Chapter 518

Noelle paused.

"And how do you feel about it?" she asked.

Madison gave a smile, taking her time with her meal. "How could that happen? He doesn't love me."

As they talked, the gentle notes of a piano filled the air.

A young man was seated at the piano not far away, playing "Melody for Elise" with elegance.

Madison's gaze drifted toward him, her expression becoming almost trance-like.

Madison, being a piano teacher, often paid extra attention when she heard someone playing well.

Noelle didn't think much of it and excused herself to the restroom.

At a nearby table, Chance had just sat down with a friend when he noticed that familiar profile.

Madison was quietly watching the pianist, her gaze deep and distant as if she were drawn to the young man at the piano—or perhaps looking through him, seeing something or someone invisible to everyone else.

There was a sadness in her eyes.

Chance frowned.

What was she looking at?

When the song ended and the pianist stood up to leave, Mad