Chapter226StunningtheAudience! Chapter226StunningtheAudience fullquicklyunderstoodherthoughtsHisintentionwasforhisdaughtertoembarrassherself,sobestoralookatSadieandsaid,Whatsallthefussabout!Gobacknow SadiefeltatwingeoffrustrationAfterall,inthepast,whenBillspokelikethat,itwasalwaysdirectedatmenotather.
Shefeltevenmoreindignant inside.Could itbethat you,asthedaughteroftheGardners,cantevenplaytheviolin?Whatajoke.
Igave afaintsmile.Actually ,Idontknowhow toplaytheviolin Annashoweduptodayaswell.ImsureshesquietlyobservingeverymoveImake ThelasttimeIpushedmyselfbeyondmylimitsandtriedanewapproach,itwaschallengingtoshakeoffsomeoldhabitswhileplayingtheviolin.
Iwouldntletherseethroughme,butIcouldntstandSadie,thisnewcomer,stirringthingsupandcausing asceneinfrontofme.
Shegrinned.Dad,lookatZoey.Shedoesnthavetodoanything,justbeaprettyfaceandmarrysomeone.ButIhavetoworksohard,andyoustilldontlikeme.Itsnotfair! Evenifnoonedaredtospeakupnow,oncesheplacedthatblameonme… Iworriedthatinthefuture,everyonewouldseeMrs.Boltonas insignificant.Icouldntseemtoblendintothecircleofladies.Iwouldjustbecomeasubjectofgossipaftertea.
SadiesactionswouldntbenefitherinthelongrunbecausetheGardnersreputationwasshared.Inthepast,Billletherhaveherway,butnow,inthenewbattlefieldhe made,heranticsonlyservedtohinderhim.pullinghimdownwithoutherrealizingit.
Atthismoment,IfearedthatBillmighthavealreadydevelopedtheintentiontokillher.
BeforeIevenmademymove,BillwasalreadyheadingtowardmeandPhilippa.Atthatmoment,evenifSadieharmedherselfwithaknife,notevenGodcouldsaveher.
Asheremotionsreachedtheirpeak,Ispokeup,Buttoday,wearehonoredbyeveryonespresence,andasthehost ,Ishouldexpressmygratitude.Imnotanexpertattheviolin,butthankfully,myhusbandtaughtmehowtoplaythepiano.Ifyoudontmind,myhusbandand Iwouldliketoperformapieceforyou.Pleasedontlaugh.
Ispoke earnestly,knowingthatthiswasntacompetition,andtheguestspresentwerentfoolishenoughtomakethingsdifficultforme.
BillandPhilippaexchangedworriedglances,Igaveherareassuringsmile.Itsfine Then,IgentlypattedCartershand.Shallweplaytogether? Inoticedaflickerofsurpriseinhiseyesbeforehecasuallyreplied,Sure.
WithDamianshelp,hesatdownonthepianostoolnexttome.
||| 1/4 Chapter226StunningtheAudience! Hethenasked,Whatshouldweplay? CanyouplayTheWindRises?Iasked.
Onlyiftheressheetmusic! +20 FreeCoins Damianquicklyretrievedthesheetmusic,whileSadiegrossedherarmsandscoffed, Nowonderyou wanttoplaythepiano.Lookslikeyoucanjustrelyonsoniconeelse.Playafewnotesandclaimitasyour own? EnoughBillshotheracoldlook.
EversinceshefoolishlytriedtodragAshleyintotheHudsonsmatters,Billhadbeendispleasedwithher.yetshecontinuedtotesthispatience.
Damianhandedoverthesheetmusic,andCarterquicklyflippedthrough I wasimpressedbyhissharpmemory.
Helookedatmeandasked.Shallwebeginnow? YesIreplied.
Itwasntthefirsttimewe hadplayedaduetonthepiano.Asmyfingersbrushedthekeys,thelivelynotestookmebacktowhenIwasjusteightyearsold.
Outside,thesunwasshiningbrightly,andthesoundofcicadasfromthehotsummerfilledtheair.IfollowedthemelodyofthepianoasitledmeupthewindingstaircaseoftheBoltonResidence,allthewaytotheattic.

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WhenIopenedthedoor,arushofwindcamethroughthewindow,makingthewhitecurtainsflutterinthebreeze.
Thesunlightstreamedthrough,bathingtheyoungmaninwhite ,sittingbeforetheblackpiano,inawarm.goldenglow.Hisnimblefingersmovedswiftlyacrossthekeys.
