Chapter 1140:

George’s voice was laced with emotion as he asked, “How did you know about the ‘Violin Concerto in E Minor’? Did your dad tell you?”

Elyse’s expression shifted, becoming more solemn. “I found his diary,” she said softly. “He wrote about you, Mr. Hill. He mentioned that the next time he saw you, he’d play that piece. It was a promise you two shared.”

A deep sadness settled over George’s features. “He really held onto that promise.”

In the midst of this, Anthony, oblivious to the gravity of the moment, took a big bite of his sandwich and blurted out, “Why didn’t he keep that promise himself? Why pass the baton to you? What’s he up to these days?”

Elyse fell silent, her gaze distant and clouded. It was the question she feared most.

coming into focus. Even Anthony, normally slow on the uptake, sensed the shift as both Elyse and George remained

awkward pause, Anthony, hesitant but trying, asked, “Does… does your dad

her head, a bittersweet smile playing

dad’s been waiting for him to come around. He was like

smile faltered, and her voice, tinged with sorrow, cut through the air like a soft sigh.

opened his mouth to ask why, but George, his voice gentle and heavy with

roll down his weathered cheeks, each drop a

long, heavy silence, George finally managed to speak, his voice barely audible. “How

understanding the gravity of the conversation, echoed

the

with pain. “He got into a car accident, and while he was critically injured, someone—someone took

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