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!”

Vivian to duck behind Ian fearfully as tears welled

last hint of warmth disappeared

“Continue with what?”

When she asked to play with us, we told her we’d play with her if she could play our violin. She couldn’t even play the violin but insisted on doing so and ended up

down Vivian’s fluffy

we compete, too? I shall play a piece. If you can learn it, I’ll give you this,” an icy voice

had a smartwatch on his outstretch

popular brand overseas. Only

“Yes, you’re right!”

gazed at

was an

they agreed without hesitation. “Sure. What are

cast them a frigid glare. “You don’t have to know. Just play it after I do. But I

“What punishment?”

hurt the same way

Is he a fool?

girls shared glances after hearing

on pressing the strings with her tiny fingers, but they were

they’d lose the bet. Is he

paid no heed to his

violin, Ian placed it

so mi

was a song

that soon ascended into a birdlike croon. His fingers flew deftly across the strings to create a melodious song that attracted the attention of practically everyone in

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