The Bride’s Revenge

Chapter 121 Candy from the Other Day

Marion caught Lucas’s eye, and she felt uneasy.

Initially, she had intended to continue playing, but after a short segment, she found it challenging to withstand the intensity of the man’s gaze. She stopped and asked, “Is there something you need Mr. Craig?”

Lucas stood by the piano, his head lowered as his dark eyes fixed on her. “Have you been avoiding me lately?”

When he spoke, his voice did not fluctuate. There was only a slight emphasis in his tone as if he were casually asking a question.

Marion’s heart skipped a beat.

Unable to control herself, she remembered her erotic dream, and her face turned red once again.

She forced herself to keep a straight face and met Lucas’s gaze. “Oh, have I? I have a charity performance tomorrow, so I’ve been practicing this piece…”

Lucas lightly tapped his hand on the piano. It seemed he had no intention of pressing the issue. “Is there any of that candy from the other day left?”

“Huh?” Marion was taken aback by the unexpected question. After a moment of hesitation, she said, ” Yes, I have some in my room.”

and then asked, “Do you want some? I can go

“Yes, please.”

his demeanor surprising. She fetched a handful of mango candies from her room and returned to the piano

to him. “Do you

a

unrelated, his gaze falling on the mango candy in her palm. He reached out and took one.

calmly before the white piano, his eyes lowered. He appeared

respond to kindness rather than toughness, especially since Lucas had mentioned his not-so-good mood. Feeling guilty, she sat down beside him.

“Traumerei.”

choice surprised Marion. It was a piece by Schumann dedicated to his lover, Clara-a universally acknowledged

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his palm into his pocket. “Don’t

Marion glanced at

as cool and indifferent as ever, showing no signs of anything unusual.

piece was soothing and gentle, narrating a tranquil, beautiful, and

a piece dedicated to a lover, the romance was not particularly pronounced. It felt more like Schumann calmly sharing the beautiful moments he once experienced with his