Chapter 81 81 - Vlog Results

    ??As I entered the basement, I saw Liv practicing her violin while looking at the score on her computer screen.

    If it was just that, I would have thought everything was normal, but when I saw how red her eyes were, I realized that something was wrong.

    I slowly approached her, put a hand on her shoulder and asked in a calm voice. "Liv, is everything okay?"

    Startled, Liv looked into my eyes and quickly looked away from me to the computer as she tried to get back to practicing her violin.

    Noticing this, I slowly put my hand on her violin and turned her body to look at me.

    "Liv, talk to me, I''m your older brother. What were we talking about last time?" I asked as I placed her violin on the table and pulled her into a hug.

    Feeling the hug around her body, Liv froze for a second, but quickly felt relieved and returned the hug with force.

    "That you''re my big brother and that you''re going to help me through all my troubles..." She replied in a low, embarrassed voice.

    "Yeah, so tell me, what''s going on?" I asked worriedly as I stroked her back in our embrace.

    "I feel sick..." She replied.

    "Feeling sick about what?" I asked confused.

    "About not being able to help at all... Dad''s working two jobs, Mom''s taking care of the three of us, you''re working and already earning more than Dad and helping with the household bills... I want to help too, I want to get better at my violin and be like you, be able to earn money with music and help with the bills..." She finally got it off her chest as tears welled up in her eyes.

    I looked at her in surprise and didn''t know how to react. "Liv, look at me."

    Hearing what I said, Liv was very obedient and looked at me with red eyes. "How old are you?" I asked, although I already knew her age.

    "I''m 15 years old..." She answered confused.

    "And how old am I?" I asked.

    "You are 17 years old..." She replied.

    Smiling, I explained. "You''re 15, at your age all I thought about was watching Japanese cartoons and playing video games, it''s only now that I''m 17 that I started to worry about the financial problems at home and those problems are already being solved, you''re still 15, that''s two years you have to prepare to develop like me at 17."

    "But I also want to help now..." She said frustrated.

    "Do you know why I''m worried about making money?" I asked.

    "Because of the bills?" She asked.

    "No, because of you." I said as I smiled at her.Geett the latest novels at novelhall.com

    Curious, I looked at the comments on the video.

    [Bro looks like a cool dude...got my sub!]

    [Must be fun to do shows like this!]

    [What a fun vibe you have with your team, even Selena, who I thought was a serious and boring girl, is actually a lot of fun too!]

    [lol, this guy thinks that just because BlackVelvet started now he has to be polite and lower himself to please singers like him?]

    [What an arrogant singer, being an artist for so many years and never leaving the D rank, BlackVelvet has reason to be proud of his success].

    [I will find this singer''s Instagram page!]

    [I didn''t like this BlackVelvet guy, he seems very arrogant to me just because he''s handsome...]

    Seeing that there were mixed comments about me, I just smiled as I stopped for a while to answer the comments.

    Until my nose caught a whiff of something starting to burn and I remembered I was making my whey pancakes and quickly put my phone down to get it out of the fire.

    Fortunately, my nose got a lot better when my cooking skills went up a level.

    [Cooking Lv 19 - 20]

    When the skill reached level 20, I felt another wave of knowledge coming into my head, and I began to realize several things that I could do better, as if I had been practicing making that pancake for several more months.

    As I felt this new information come into my head, I just closed my eyes and enjoyed the feeling.

    The feeling of knowledge entering my mind without any effort on my part was very good and addictive.

    After a few seconds the feeling disappeared and I picked up my plate and went to the living room table to eat, staying close to my mother, but when I came out of the kitchen I was surprised by what I saw.

    Ethan had just come downstairs with wet hair, probably excited that Isabella had arrived after hearing the doorbell, and besides Isabella, her sister Emily was also here.

    Seeing Emily chatting animatedly with Liv, even though she seemed a bit shy, I was happy for both my siblings, while Ethan has his little friend who likes him for who he is, Liv is also making healthier friends apart from those annoying girls at school.

    When I arrived in the living room, the smell of the pancakes in my hand wafted through the air and drew everyone''s attention to me.

    The reaction of Liv, Ethan, and my mom was more normal, because although they were a little surprised, they were already used to the smell of my food, since I always cooked for them.

    The ones who were really surprised were Isabella, who looked curiously at the pancakes in my hand, and Emily, who instead of looking at the pancakes in my hand, looked at my arm, which was holding the pancake with a sleeveless shirt.

    Girls this age are trouble...'' I thought as I waved at her and sat down to eat, not worrying too much about it.