The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

A moment later, he opened his eyes again.

"Woof! Woof woof!"

The whole auditorium erupted with laughter.

"Hahaha!"

Even those who had tried to stay neutral-some of whom had felt Stella had gone too far-couldn't hold back anymore after witnessing this scene.

It was simply too funny to resist.

The entire hall buzzed with laughter, as if they were watching a comedy show rather than a violin recital.

The audience was thoroughly entertained.

Well, everyone except Mr. Walden and his group.

Their expressions were downright miserable, as if wishing they could disappear

into the floorboards. If slipping out unnoticed had been an option, they wouldn't have lasted another minute in that room.

Every sideways glance thrown at Mr. Walden felt like a needle pricking the skin, making it impossible to sit still.

The looks-half pity, half ridicule were like invisible slaps landing squarely on his face.

Was it anger, or regret? Even he couldn't tell anymore.

even Harry had lost

crowd reluctantly drifted out of the hall, still buzzing with excitement as they chatted about

and drama-those

exploded across social media

barking like a dog had

who'd once left the scene after being humiliated by Harry found themselves delighting in poetic

and videos of Harry were everywhere, remixed and lampooned across the internet. Some particularly

to absurdly

memes became must-have

course, is

...

Stella slung her violin case over her shoulder and headed off to find

the door, a tall, striking figure appeared

The man's handsome features

touch softer than

gentle as he held out

was a

didn't accept it,

her indifference. "Keen heard you were performing tonight and

see you. He's

for you now."

entire performance

late and only caught the

someone had plucked

made him feel quite