Chapter 24 The Performance, a Bewitching Melody

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Chapter 24 The Performance, a Bewitching Melody

Everyone turned to look. It was Lena, the person in charge of Velora Atelier.

Although Lena was already in her thirties, she was immaculately maintained, draped in a long black dress that exuded charm.

But what truly commanded fear and respect was the power behind her. The Velora Atelier.

The guests were bewildered.

Why was Lena helping Sloane? Could it be because of Lucas?

Lena held the zither delicately. “My zither is at Ms. Rivers’s disposal.”

The others might not know, but the Rivers family did. Lena and Sloane knew each other.

Samantha’s heart started to waver.

Could it be… Sloane actually could play the zither?

“Thank you,” Sloane said, accepting the instrument and setting it atop the table.

She turned her head slightly and asked Samantha, “You want to stay here and watch me play?”

times, only maids stood by to attend a lady playing

meaning was obvious. She was treating Samantha

and stomped off the stage, returning to stand stiffly

lowered her voice and scolded, “Sammy, this is outrageous. If Sloane embarrasses herself, she’s dragging down the

her slender hands gently on the zither, her fingertips gliding across the strings,

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and she began to play in

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the murmuring of a stream,

the thunderous charge of a thousand horses, every note filled with a shocking force

war drums were pounding

the melody shifted, Lucas’s expression changed. He immediately covered his ears and shouted to Benjamin and the others, “Don’t listen

was

ensnared by the powerful, seductive music, their souls

glazed, their faces twisted into expressions of terror or ecstasy, as if they truly stood upon a

heads and tried to flee, mouths screaming incoherently, yet their bodies moved in strange, jerky

banquet hall descended into utter chaos. The once–elegant atmosphere was

Rivers family

phantom rhythms. Helen and Samantha clung tightly to each other, trembling uncontrollably, their eyes filled

were bloodshot

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