Chapter 177


    Chapter 177 Boldly Take That First Step Elijah stood beside his car on the first floor of the apartment as he


    spoke on the phone.


    Some time seemed to have passed when Zoe''s voice rang out from behind. “Elijah." "That is all for


    now,"he said in a low voice into the phone. After he put his phone away and looked in the direction the


    voice came from, his gaze froze when he saw Leanna. Zoe, who noticed this, raised her eyebrows in


    content when she saw that her n had bore fruit. Leanna gave him an apologetic smile then. "Sorry


    for making you wait," she said. Elijah snapped back to reality the moment he heard her words. "N-No


    worries... I haven''t been here for long." "Let''s be on our way, then," Zoe urged while holding back her


    laugh."The concert is about to start." He nodded in response. "Hop in." On the way to the concert, Zoe


    kept talking to Elijah to liven up the mood as Leanna enjoyed the fresh air outside with the car window


    slightly lowered. The weather that day was pleasant. The sun that shone bright made the weather


    much warmer than it was in the past few days. When Zoe noticed Leanna''s attention was elsewhere,


    she leaned forward a little and whispered, "Can I ask you something, Elijah?" "Sure. Ask away," said


    Elijah. "Have you been in any rtionship these few years?" "No." He must not have expected such a


    question from Zoe, as his answer came sounding slightly startled. "And why is that?" He smiled when


    he saw Leanna leaning against the window through the rear-view mirror. "Probably because I haven''t


    found someone suitable," he murmured. Hearing that, Zoe purposefully asked, "Is it because of that, or


    is it because someone already has your heart?" Elijah turned quiet this time around. He didn''t know


    what to say. It was true that he had had a crush on Leanna from the time when they were students.


    Despite that, he had never even considered making a move because he had always thought that she


    and Zayn would someday end up getting married. Everyone, Elijah included, thought that the duo were


    a match made in heaven. That was why it came as a surprise to Elijah when the one Zayn ended up


    getting engaged to was Anna. However, Elijah hadn''t heard any news about Leanna at that point. It


    was for his own selfish intentions that he agreed to have a meet-up with his ssmates—he wanted to


    see her. Seeing that he didn''t say anything, Zoe immediately knew that she had made the correct


    guess again and she encouraged, "You must seize the opportunity and boldly take that first step if you


    have someone you like." He hesitated for a moment before he replied, "But I don''t know what she


    thinks of me." Elijah was afraid they would not even be friends anymore if he told Leanna of his


    feelings. "She doesn''t have a boyfriend now, anyway. Give it a try." Instead of answering her, the man


    turned to look at Zoe with suspicious eyes. He probably didn''t expect she would make a correct guess.


    She raised her chin at him and after stealing a nce at Leanna, Zoe said to him in a voice that only


    they could hear. "Don''t worry, I will help you." He thought for a moment before nodding. "Okay." The


    traffic wasn''t the smoothest and by the time they arrived outside the concert location, the sky had


    already started to turn dark. When Zoe saw the crowd that was attending the concert, she let out a wow


    and asked, "Elijah, is your friend that good?" "Yes." He smiled. "He is amazing. He has won several


    international music awards." While waiting for Elijah to park his car, she nudged Leanna with her elbow


    before asking, "Hey, did you hear what Elijah and I were talking about in the car?" "Huh? What did you


    talk about?" Leanna seemed somewhat confused. She had been in a daze the whole time they were in


    the car that she really didn''t hear their conversation. Zoe let out a mysterious smile upon hearing that.


    "It is nothing," she murmured. Elijah soon came after he parked the car. "Let''s head in." After entering


    the concert hall, Zoe deliberately took a step back to let Elijah and Leanna walk together. This way,


    they would be next to each other when they sat downter. Elijah''s friend had given him great seats in


    the front row, where they could see the stage clearly. They were a littlete, so the concert started as


    soon as they sat down. Just as Zoe was secretly cheering about her n being sessful again,


    Leanna whispered in her ear, "Look onstage." "Huh? What?" Zoe subconsciously looked over, only for


    her eyes to widen when she saw Daniel appearing on the stage and gasped. "Why is he here?" When


    Elijah overheard their conversation, he asked them in a low voice, "You know him?" "He lives right next


    door. He has only moved there recently." Leanna, who was sitting between them, answered. After a


    slight pause, she asked in return, "Is that the friend you said who lives in our area?" Elijah nodded in


    response. “But I didn''t think he would so coincidentally live right beside your ce." On the other hand,


    Zoe was dumbfounded. She truly believed that the love story between a normal girl and a musical


    genius had finally begun. The hall fell silent as soon as the music reverberated throughout the space.


    Zoe, too, stared at the stage intently without blinking. About half an hourter, she suddenly feltMaterial ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    someone tap her on the shoulder. She didn''t look over, and proceeded to shrug and ignore the person.


    However, instead of giving up because of this, they urgently tapped her again. Annoyed, she turned her


    head and was about to yell at the person for doing this out of spite, but she became quiet the moment


    she was greeted with an indifferent look on the person''s face. Aidan then hooked a finger at her as he


    tilted his head. Zoe knew that he was gesturing for her to switch seats with her, but she only stayed


    there hesitating. She had painstakingly brought the two together to watch the concert, and even had


    them sit next to each other. This was supposed to be the perfect time for Elijah and Leanna to cultivate


    their feelings. If Aidan was here to get in the way, wouldn''t that be... The man now had his lips pursed


    slightly as he peered at her with a warning gaze. The instant Zoe felt a chill crawl up her back, she


    quickly got up and switched seats with him. In the end, she repeatedly assured herself, I have many


    more chances to set them up, but I only have one life to live. Leanna had been so fixated on the stage


    that she did not notice what was happening beside her. She felt her right hand being held all of a


    sudden. She was caught off-guard for a moment. Even though Zoe would sometimes hold her hand or


    hug her arm, it never felt this cheesy. This didn''t feel like something she would do. Right when Leanna


    was trying to figure out what was happening, the fingers of the hand that held hers had already slid


    between her fingers, and was gently grabbing her by the palm. She turned around, only to see that the


    person beside her had been switched out. Leanna was at a loss for words. As though provoking her,


    the man looked into her eyes with his eyebrows raised ever- so slightly. She managed to suppress the


    anger that instantly bubbled up, but she tried hard to pull her hand out of his grip. Although Aidan


    looked as if he wasn''t using any force, she still couldn''t pry her hand away. She must have been jerking


    too forcefully that Elijah looked over at her. "Leanna? What''s wrong?" he asked. Immediately, Leanna


    pulled her hand, along with Aidan''s, and hid it behind her. She even shed Elijah an oddly natural


    smile as she said, "It is nothing. Just a slight difort. Let''s continue to watch the show."