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

head and muttered, "I'm sorry,

"Exactly, without you, Rachel would have been perfect. So technically, Rachel

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

mean it like that. I just didn't want Stella to get

losing a bet has nothing to do with

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

brag about beating her own kid," he

at this. She couldn't stand the thought of someone less competent lording it

came at the door of the lounge. Haynes walked

the room, a hush

a strange mix of expressions, as if she had walked into a completely

an unwelcoming gaze