“Hello, Madam, are you looking for a piano for your child? Will it be for the boy or the girl?” The shop assistant stepped forward enthusiastically. Adina let Alden hold Melody’s hand, while she followed the shop assistant to look for a piano.They were in the best piano shop in Sea City. The price of the cheapest piano was nearly six digits, and the expensive piano was nearly $1,000,000.Luckily, Adina did not lack money. But even if she lacked it, she would not want her children to suffer.When she was five, she had learned how to play the piano with Dew, and both of them had learned it for a decade. Although she had been neglecting her piano skills all these years, she still possessed some basic skills.Adina tried a few pianos in succession before she finally honed in on one. “This piano has a pretty tone, and its vibrato is especially perfect.”The shop assistant smiled and said, “You really understand pianos. This is our shop’s signature model.”“I have some knowledge. An
When Adina exited the piano shop, the children were already waiting for her outside while holding each other’s hands.When Alden saw Dew earlier, he immediately brought Melody out.The last time Melody met Dew outside their preschool, she had a nightmare, so he dared not let Melody meet Dew face to face again.“Mom, didn’t you buy a piano?” Alden raised his head and asked.Just as Adina was about to answer, her phone vibrated in her pocket.She glanced at the incoming call and looked a little surprised.This person had not contacted her for one year.“Mr. Albert, is anything up?”“I came to Sea City to watch a piano performance yesterday, and I thought about you. This is your hometown, right?” A haggard voice came from the phone. “Do you still remember what I told you a year ago?”Adina paused for a while. “I’ve lost my childhood enthusiasm toward the piano.”“You’re gifted at playing the piano. Why don’t you use that gift to the fullest?” Mr. Albert uttered some heartfelt wo
Duke frowned more. “Are you learning in the Winters family villa?”He clearly sounded annoyed.Dew took a deep breath and tried to remain calm as she said, “You know that my grandmother’s sick, and she’s bedridden all the time. If I practice the piano at home, I’ll disturb her rest.“Besides, George found a piano teacher for me. I want him to supervise me during my piano lessons too.”After she spoke, she stared at the man, who was sitting on the couch, with a glint in her eyes.However, Duke did not look at her at all.He frowned and cast a glance at the piano.He rarely interfered with George’s arrangement. Even if he hated it, he would not say anything.Dew breathed a big sigh of relief.She was really worried that this man would ask her to move the piano out in front of everyone.If that happened, she would be totally embarrassed.At this time, George walked down from the second floor.He saw the piano, which had been placed in the corner of the living room. “Mom, what
Alice was thirty-two years old, which was the most mature and charming age for a woman.She was a blonde lady. Her curly golden hair fell on her shoulders, her eyes were green, and her nose was straight. She emanated an elegant aura.Duke was holding a contract and getting ready to leave.He was not interested in anything related to Dew. If Dew wanted to practice piano in the daytime, he would not come home during that period.Just as he was about to leave, he saw Alice coming in.He raised his eyebrows and looked slightly surprised.George had actually hired the famous skilled pianist to be Dew’s teacher.Duke had attended one of Alice’s concerts in the past, and he had been very impressed.He pulled back the foot that he had already extended and reached out to Alice. “Ms. Alice.”Alice elegantly smiled. “Mr. Winters, I’ve heard about you for a long time. We’ve finally met today. It’s an honor.”When Dew saw this, she was slightly taken aback.She had been with Duke for fou
Suddenly, she wanted to give up.But when she turned around, she saw Duke sitting on the couch.The man, who had initially been reading his documents, was raising his head and seriously listening to Alice.That meant Duke was very interested in the piano.Dew closed her eyes and slowly opened them again. “Ms. Alice, can I try it one more time?”“Of course, you can.” Alice smiled faintly and said, “First of all, you need to relax. Let yourself relax before you immerse yourself in the song’s atmosphere. When the emotions brew in your heart, let those emotions flow into your fingertips like water and pour them on the keys.”Dew nodded and sat by the piano again.When she learned the piano in her youth, Adina had patiently taught her the techniques before her relationship with Adina broke apart.However, she hated Adina, so why would she accept the skills that Adina taught her?Only now did she realize that those things Adina had said were extremely similar to Alice’s advice.She
Dew’s heart was filled with excitement.She had known Duke for four years, and he was asking her a personal question for the first time.Did this mean that he had started to become interested in her?She took a deep breath before she smiled gently and said, “Yes, I enrolled in Sea City High School with the highest score in the city.”She and Adina had both ranked first.Duke nodded indifferently. “Did you learn piano in the past?”“My preschool teacher realized that I played the piano quite well, so my parents sent me for piano lessons. I got busy after I enrolled in university, so I haven’t played the piano for a few years.” Dew explained very briefly, but her tone was filled with pride that could not be hidden. “I didn’t know that Ms. Alice would still acknowledge even though I haven’t practiced the piano for four years.”Duke gently rubbed his fingers. “Did you play piano in Sea City High School previously?”Dew did not know why he was asking her about that, but she honestly
When Dew started playing the piano, he could still hold himself back from going down to make a fuss.But later, the woman actually caught his father’s attention.His father even gazed at her!If his dad fell for this bad woman, he would marry her. Once that happened, he would have to call this woman “Mom.”He just wanted Aunt Adina to be his mom!When Harold thought of that, he became angrier and shouted, “Stop playing the piano here to seduce my dad! I hate you the most!”As soon as Harold said that, Duke’s gaze suddenly turned cold.It was really ridiculous for a four-year-old boy to say the word “seduce.”He got up and gave Harold on the second floor a cold, profound gaze. “Come down and apologize to your mother.”“Forget it, Duke. Harold is just four years old. He doesn’t know any better. He’s just spoiled.” Dew smoothed the situation over in a sobbing tone. “He hates me so much. I must have done something wrong.”George clenched his fists.It sounded as if his mother wa
In Golden Sun International Bilingual Preschool, the sun in late autumn shone down, and it was very warm. The children were running freely in the playground.Alden and Melody were surrounded by a dozen children.“Alden, can I hold Mel’s hand? I want to be her friend!”“Mel’s hairstyle is so pretty today. I like Mel so much. Alden, please let Mel play with us.”“Don’t be so petty, okay? All of us like Mel. We won’t hurt her.”The boys and girls were attracted by Melody’s doll-like face. They kept surrounding her and were not willing to leave.When Alden saw so many people being fond of his sister, he also felt happy.He turned around. “Mel, do you want to play with them?”The little girl blinked in a blank manner and slowly glanced at the childish faces around her.Children’s smiles were the purest.If they liked you, they liked you. If they did not like you, they would show it. They would show all their emotions on their faces.After a few minutes, Melody slowly nodded.Ald