The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 192

As he spoke, he turned his gaze toward Keen, hoping to pass the buck onto him.

"Keen, the reason we lost this competition is mostly because you were off your game. Look at Marvin, he played brilliantly! Rachel's 0.1-point deduction? That's on you."

Keen's mind was still replaying the scene of Stella standing on the stage, a vision he'd never seen before. Was that really his mom? She seemed a world apart— dazzling, almost magical, and yet impossible to look away from.

When did his mom become so amazing? Even more impressive than Rachel, it seemed.

Although he was young and didn't understand music deeply, his instincts told him his mom's violin performance was more captivating than Rachel's.

And then there was Marvin...

He hated to admit it, but Marvin's violin playing was better than his. The performance he just witnessed, the harmony between Marvin and his mom, was nearly flawless.

performance... well, it definitely wasn't as

couldn't argue back, so he lowered his head and muttered, "I'm sorry, I let

would have been

livid, "That's total bull! You can feed that story to a five-year-old like Keen, but don't think we're

cleared his throat and addressed her, "Mrs. O'Brien, I didn't mean it like that. I just didn't want Stella to get too full of herself! We all know Keen's potential. But you also know Rachel made a bet with Stella just

retorted coldly, "Rachel losing a bet has

Rachel to team up with Keen for the competition, and we didn't win first place. Now Stella has it, and she might be gloating. Admitting Rachel lost is like saying Keen lost too. Do you want Stella to come over and

about beating her own kid,"

this. She couldn't stand the thought

gentle knock came at the door of the

the room, a hush fell

looked at her with a strange mix of expressions, as if she had walked

someone with a weaker resolve, such an unwelcoming gaze could easily drive