Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 370

The crew worked with impressive speed. In just a few minutes, Don came hurrying over, cradling an acoustic lute in his arms.

He offered it to Rosita with an encouraging smile. "Ms. Lockwood, you can do it!"

Rosita stared at the instrument, momentarily lost for words.

Briony watched her, a subtle, knowing smile tugging at the corners of her lips.

"Ms. Lockwood, everyone's looking forward to this. You're not going to let us down, are you?"

Rosita turned to meet Briony's gaze.

Briony's eyes glimmered, almost teasing, challenging her with a hint of mischief.

She's doing this on purpose!

Rosita clenched her fists, willing herself to stay calm in front of the crowd.

Forcing a gentle smile, she replied softly, "I'm sorry, I'm not feeling well today. I'm afraid I wouldn't play well, so I'd rather not embarrass myself."

A wave of disappointment swept over the group, but it was clear Rosita wasn't well, and no one wanted to push her.

"If Ms. Lockwood isn't feeling up to it, let's leave it for another time," Driscoll said tactfully.

a little let down but nodded in understanding. "Yeah, you should rest if you're not

interjected, raising his hand

look at him,

"I've always been fascinated by folk music, but never really had a chance to explore it. From what I know, folk tunes use a pentatonic scale-five simple notes represented by 'Do, Re, Mi, Sol, La' in Western music, much like the ancient

Lockwood, would you mind showing us how the basic

Rosita froze.

scale three days ago. Even with Gwendolyn White guiding her, she'd stumble through

deepened. "Ms. Lockwood, the pentatonic scale is the very foundation. Since Mr. Ellsworth is so interested,

too!" Mary chimed in with a playful wink at Rosita. "Just a quick demo of the

her head, thoughts

she made up

and said, "Alright, I'll give it

lute in Don's hands, but the moment she stretched out, her body swayed. Her eyes fluttered

"Ms. Lockwood!"

voices cried

shouted, "Doctor-get a doctor,

dissolved into

in and did

open She looked pale and disoriented, glancing around

her. "Ms. Lockwood, you