Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 858

And yet, no matter how hard he tried, Uriah couldn’t recall where he had seen Thomas before. By rights, with looks that striking, Thomas should have left a vivid impression.

In the end, Uriah chalked it up to old age clouding his memory.

Just then, faint strands of music drifted from the darkened stage. As the melody swelled, the stage lights slowly brightened. A single white beam fell upon the woman standing at the center stage.

The graceful sound of strings spread through the entire hall.

Matty’s eyes lit up. He blurted out instinctively, “That’s Sharon’s composition-First Love!”

Xavier recognized the violin in Sharon’s hands. He smiled. “It’s Shaluna.”

Uriah nodded as well. “Indeed. It’s been a long time since Sharon played with Shaluna.”

Xavier murmured, “That violin carries a meaning for her unlike any other.”

Soon, their voices faded, replaced by silent reverence as they listened.

Her mastery-whether in technical skill or

to her play more than once. He liked

insomnia. But the moment her music reached his ears, his body

and he would drift swiftly into

arranged of her performances to rest. And yet,

she played captivated him-no longer just

why. Perhaps her artistry was simply too extraordinary, surpassing anyone he

ever encountered.

not returned. Nor had his moods been as unstable as

he heard

was why he cherished her hands-those hands that

to harm them, or to strip her of

draw her bow across the strings, Thomas felt

as if he had seen her somewhere before… as though this melody had once drifted through

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distant dream.

had long forgotten the figure who haunted those dreams. Yet at this moment, the woman before him blurred with that