Chapter 662


    At the Chapman residence, Hera was seated in a room in front of the piano.


    As she anxiously looked at the middle-aged man in the room, she said, “I’ll be joining the piano


    competition’s preliminaries. Mr. Underwood, I still haven’t thought about which piece to perform.”


    Coincidentally, the international pianopetition was located in Lake City, so all the best pianists had


    flocked to the city.


    There would always be someone better than her.


    Although Hera had won some awards in the past, there were plenty of master pianists in the world.


    Thus, she was rightly nervous.


    Moreover, she knew quite a few of the master pianists who were about to join the pianopetition,


    such as Olivia from the Warhol family.


    “Just y the piece I taught you—Sounds of Ranging Winds. That piece is one of its kind, and as long


    as you master it, I’m sure that you’ll be able to get a ce in the rankings,” Michael confidently cheered


    Hera on.


    He was an international piano teacher who had many students.


    The Chapman family had spent big bucks to hire him to guide Hera. Hence, he gave Hera one of the


    pieces he had gotten a few years before to perform.


    Bob Chapman, who was Hera’s paternal grandfather, was famous in the world of piano. Hence,


    Michael was thrilled to find out that he was going to be teaching one of the Chapmans.


    It seems like the rumors are true in that the Chapman family is slowly losing their power… Still, they’re


    rather rich.


    Nevertheless, Michael intended to teach Hera properly. Although she was not overly talented, she was


    better than the other participants.


    The difficulty level of Sounds of Ranging Winds would allow her to win against ny percent of the


    participants. With his guidance, Michael was sure that Hera would be able to make swift improvements.


    Even if she could not perform the piece as wondrous as he, she could still show the audience the


    intensity of the piece.


    Therefore, Michael was sure that Hera would be able to at least make a name for herself at the


    international pianopetition with the quality of her performance.


    For the sake of thepetition that would take ce the next day, Hera kept practicing and practicing.


    “It’s just the preliminaries tomorrow, so there’s no need for you to be that nervous. Just y the piece


    as you usually do,” Michael reassured her. “I’ve given you three pieces with ascending difficulty levels.


    They’re meant for the preliminaries, the second round, and the finals.”


    “I got it, Mr. Underwood,” Hera quickly replied.


    At the same time, at the Warhol residence, Olivia was leisurely sipping her tea.


    Mabel sighed. “My dear daughter, what’s the matter with you? The preliminaries are tomorrow, so why


    aren’t you practicing now?”


    “What’s the point in that? Will I be able to improve by doingst-minute practices? Moreover, my piano


    ying is not bad inparison with my peers in the country. Even my teacher said that I’m one of the


    best.” Olivia took another sip of her fruit tea. “So, Mom, you don’t need to worry about it at all. I’ll


    definitely be able to get a good result.”


    “There’s always someone better than you, Olivia. You can’t let your guard down. If you get good results


    from thispetition, the other socialites will surely admire you. Look at Hera Chapman. The painting


    she made sold for hundreds of thousands. Many families were jealous,” Mabel said, trying to convince


    Olivia to start practicing.


    “Oh, right. Mom, she’s in the pianopetition as well. I heard that she’s not supposed to qualify for it,


    but she asked for a favor from Mr. Hoffman and his wife to join it.” A look of disdain then crossed


    Olivia’s face. “Why should I envy a woman like her? Watch me defeat her!”


    When Mabel realized her daughter was not going to heed anyone’s advice, she shook her head in


    disappointment.


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    The next morning, the participants of thepetition woke early in the morning and headed to the site


    of the event.


    It was held at Lake City’s theater.


    The theater was wide and had the capacity for tens of thousands of people. Thus, music lovers from


    various countries in the world came together to watch thepetition.


    A globalpetition like this would naturally catch the attention of many.


    Many mediapanies of varying countries hade to record the scene as well.