Chapter 19

A nursery rhyme?! The crowd roared with laughter.

“Alana, you’re too kind,” Alondra said. “I’m not sure if she could even manage a nursery rhyme…”

“Emmeline, ignore them!” Julianna bellowed. “It’s no big deal if you can’t play the piano! After all, you gave me three grandchildren!”

Rosaline glared at Julianna spitefully. Julianna had indirectly insulted Abel for not being able to have more children than Adrien.

“Hmm, let me give it a go, since it’s a party after all!” Emmeline tried to diffuse the tension.

“Go on! You could try ‘Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star’, or ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’,” Alana encouraged her cousin.

Emmeline took a seat at the piano. She pushed her luscious locks away from her face before placing her fingers on the piano keys tentatively.

jibes from the crowd. However, all of a sudden, Emmeline’s fingers picked up the

was stunned in silence as they watched Emmeline play the piano. Abel Ryker too was completely mesmerized by the woman in front of him. He was used to watching piano performances by world class pianists overseas, but no one held a

her side. Emmeline looked up at him and smiled while her hands were still deftly maneuvering the piano keys, not breaking melody. Abel’s heart raced as he looked down at her lovely face

the keyboard gently, silently asking Emmeline for permission to duet. Emmeline immediately understood his request and allowed him to pick up the piece from the middle. Together, they finished

did Emmeline beat her at playing the piano, she even got a chance to duet with Abel. The whole of Struyria knew that she was betrothed to Abel Ryker, yet they cheered and supported Emmeline and Abel as they played

her skirt and stomped toward Emmeline, her eyes burning with anger. “How dare you seduce my fiancé?!” She raised a menacing hand, ready

Emmeline forcefully. “Watch your words, we were never engaged to begin with,”

“Abel…” Alana cried out.

so casually!”

addressed him formally, holding back hot tears. All her party guests were witnesses to her very public

the chandelier lights dimmed. A violinist began to play ‘Happy Birthday’ as hundreds of candles lit up the hall. The crowd clapped excitedly as a man dressed up as a clown pushed a trolley with an impressive four-tiered birthday cake toward the center of the

Ms. Alana Lane to make a wish!” Alondra announced. “Then we’ll all get

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