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"Ms. Cross, you're such a prestigious figure, and yet you refuse to play a piece for Mr. Colombo? Or is it that? I'm sorry; perhaps you simply don't know how to play the piano at all."

Natalie's voice dripped with feigned sympathy and surprise, but her eyes sparkled with undisguised glee and triumph.

Hansen cursed under his breath, and he said, "Seraphina, don't-"

He was about to intervene when Seraphina lightly grasped his arm. She shot a sidelong glance towards the

woman on stage.

Seraphina smiled, took a delicate sip from her juice, and handed the glass to a nearby attendant.

With a graceful lift of her gown, she walked towards the piano with an elegance that commanded

attention.

Under the dazzling lights, Natalie's charm paled in comparison with Seraphina. Seraphina's brilliance reduced Natalie to nothing more than a backdrop.

Seraphina stood there, the glow around her making her seem almost ethereal, her skin radiant, and her presence commanding.

Natalie was about to say something when she froze.

Seraphina suddenly reached out and firmly took the microphone from Natalie's hand.

Tender yet resolute.

held a coldness as they swept over Natalie's face with a detached indifference. "Go

now on, there will be no more opportunities for Natalie to stand on any

Seraphina turned slightly and bowed

were in awe,

fusion.

had ever seen Seraphina perform in public. The Cross Group only occasionally released snippets. of information about her, shrouding everything in mystery. Her life and her talents were all enigmatic and imposing. She seated herself

The tempo was measured and orderly, graceful

of music; it was an

was her defiance, her endurance, her gentleness,

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could anyone play a piece that resonated so deeply with the

was when Seraphina sat there playing the piano-she was like a moving picture, so beautiful that no one dared to

The audience

Seraphina rose, and she smiled

the prepared gift, which

softened, as

Philippe watch from the box, each diamond on it sparkling

everyone, but this watch is for

mouth than a hand gripped

"Seraphina."

what are you

was laced with displeasure. His insensibility ruined such a romantic