Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 687 Unexpected Melody

At that moment, the host heard a voice through his earpiece. "The music's coming soon! They're fixing it right now-oh no!"

After hearing those voices in his earpiece filled the host's eyes with panic.

What's going on?

She glanced at Violeta beside him.

Then, suddenly, a crisp, melodic tune filled the air.

The host's first thought was that the sound system had been fixed, and he sighed with relief-until he realized something was off. Wait a minute.

That wasn't the rehearsal music.

Turning his head toward the source of the sound, he saw that it was coming from a decorative piano at the back of the stage.

Meanwhile, Violeta had already started her speech, completely unaware. She assumed the background music had been restored and proceeded with her prepared remarks without hesitation, confidently facing the camera.

While everyone backstage scrambled to deal with the situation, only the host and a few staff members knew this was a full-blown stage malfunction.

But Violeta's quick reaction and the impromptu piano music skillfully covered up the mishap.

had been unusual. But the moment passed quickly, and most viewers at home would likely think the organizers had planned it that way on

effortlessly gliding across the keys. He had no sheet music before him; he played the song purely from memory. His dark eyes gleamed like polished onyx, and every movement was graceful

It was perfectly timed.

piano playing

unaware of what had just happened, it might have seemed like this

from the stage with her award, thunderous applause broke out in the

person who

Evelina.

had expected an awkward minute of dead

she hadn't anticipated was that the person who would step in to save Violeta's moment would be Jasper.

her eyes filled with confusion and

made her way backstage, she glanced over her shoulder and saw Jasper walking behind

taken aback for a

the next

played the piano music she had just heard.

"Yeah," he replied calmly.

for all the wrong reasons." Violeta still had a lingering sense of unease. When she'd been up on stage, she could feel the tension radiating from the host, but she'd

returned to the audience section, where his seat

gaze met Evelina's, locking eyes

heart skipped a

of fear washed over her, but