Chapter 557


    Chapter 557


    Til work hard and won’t need you to go easy on me.” Tessa was confident in herself. Nevertheless, she


    had to rely on her own efforts to obtain the role of the concertmaster. When Scott saw the assured look


    on the girl’s face, his gaze darkened as a hint of bitterness surfaced in it. However, he quickly looked


    away before responding to her words. “I’m not going to make it easy for you, but as a friend, I can do


    you a favor,” he offered.


    “Forget it. I’m not facing any issues recently, anyway.” Tessa rejected him once more. Since she had


    decided to rely on her own abilities, she decided that she wouldn’t ept anyone’s help. Moreover, she


    didn’t want others to spread nasty rumors about her when she actually won thepetition fair and


    square. Perhaps Scott could tell what was going on in Tessa’s mind as he no longer insisted on doing


    her a favor after that. Instead, he changed the topic to talk about the fun stuff he had encountered in


    other countries recently.


    Both Tessa and Scott chatted happily in the studio. The atmosphere inside was harmonious, but a dark


    aura came from outside the room as Kathleen red at them resentfully. She had received the news


    the moment Scott arrived at the orchestra’s practice location. However, after her previous experience at


    the detention center, she felt too embarrassed to meet him, so she hid away from him. Yet, she felt


    extremely jealous when he saw her chatting with Tessa.


    Perhaps Kathleen’s re had given off a rather noticeable aura for Tessa and Scott both turned around


    to look in her direction simultaneously. “Kathleen?” they both said synchronously; there was even the


    same note of confusion in their voices. A flustered look surfaced on Kathleen’s face as she instinctively


    thought of hiding away. But before she could do anything, Scott’s pleasant voice traveled into her ear.


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    “It’s been a while, Kathleen.” He pressed his lips into a smile as he walked toward her. Kathleen’s feet


    wouldn’t seem to budge when she saw the handsome man strolling in her direction. In the end, she had


    no choice but to put on a smile. “It has been a while.”Scott didn’t seem to realize anything odd about


    Kathleen. “How have you been?”“I’ve been well,” she replied with a smile.Scott nodded. Right then, he


    recalled the things that Kathleen had done in the past. “I heard about what happened previously. You


    didn’t have to go against Miss Reinhart. She’s a nice person—you’ll recognize her good trails after


    getting to know her a little better,” he suggested. Kathleen couldn’t help but clench her fists in response


    to his words. She lowered her gaze in order for her eyshes to conceal the vicious look in her


    eyes.Scott didn’t realize anything at all as he continued talking about Tessa. “You shouldn’t make


    things hard for Miss Hathaway either. Right now, she’s caught between her daughter and her protege.”


    When she heard his words, Kathleen felt like she was about to erupt with jealousy and rage as she


    thought Scott was just trying to protect Tessa.Kathleen balled her fists and dug her fingernails into her


    palms, but she couldn’t feel the pain. Even though she desperately wanted to kill Tessa at that moment,


    she still forced a smile onto her face. “Don’t worry. I’ve already learned from my mistakes, and I’ve


    already apologized to her. She has forgiven me as well.”Scott wasn’t suspicious of her words at all.


    Instead, he let out a smile of relief. “That’s what I’m talking about!”


    Kathleen’s heart ached when she saw how he responded to her lie. “I bet you didn’t know this, but


    Tessa and I are good friends now,” she continued. Scott was somewhat surprised al this point. But


    before he could say anything else, Kathleen’s soft voice sounded in his ears.“I was a little too stubborn


    in the past, Scott. You’re not going to hate me for that, are you?”He curled his lips into a smile when he


    saw the concern on Kathleen’s face. “Since you’ve learned from your mistakes, why should I hate


    you?” he asked.Kathleen could tell that the man wasn’t just trying to brush her off, so she spread her


    lips into a bright smile. “I’m d that you don’t hate me,” she said merrily. Then, they chatted for a while


    more before she left for practice.That evening, after Tessa was done practicing, Scott walked over to


    her. “Would you allow me the honor of buying you dinner tonight, Miss Reinhart?”