched melody. “What the heck?”

“It’s nothing,” replied Deirdre, laughing dryly as she tried her best to calm herself down.

“It was an accident.”

“It was pretty chaotic!” She rose.

“We’ll resume our lesson later. I should go outside and greet Brendan. Will be back in a jiffy!”

could not stop herself from

pressed her ear at the door and listened. She could hear him complimenting Julia rather decorously, “You’re all grown up now, aren’t you?

that he even did

tall praises from a sterling young man like himself. “I can say the same for you, Brendan! You just keep getting hotter!” “Would you listen to that? Where’s that annoying defiance you’ve always

Professor Ward joked.

“Excuse you, gramps!”

painting genius. Even your teachers

than it looks, Brendan. But piano? Now that’s way more fun. Besides, it transforms people. My friend always

patient, and doesn’t get mad easily,

but his thoughts began to cloud. He could not stop himself

so much, and yet in its cruel mercy, it refused to kill him. Thus, Brendan

with your friend,” Professor Ward said, grinning. “Your teacher is the proof! She’s gentle, kind, and has the patience of a saint. She manages to endure my bratty granddaughter’s prickly attitude! And now, Julia’s much kinder and more sociable thanks to her influence.”