Loving Mom 179

Chapter 179

“This time, Sharon rearranged the piece,” Wendy said. “She tailored it to fit Matty’s strengths-recomposed it with him in mind. From now on, White Moonlight can be performed as a duet.”

Xavier spoke up. “I believe you now.”

The audience seats were still shrouded in darkness. No one could see Xavier’s face-just his voice, low, husky, and resonant.

“She’s… truly extraordinary.”

Wendy shifted her gaze toward the Biggs family’s section.

“They said Sharon was just copying Kelly. Said she was nothing but an imitator…” A small, cold smile curved her lips. “Well, now they’ve seen what she’s capable of.”

Across the aisle, Madeline and Denise sat frozen, staring at the stage.

When Sharon had first started playing, they’d still been sneering, tossing out their usual insults in low murmurs.

But somewhere along the way, the mockery had stopped. Neither of them could say exactly when.

Denise’s jaw hung slack. “Mom… wasn’t Sharon supposed to be useless? Just some pretty little airhead? How the hell does she know how to play the violin?”

And not just play-what Sharon had done went far beyond that. This wasn’t just skill. It was something else entirely. Something transcendent.

Madeline looked just as shocked. Her eyes betrayed a disbelief she couldn’t conceal.

the music might have sounded pure, clear, and beautiful-like spring water flowing over

anyone who actually understood

was breathtaking. Flawless.

supposed to be

a few squeaky notes-and at

why had it been

Kelly sat rooted in her seat, eyes fixed on Sharon. Her lips were pressed into a bloodless line, and her wide eyes gleamed with disbelief. Her body trembled, like it

whispering under her breath, “No… no way… This

believed

she wasn’t world-class yet-but she was damn close. At her conservatory, she ranked consistently in the

University. Her skill, her hard work-they were

with Sharon

the violin? That was her domain. Her

confidence she could

a pretty face. A shallow girl who flirted and schemed her

1/2

heirs and

Carter.

she would be the one standing beside Carter now.

back, she was going to dismantle Sharon piece by piece. Tear down that perfect mask. Make her

Powerless. Insignificant.

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