My Extraordinary Wife

Chapter 664

“Y-You...” Eric mumbled, not quite knowing what to say. He prided himself on being worldly-wise, but even he had never gone so red in the face before. “Will Mr. Shaw be coming too?”

“It's only the preliminary rounds,” Ashlyn scoffed, her gaze cold and distant.

Eric's expression immediately darkened. What Ashlyn had meant was that something as insignificant as the preliminary rounds didn't warrant the presence of both her and Richard.

“Yes, yes,” Eric replied. “You're right...”

Oh, my goodness. Me and my big mouth! I should've kept it shut instead of asking such dumb questions. D*mn it!

In fact, never in Eric's wildest dreams did he think that Richard's godsister would turn out to be the famous Madeline Saunders.

He couldn't help but think of the Chapman family again, a memory that left him shaking his head dejectedly.

My luck has been on a downward spiral ever since I got involved with the Chapman family. I really ought to keep my distance from them!

A while later, the receptionist from before politely handed Ashlyn a judge's card. “My sincerest apologies, Ms. Saunders. I didn't mean to offend you earlier. I hope you can forgive me.”

There wasn't anyone in the music industry who didn't want to get to know Madeline Saunders, yet the receptionist was blind to have made things difficult for her. The feeling of regret began to sink in fast.

receptionist was a lowly employee in the theater, it had taken her a great deal of bootlicking to clinch the task of issuing passes to the

expected that she'd

I absolutely

the theater

sharp-eyed Sisley saw Ashlyn, a look

Ashlyn, and now

she hadn't told anyone in her family that Ashlyn was none other than

Do people not know that this is a prestigious, international competition meant only for the world's best pianists? Why are there still deluded individuals who think they're

had a scowl on his face. “How annoying! It's such a killjoy to

Chapmans hated Ashlyn with a vengeance, and anyone could

however, was silent as they gaped at the Chapman

gracious, has this family gone stark raving mad? Or do

from the slap in the face, so naturally, they couldn't wait to see how

such, no one even

produced generations of scholars and accomplished pianists, the Chapmans continued to act all high

the only exception, her face hot and flushed

she had no guts to tell her family the truth and had no choice but to make her