Her small face was a mess of tears, and snot was bubbling out of her nose. It was a heartbreaking scene.

Ian’s beautiful eyes narrowed.

Staring at her chubby finger, he spotted a red wound there, and his expression promptly darkened.

“Who did this to you?” he demanded, tugging off his bowtie to wrap it around her finger.

Vivian fell silent.

I’ve never seen Ian so mad! She recoiled in fear.

“Ian—”

“Did the violinists do that to you? This is caused by the violin strings. Am I right?”

Ian was smart enough to deduce that after glancing at his sister’s wound.

Before the girls could brag about that incident to their mother, the air suddenly turned still.

Coming to a stop, they spotted the girl who they scared away earlier.

A young boy about her age with chiseled features tugged her over to them.

“Did you both hurt my sister?” he demanded icily.

Hearing his words, the girls immediately broke into mocking giggles. “Oh, so you ran off because you got hurt. I was wondering why you didn’t continue earlier!”

to duck behind Ian fearfully as

warmth

“Continue with what?”

our violin. She couldn’t even play the violin but insisted on doing so and ended up cutting her finger!” They burst into loud

tears rolled down

too? I shall play a piece. If you can learn it, I’ll give you

smartwatch on his outstretch

overseas. Only a few of

“Yes, you’re right!”

girls gazed at

the watch was an expensive

without hesitation. “Sure. What are

do. But I have a condition—if

“What punishment?”

same way

Is he a fool?

girls shared glances after hearing his ridiculous

hurt herself after insisting on pressing the strings with her tiny fingers,

he’d make that request, let alone think they’d lose the bet. Is he that good? Can

no heed to

him a violin, Ian placed it on his shoulder and started playing a

mi

a song that

birdlike croon. His fingers flew deftly across the strings to create a melodious song that attracted the

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