Always Been Yours Chapter 1087


    Chapter 1087


    A momentter, Tessa nced at Nichs with sparkling eyes and said, “It’s delicious!”


    At the sight of this, Nichs went on to peel a few more shrimps for her.


    Next to them, Timothy couldn’t help his exasperation. He didn’t mind having a meal with his sister and


    her husband, but he felt like he was getting heartburn from their lovey–dovey exchange. “Uh, Tessa,


    Nichs, some of us are trying to eat here. Can you refrain from rubbing your rtionship in my face


    while I’m still single?” He put his hand to his chest in an exaggerated manner as though Tessa and


    Nichs had plunged a sword through his heart, then shot them a wounded look.


    Tessa was about to retort when Nichs beat her to it. “We’re hoping this might give you that extra


    push you need in order to find a girlfriend.” Then, Nichs returned to peeling shrimps for Tessa and


    addressed her indulgently, “Is there anything else you’d like to eat? I’ll get it for you.”


    She shook her head and didn’t want him to starve. “You don’t have to, and you barely ate a bite!”


    As she said this, the waiter served thest dish, but he did not leave immediately after setting the te


    down. Then, the waiter said politely, “Dear guests, there will be a live performance in our establishment


    shortly after this for you to enjoy while you dine.”


    Gregory blinked his doe–eyes at the waiter and asked curiously, “Excuse me, sir, but what sort of


    performance is


    it?”


    The waiter replied with a smile, “Usually it’s a piano or a violin performance, but the musicians are set.


    They’re refined artists who y the instruments beautifully, and some of our customers only dine here


    to hear them y.”


    Tessa could hear the subtle pride in the waiter’s tone as he said this, and she found herself looking


    forward to the performanceter.


    Unfortunately, the restaurant ran into some trouble at the veryst moment.


    Another waiter hurried up onto the stage and apologized to the customers. “Ladies and gentlemen, our


    resident pianist has a case of food poisoning and is being treated at the hospital right now. We


    sincerely apologize for having to cancel the performance this evening, but our manager has mentioned


    that should anyone here know how to y the violin and the piano, then by all means, the stage is


    yours.”


    Some customers were clearly displeased by the unexpected announcement, but they mostly just


    grumbled to themselves and chose to ignore it.


    Meanwhile, Tessa’s wistful gaze immediately fell upon the violin disyed on stage, and while this was


    just a habit for her. However, when she heard that there would be a performance, she quickly looked at


    the instruments on the stage, only to make a surprising discovery.


    The violin disyed in the ss cab was by no means expensive, but it was of a renowned brand


    nheless. Tessa heard that the same violin had been sold off at a charity auction years ago, and


    that was the end of it. She certainly didn’t think she would see it disyed here.


    The longer she stared at the violin, the more her fingers itched to touch it.


    Nichs was the closest to her, so he naturally caught the longing look in her eyes. He smiled in


    amusement as he appraised her. She reminded him of a kitten who could not y with its favorite toy,


    and it was only a matter of time before she grew restless.


    As hesitation filled Tessa, she heard someone chuckle lightly next to her. She turned to look at him


    inquisitively and saw the teasing gleam in his eyes.


    She realized that he had seen the conflict written on her face. ring at him indignantly, she


    demanded, “What’s so funny?”


    Nichs smirked, but his gaze was loving as he drawled, “Go on stage and perform if you like the violin


    so much.”


    Her heart warmed when she heard this, but she was still hesitant. “But it’s supposed to be a piano


    performance tonight.”


    Timothy leaned in and suggested, “Maybe you could ask the waiter and see if they’d let you y the


    violin instead.” He had seen the wistful glimmer in Tessa’s eyes as well, but Nichs had beaten him to


    encourage her.


    Tessa had no idea of her brother’s intentions, but his words seemed to snap her out of her hesitation.


    She stood up with a certain resolve and walked up to the waiter. “Excuse me, I was wondering if the


    piano performance this evening could be reced by a violin performance instead?”


    She might be speaking to the waiter, but her gaze had wandered over to the violin in the ss case.


    The waiter understood where she was going with this and pointed out anxiously, “This violin is one of


    our establishment’s most prized possessions. We can’t take it out on a whim, and most times, it stays


    locked up in that ss cab.”


    As soon as the waiter said this, a nearby customer who overheard the conversation snapped, “You can


    call it a prized possession all you want. As long as it stays in that cab, it’s no better than an old


    fiddle. Someone ought to y it and bring out the excellence of its craftsmanship!”


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    “He’s right. Besides, didn’t you just say that anyone who knows how to y these instruments could


    volunteer to perform tonight? Your refusal of thisdy’s request seems a little embarrassing on your


    part, don’t you think?”