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Shi Yao, unfamiliar with the Argent’s vi, didn’t recognize the room. But he sharply noticed the shift in everyone’s demeanor.

Under his insistent questioning, he learned the truth: they’d entered rieka’s old room, not the study!

Kieran was ying dirty!

Discovering this, Shi Yao nearly charged upstairs–to drag rieka out and punch Kieran.

Yet he understood why rieka hade here.

He knew how crucial this business opportunity was for her career.

No matter how furious he felt, he couldn’t sabotage her chance.

So he swallowed his rage, sitting stiffly on the couch to wait.

When piano notes floated down, Shi Yao instantly knew it was rieka ying.

Five years together meant he’d heard her perform countless times; he knew her musical signature intimately.

Listening now, he couldn’t stop imagining:

What negotiation required her to y piano alone with him?

A man and woman isted in a room–her dressed exquisitely, him strikingly handsome. By every film and drama’s logic, something was bound to happen.

Shi Yao itched to storm upstairs demanding answers, yet held himself back.

“Who’s ying?”

“Who else? Everyone knows ricka ys. Unless you think Mr. Argent suddenly learned?”

Agitated, Shi Yao nced up and caught Rose’s barely contained expression cracking.

His heart sank.

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Suddenly, Kieran’s son Qi Yuan hurled his toy aside. The boy dashed to Rose, clinging to her leg as he pouted:

“Mommy, let’s go up!

It sounds awful! Not even close to your ying!”

Rose forced a smile, patting his head. “Be good, Yuan Yuan. We mustn’t disturb Daddy’s

business.‘

Despite his jealousy, Shi Yao snapped at the child: “What does a brat know?”

Qi Yuan stuck out his tongue defiantly. “It IS awful! Awful, awful, awful!

Mommy could y better with her toes!”

Shi Yao clicked his tongue. “Still asking for trouble, brat?”

Rose felt only warmth at her son’s fierce loyalty, too pleased to scold him.

After being pestered by her son like this, Roschelle Whitaker felt the gloom in her heart lift considerably.

Indeed, Kieran Argent had grown ustomed to her piano performances–how could he possibly appreciate rieka’s ying?

As an expert in this field, Roschelle only needed to listen briefly to recognize that rieka’s skills had faded considerably, far from her high school days.

Nowhere near Roschelle’s current mastery.

Holding Qi Yuan in her arms, Rose feigned apology: “My apologies, children can be thoughtless. I’ll teach him better.”

Qi Yuan wriggled free from Rose’s embrace, covering his ears and making a fuss: “Mom, I’ve had enough! It’s so awful, truly awful! Can’t we go upstairs and stop that nasty aunt from ying?”

ricka’s Uncertainty

“Yuan!”

Yuan Argent, small and nimble, weaved effortlessly through the crowd.

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Roschelle Whitaker couldn’t stop him in time as he dashed up the stairs.

A shadow flickered in her eyes.

Perfect–she wanted to see what was happening upstairs anyway.

She cleared her throat apologetically. “Yuan’s being impulsive. I’ll check on him.”

Just as she stepped forward, Victor moved faster, taking three stairs at a time with urgent

strides.

Roschelle followed, her mind uneasy.

rieka Huston swallowed her words, turning to see the bedroom door wide open. Before she could process it, a small figure charged inside.

“Baddy! I’ll hit you!”

Head down, the child barreled toward her with clenched fists raised high.

rieka frowned, sidestepping while pulling her skirt aside.

But her long skirt pooled on the floor. The child lunged, tripped over the fabric, and fell face- first with a loud thud.

rieka recognized Yuan Argent.

After a stunned silence, Yuan wailed, his cries echoing through the room.

ricka watched coldly, yanked her skirt free from under him, and stepped back.