Thatmoment,likeascene fromacomic,waspermanentlyimprintedinmymemory.
AsCartersfingerslandedonthekeys,ourgazeslocked.
Itfeltasiftimehadreversed,transportingustothat afternoon,20yearsago,whenwefirstcrossedpaths.
Hegentlytookmyhandandguidedmethroughthenotes,andtheblackandwhitekeysseemedtopulsewithlifebeneathhisdelicatetouch.
Thoughwehadneverplayedthispiecetogetherbefore,ourplayingflowedeffortlesslyasifwewereperfectlyintune.
Asthesonglyricsgo,Whenwefirstencounteredthisworld,everythingfascinatedus.
Wegazedattheskyasthoughitwerewithinarmsreach.
Readytoendureanyhardshiptorelivethatmoment.
Now,havingjourneyedthroughthisworld,stillmesmerizedbyitall.
2/4 Chapter226StunningtheAudience! Weturnthepagesoftime,onlytofindourselveslostinyoursmile.
Loncewanderedthroughthevastworld.
Lostinmyowndreams.
Unawareofwhatwasreal andwhatwasfalse,unbotheredbyjudgmentormockery.
Ioncetransformedmyyouthintoanendlesssummer, Andwithmyfingers,Iplayedalivelytuneofthatsummer.
followedmyheartsdesire,lettingitguidemewhereveritpleased.
+20FreeCoins Whenthecametoanend ,theentireaudiencepausedinsilence,onlytobreakintoa stormof song applausemomentslater.
Ineverimaginedthatafter alltheseyears,ourfirstductwouldsoundsoperfectlyintune.
IneverrealizedhowpowerfulthesightofCarterandIplayingthepianotogetherunderthesporli couldbe.
Inthatinstant.Lukeseyesfilledwithtears .
ThemembersoftheSanderssawareflectionofChloeinmeandwonderediftheirdaughters,hadtheylived,wouldhavebeenasremarkableasIwas Somelistenedinsilence,theireyesbrimming with tears.
Atthatmoment,noonepaidattentiontoCarterslegsorthefactthatIwasmerelya decorativefigure.
Sadiestaredindisbelief.Shehadcomewiththeintentionofoutshiningme,believingthattheentireorchestrawasthereto serveher, elevating herstatus .
ButCarterandIweredifferent.Ourenergiesintertwined,ourheartsaligned,composingasongofthesoul.
Itwasntaclassicalpianocomposition,butapopularsongfromtheinternet.
Still,itmovedmanytotears.
Theentireaudienceeruptedinapplauseandadmiration.
Onlymusic thattouchestheheartandsoulcantrulyresonatewith people,notthemechanicalrecitation.ofnoteslikeSadies.
Billsgazetowardmegrewmoreintense,shiftingfromthelast timeIpaintedtothispianoperformance.
Intheiresteemedfamily,manycouldplaythepiano,buttoperformatthislevelImoneofakind!Thequality wasunmatched! Forthefirsttime,helookedatmedirectlyandofferedhispraise,Wellplayed 3/4 14:58 Tue,De Chapter226StunningtheAudience! Thankyou.
+20FreeCoins IfZoeywerestillalive ,shewouldsurelybeoverjoyed,forall sheeverwantedinlifewas herfathersattentionandakindwordofpraise.
Sadie,clearlyirritated,asked,Howhowdoyouknowhowtoplaythepiano? Ismiledslylyandreplied.Myhusbandtaughtmewell Shewasabouttospeakagainwhen,outofnowhere,agroupofpoliceofficers showedupatthedoor.
IcouldsensedeepdownthatNelsonsteamhadlikelyuncoveredsomethingaboutSadie.
Thatfoolcompletelyoblivioustothedanger closedinonher.
Billsexpressionremainedunfazed.Whatsgoingon?Noonehasfiledareport.
Nelsonsteamflashedtheirbadges.Mr.Gardner,we believeyourdaughter,SadieGardner,ybeinvolvedinacaraccident.We needhertocomewithustothestationforquestioning.
Billwasconfused.Whatcaraccident? Nelsonspokeslowly,eachwordheavywithmeaning.EthanSandersdeathisconnectedtoyourdaughter.
Inaninstant,everymemberoftheSandersshiftedtheirattentiontoNelson.
Katerushedforwardinapanic.CaptainTucker,whatareyouimplying?Mysonwasntinanaccident!Hewasmurdered?