Mystery Bride's Revenge (Selina)

Chapter 34

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The silence after Selina's last note hung heavy until applause exploded I like at

Evan raced over, all smiles, "Ms. Harvey, you blew us away! Please, take our Lifetime VIP Platinum Card. It's on the house whenever you wanna cat here no wait, no bill. And your performance? We're showcasing it in our anniversary video. Huge thanks for making our night!" He never expected. much, just didn't wanna tick off the Brady Family. But Selina killed it on stage, and the place made a killing because of her! "Got it." Selima said coolly, pocketing the VIP card.

"Selina, you rockedTM" Nora beamed at Selina, eyes sparkling. "That was boss-better than any pro I've seen live! I'm floored... Plus, I got it on videot Trevon's gonna flip when he sees you!"

Before Selina could respond, Jennifer stumbled up, totally lost. "How I thought you had no strings attached. You've been playing us! You gotta be kidding me. no way you're this good without starting as a kid. Why hide your chops Think you're better than me?" "Yeah, I do." Selina's straight-up amackdown floored jennifer.

Nora cracked up, proud of her sister-in-law's savage style.

Selina just tossed her a look and flicked her fingers toward Jennifer.

Jennifer didn't get what Selina was up to at first, but when she saw Selina's smooth fingers, her face twisted like she'd sucked on a sour candy. "You... Your fingers, where are the calluses?!" Any violinist from way back should have calluses, no matter what. Even Jennifer wore her own like badges of honor, signs of all the hard work she'd put in.

care that much, Selina fired back, not even bothering with

practice junk compared to her just-for-fun playing? That's crazy talk! But against Selina's silky hands, Jennifer couldn't say boo. She just fiddled with her own rough fingertips, like she was trying to scrub off what she used to think were like trophies. And you said you were here just to chill? But you ended up on stage, showing off just like

still throwing shade

butted in, icy like a winter storm, "Ms. Harvey is our special guest for tonight. I asked her to play, unlike you begging us to spotlight

me like this? Jennifer

Group would be cool knowing their star princess messed up

and, steaming, she stormed out, leaving behind a trail of embarrassment. The whole room lit up with laughter at her dramatic

legit the best. Not only did they catch Selina's killer violin performance, but they also got front-row

she'd just seen her favorite superhero in action. She couldn't help but wonder, 'Is

her. She is the most awesome person

there, or my

your number one fan; I'll hype you up all day! You're like those kick-butt heroes on the big screen super slick

up. "Hey, honey, your ride's here,"

prime bonding time between Selina and me!" Nora clung to Selina's arm,

an eyebrow, shooting Selina a look that said, "What magic did you pull

shrug, like "What can