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Loving Mom 261

Chapter 261

The girl had married well-her husband came from an extremely wealthy family.

To sever all ties with Warner, she returned every cent he had ever given her. Every tuition, every expense he had covered. All of

But money had never been the point.

He’d poured his time and energy into her, nurtured her talent with care and pride. And in the end, she had used that effort as a springboard-to marry into money.

After that, Warner’s views on so-called housewives turned bleak.

A full-time homemaker who hadn’t touched a violin in five years—no matter how extraordinary her talent once was, time would have worn it away by now.

With that thought, Warner let out a long, weighted sigh. The last sliver of hope he’d held for finding her-the person he had been searching for-quietly dimmed.

He stood up. “In that case, let’s forget it.”

Seeing that he was about to leave, Kelly quickly stepped forward to block his path.

“Warner, I… I’m her junior. Would you consider giving me a chance instead?”

His tone was unhurried, calm. “If you were a graduate of Grandis, and had Mr. Biggs himself vouching for you, perhaps I’d think about it. But you graduated from Bell University…”

slowly. “Let’s leave it

looked down on Bell

into Bell’s Hall of Fame. This girl, Kelly-he’d never seen her name, never heard

likely, was

reject

Kelly’s eyes. She turned to

slightly, then rose and walked over

“if you’d give Kelly a chance, consider

Warner didn’t even

owe them a favor. If every one of them used that to push someone into my hands, I’d have students

blunt refusal left both Carter and Kelly looking stiff, their expressions

knew when to draw lines and when to

He shifted gears.

my music research society. If Kelly is confident in herself, she can sign up for the competition. If she earns

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nod,

from a man who

me out so urgently. What’s this important matter you couldn’t

night, she had received a call from Julliard. He said he