Through the earpiece, Charles' deep voice echoed, "Ria, how did it go? Have you met Rivas?"Maria heard his voice, the tension she had been concealing almost collapsed. Her voice trembled slightly, a hint of tears laced the edges of her words. "No, I haven't even seen him. Andrew took Mia in with him. When Mia came out, she said that Rivas had already chosen her."Charles' voice deepened even more. "Only Andrew went in? Didn't anyone else go in?""No."Maria sniffed, watching as half the crowd had already left. She spoke, demoralized, "We're planning on leaving now...""Wait."Charles cut her off, "Ria, wait for me at the Weiwang Hotel with Luna. I'll be there within an hour.""Okay, well, we'll wait for you."Seeing Maria end the call, Luna inquired anxiously, "What did CEO Smith say, Ria?"Maria put her phone away. "My husband told us to wait for him here, he'll be here within an hour!""Ah! That's wonderful!"Luna instantly perked up, grabbing Ria and jumping in excitement. "Sinc
Rivas stayed in his room for a long time, making sure all the other guests had left and nobody would come to bother him, he finally breathed a sigh of relief."Sigh, to pull strings for somebody for the first time makes me a bit guilty, I wonder why?"His bodyguard walked alongside him, shaking his head with a smile, "Rivas, I've been with you for so long, this is the first time I've seen you like this. That Mia Lesser, compared to the pianists you've worked with in the past, she's lacking."Rivas shrugged, looking helpless, "Can't help it, I have a good relationship with Andrew Lesser. We've not met for over two decades, consider this a gift I'm giving him upon our reunion."As they reached the elevator, the elevator doors suddenly opened in front of them, and a man and a woman walked out."Oh dear, I wanted to stay a while longer at the piano, but you insisted we come up!""We finished our meal, it's unseemly to linger in the dining room given our status.""If we don't fit in, we do
Maria tilted her head towards the piano she had been playing, "Here?"Rivas was taken aback, his initial intention was to invite Maria to his own recital, but Maria’s words instantly made his heart itch.He had never played with a stranger without any training before.Looking at the piano, Rivas' eyes were shining, he was too excited to stand it. "Can we?"Maria waved her hands, and said annoyedly, "I've been playing for two straight hours, my hands are about to give out."Seeing the disappointment on Rivas face, Maria laughed out loud, "Haha...Don't be like that. It's as if you asked me for sweets, and I didn't give you any, and you feel wronged."Of course Rivas felt wronged, good friends that appreciate the art as much as he does are hard to find!When he heard Maria's piano sound, he knew he had found a kindred spirit in music once again, one he hadn't encountered in more than twenty years after meeting Andrew!To him, being able to cooperate with Maria on a piece was more exciti
"That's wonderful!" Rivas quickly sat down and patted the spot next to him, "Come, sit here.""Okay, sure." Maria responded and walked over.After sitting down, Maria flicked her fingers, feeling they weren't as numb as they were before, and then placed her hands on the piano.Tilting his head to look at her, Rivas smiled excitedly, "So, shall we start?""Let's do it." As soon as Maria finished her sentence, her fingers were already touching the m keys. Rivas quickly turned his head back and attentively accompanied Maria’s playing.Strangely enough, this was the first time Maria and Rivas met and their first collaboration, yet there was no friction between them at all. As soon as they entered the world of music, they opened their hearts and expressed all their emotions through the music.Ms. Luna stood to the side, watching as Maria and Rivas performed a four-handed piece.Remarkably, Maria didn't fall behind Rivas, but kept pace with him, playing as steady as Mount Tai- her prowess
Mia returned home and proudly boasted to the Lesser family that she had received an invitation from Rivas to participate in his concert and perform together with him.Just as she was feeling extremely proud, her phone suddenly rang. She picked it up and saw that it was Rivas calling.She waved her phone to the Lesser family with a smug look, "See? Rivas is calling me..."Mia proudly put her phone to her ear, glanced at the other daughters of the Lesser family, and asked arrogantly, "Rivas, why are you calling me?"Rivas replied in a cold voice, "Mia, starting tomorrow, come to my place at eight o'clock every evening to practice the piano for an hour.""Eight o'clock every evening?"Mia raised her voice in annoyance, "Why so late? Can't we do it in the morning or afternoon?""No."Rivas hung up the phone without explaining anything.Mia tried her best to resist the urge to smash her phone."Eight o'clock every evening..."Eva's eldest daughter, Taylor Lesser, covered her mouth and smir
In the evening, Alexander returned to the Lesser family's mansion and was about to go straight to his room when he was stopped by Andrew sitting outside their yard.Alexander walked over and respectfully asked, "Dad, do you need something?"Andrew raised his hand and pointed to the stone bench next to him. Alexander understood and sat down on the bench, pretending to listen attentively as he looked at Andrew."Alexander, how have you been with Mimi lately? How does it work in your bedroom?"Upon hearing this, Alexander felt irritated. He knew that Mia must have said something to Andrew, otherwise, Andrew wouldn't ask him about this out of the blue.He licked his lips and replied humbly, "Dad, you know about my family situation. I married Mimi as a live-in son-in-law, but my dad's legal wife is unable to have children. My two brothers and I are all illegitimate children. One of us will definitely inherit the Caine family. So... I'm really busy now and may not have taken good care of Mi
Maria and Charles returned home, her hands sore!After agreeing to perform with Rivas, she was forced to practice the piano for two hours by him. Her fingers were trembling now..."Ria."Charles and Maria sat down on the couch. He took Maria’s left hand, placed it on his leg, and gently massaged her fingers."Oh..."Maria sighed comfortably, "So comfortable."Suddenly, she frowned and pouted, "Honey, do you think Rivas is making a fool of me? He wants me to go to his place every morning at nine and practice until three in the afternoon. I'm afraid I can't even use my hands anymore.""Hehe..."Charles chuckled and shook his head, "Rivas is a keen lover of the piano. It's not easy for him to encounter an opponent who can hone his skills. How could he miss such an opportunity?"Maria blinked and carefully pondered Charles' words. Then she raised her right hand and gave him a thumbs-up."Honey, you are right. Rivas is indeed a keen lover of the piano. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to n
In the following days, Luna would accompany Maria to Rivas hotel for piano practice every day. The relationship between Rivas and Maria became more intimate. They were not just partners anymore. It was a kind of long-awaited mutual affection."Rivas."After finishing the piano practice, Maria rubbed her fingers and pouted towards the window, "Yesterday, my husband told me that there is a good restaurant to the north of Beijing. Do you want to go with me?""A restaurant?"Rivas also massaged his fingers gently, "What are we eating? Is it spicy?"After being with Rivas for so many days, Maria knew his preferences very well. She chuckled, "Yeah! It will make you cry. So tell me, are you coming or not?""Yes, of course."Rivas immediately stood up, intending to change his clothes.The bodyguard reminded him kindly, "Rivas, Mia is coming for practice at eight o'clock tonight. You've already skipped her for three days in a row."Including today, Maria rehearsed with Rivas for a total of s