The Bride’s Revenge

Chapter 55 Serious Men Are Charming

Kirk walked directly up to Marion and assessed her from head to toe. “Is your leg injured?”

Marion felt embarrassed. “No, it’s not injured. I had a fracture, and the doctor suggested rest, so I had no choice but to use a wheelchair.”

Kirk clicked his tongue. “You should have told me. I would have sent someone to pick you up.”

“It’s alright. My family driver brought me here.”

“Okay.”

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Kirk got straight to the point. “You arrived just in time. We were about to start!”

As he watched the friendly banter, Kirk’s manager looked increasingly displeased. Before he could say anything, Kirk introduced her. “Marion was the winner of last year’s International Tchaikovsky Award and has been specially invited to play as the pianist for my new album!”

changed drastically. He enthusiastically approached Marion. “Hello, Miss Marion! I’m Bruce Price, Kirk’s manager! Your name is well–known in the industry! Kirk told me about inviting you to accompany

only female pianist in Mystara to have

his previous demeanor, Bruce quickly apologized, “Miss Marion, please forgive me. Kirk has quite a few crazy fans, and

mind. “Hello, Mr. Price.”

was not angry, Bruce breathed a sigh of relief. Artists‘ temperaments were often quite peculiar. Bruce’s attitude toward Marion made

from the recording studio came out to urge them to hurry, which prompted Bruce to let Kirk

recorded his song, while Marion recorded the

Men Are

recording room.

high standards for his album. While other artists might have used synthesized piano accompaniments, he preferred to spend money to bring in someone like Marion.

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room, a considerate staff member provided her with a blanket to cover her feet. The

right, so after a short break, she began the second take. In the second take, she immersed herself in the piece,

recording was still ongoing, Marion listened to her recording, confirmed