Chapter 209


    Chapter 209


    That was why Tessa insisted oning back to train even though she was not fully healed. Even if she


    just yed a gentle piece, it would still help to stabilize her techniques somewhat.


    When the receptionist heard those words, an awkward expression appeared on her face. She paused


    for a moment before saying, “Tessa, the truth is… Queenie is not just serving as the assistant


    concertmaster for this performance. It has been decided in the orchestra that this position will be hers


    from now on.”


    Tessa was shocked to hear those words. Even though she could understand every single word the


    receptionist was saying, the words suddenly sounded like a foreignnguage when strung together in a


    sentence. Thus, she paused for a while before she raised her head to look at the receptionist in


    confusion. “The position will be hers from now on? Winnie, what do you mean by that?”


    “Tessa… please don’t be so upset. I’m just the receptionist. I don’t know why the orchestra issued that


    directive either,” the receptionist said softly while patting Tessa on the shoulder.


    Knowing that it was useless to question the receptionist any further, Tessa nodded and went to look for


    Trevor.


    Trevor was astonished to see Tessa, and his expression immediately became strange. – He spoke with


    his guilty conscience weighing down on him. “Tessa? Why aren’t you recuperating at home? Why did


    youe here?”


    She replied, “I came to train. But, I heard that Queenie was officially appointed as the assistant


    concertmaster. Didn’t you say that she was just a temporary recement for this performance?”


    Upon hearing those words, his expression changed again. He avoided her gaze and did not dare to


    look her in the eye. Even his manner of speech became hesitant. “Uh… Tessa, please listen to me. It’s


    not that we don’t want to appoint you. But.”


    “But what?” she immediately asked.


    He gritted his teeth and answered straightforwardly, “This is the decision of the higher-ups. They


    imed that you are not suitable for the orchestra and chose Queenie to take your ce. I’m just a


    lowly employee. I don’t have the power to make such decisions. So… please don’t make things difficult


    for me.”


    She waspletely stunned by those words. Does that mean I no longer have a chance? Ne that can’t


    be. It wasn’t easy for me to climb to that position. Just because I lost my first chance to perform doesn’t


    mean that I will never have another chance to perform in the future.


    She looked at him beggingly. “Mr. Oswald, you know how I am. It’s not like I can’t do anything for the


    orchestra. Please, give me another chance. Just one more chance.”


    He looked at her with a troubled expression. “It’s not that I don’t want to help you, but I really don’t have


    the power to do anything.”


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    Even if he put aside the fact that he trained her himself and spoke strictly in terms of talent within the


    orchestra, she was far more talented than Queenie. He was reluctant to see her leave just based on


    this point alone. Not only was she young, but she was also more hardworking than most people.


    Comparatively, she had more potential. She would surely be a remarkable performer in the future.


    It would be a pity to lose such a promising talent.


    He had already nned everything in advance. After this performance, he was going to ask Queenie to


    step down and return the position to Tessa. However, Remus suddenly came to visit himst night.


    The first directive the Sawyer Group issued when they bought over the orchestra was to abandon


    Tessa Reinhart. Otherwise, the orchestra would cease to exist.


    This orchestra was his life. On the other hand, Tessa was simply a junior that he had : high


    expectations of. He knew where his prioritiesy. Therefore, he had no choice but to sacrifice Tessa for


    the sake of the entire orchestra.


    He shook his head and said to her, “Tessa, I’m really sorry. You should go home.”


    Trevor thought back to the past. At that time, Nichs had stood up for her and proimed that she


    was one of his people. He even went so far as to entrust the care of Gregory to her. Furthermore, he


    didn’t say a single negative word to her when Gregory went missing and personally took care of her in


    the hospital. Therefore, it was unexpected to see how he suddenly turned on her and became so


    hostile instead.


    Trevor couldn’t help feeling sad for Tessa. Although he was very puzzled as to why the Sawyer Group


    was targeting her, now was not the time to speak of such matters. Besides, he was afraid that asking


    about this would only rub salt into her wounds. After all, nobody wanted to be ridiculed for being


    abandoned after losing their job.


    Perhaps, the care that President Sawyer showed her previously was nothing more than a game among


    the wealthy.