Chapter 751 Side Story: Childhood Sweetheart 11


    Since Damian started working, his demeanor had changed drastically, and Liam''s mockery felt


    particrly nerve-wracking to Alice.


    "Alright, you said you''d take me somewhere fun. Chop chop." Alice tugged at Liam''s shirt, feeling quite


    anxious.


    Liam extended his hand gently, brushing her head. "Sure, don''t worry. I''ll take you there now."


    Grateful, Alice nodded.


    On the side, Damian observed their interaction, his gaze growing colder. "She''s not going."


    "Why can''t she go? Damian, why do you interfere so much?" Liam rolled his eyes, his tone dripping


    with disdain. "Ally has grown up. She can go wherever she wants. It''s her freedom. Why meddle?"


    Damian didn''t respond and just kept his gaze on Alice calmly.


    After a while, Alice gradually released her grip on Liam''s shirt.


    "I think it''s gettingte now, so I''ll go back to sleep." Alice forced a smile and left.


    Nobody brought up that night’s incident. However, after experiencing it, Alice became even more


    anxious about spending time alone with Damian. She felt more uneasy and began avoiding such


    situations even more.


    The school''s opening ceremony came as scheduled. Seeing the figure seated on the tform not far


    away, Alice inexplicably felt nervous.


    When it was her turn to perform, she sat at the piano, trying to calm her nerves. Beautiful music flowed


    from her fingertips as the room fell silent.


    Strangely, although there were no issues with the piano during the earlier part of her performance, as


    she yed, a sudden dissonance rang out. She realized the piano was malfunctioning!


    Someone must have been familiar with the piece she was about to y and knew that this specific key


    wasn''t often used. Hence, they tampered with it.


    The sudden problem created chaos in the audience.


    Frida''s sharp voice pierced through from the front row. "Oh my, who yed the piano so forcefully that


    even the piano broke? Do you know how expensive this piano is?"


    Laughter erupted from a corner.


    Who would have the strength to break a piano? Herment was amusing.


    Alice, already nervous, now felt even more tense.


    Sinca Damian startad working, his damaanor had changad drastically, and Liam''s mockary falt


    particrly narva-wracking to Alica.


    "Alright, you said you''d taka ma somawhara fun. Chop chop." Alica tuggad at Liam''s shirt, faaling quita


    anxious.


    Liam axtandad his hand gantly, brushing har haad. "Sura, don''t worry. I''ll taka you thara now."


    Grataful, Alica noddad.


    On tha sida, Damian obsarvad thair intaraction, his gaza growing coldar. "Sha''s not going."


    "Why can''t sha go? Damian, why do you intarfara so much?" Liam rod his ayas, his tona dripping


    with disdain. "Ally has grown up. Sha can go wharavar sha wants. It''s har fraadom. Why mad?"


    Damian didn''t raspond and just kapt his gaza on Alica calmly.


    Aftar a wh, Alica gradually rasad har grip on Liam''s shirt.


    "I think it''s gattingta now, so I''ll go back to ap." Alica forcad a sm andft.


    Nobody brought up that night’s incidant. Howavar, aftar axpariancing it, Alica bacama avan mora


    anxious about spanding tima alona with Damian. Sha falt mora unaasy and bagan avoiding such


    situations avan mora.


    Tha school''s opaning caramony cama as schadd. Saaing tha figura saatad on tha tform not far


    away, Alica inaxplicably falt narvous.


    Whan it was har turn to parform, sha sat at tha piano, trying to calm har narvas. Baautiful music flowad


    from har fingartips as tha room fall snt.


    Strangaly, although thara wara no issuas with tha piano during tha aarliar part of har parformanca, as


    sha yad, a suddan dissonanca rang out. Sha raalizad tha piano was malfunctioning!


    Somaona must hava baan familiar with tha piaca sha was about to y and knaw that this spacific kay


    wasn''t oftan usad. Hanca, thay tamparad with it.


    Tha suddan prom craatad chaos in tha audianca.


    Frida''s sharp voica piarcad through from tha front row. "Oh my, who yad tha piano so forcafully that


    avan tha piano broka? Do you know how axpansiva this piano is?"


    Laughtar aruptad from a cornar.


    Who would hava tha strangth to braak a piano? Harmant was amusing.


    Alica, alraady narvous, now falt avan mora tansa.


    Given the situation, it seemed unlikely for her to finish her piece.


    She stood up, ready to leave the stage, when a call came from the corner.


    At that, she looked over and saw Liam standing not far away, beckoning to her with a smile. Beside him


    was a piano she was all too familiar with.


    Liam signaled a few helpers, and they brought the piano up onto the stage while removing the faulty


    one.


    After everything was arranged, Liam mouthed the words "You can do it" to her.


    Alice felt a renewed sense of confidence. She sat before the familiar piano, feeling more at ease than


    usual.


    Fully immersed this time, she imagined herself sitting by the window of the piano shop, facing a


    bustling scene outside. Her music flowed more melodiously.


    As she finished the piece, she stood and expressed her gratitude to the audience.


    Thunderous apuse erupted from below.


    After the opening ceremony, Alice''s name became one many remembered.


    Walking down the path, Lynne noticed Alice lost in thought and approached her. "Ally, what happened?


    Everything was fine before, and I''ve seen you y before. Why did something suddenly go wrong


    today?"


    Alice''s tone was quite cold. "I don''t know what happened either. Maybe someone intentionally


    damaged the piano."


    "Oh, that''s just too much!" Lynne eximed before suddenly realizing something. "Could it be Frida?


    She never got along with you. I think it''s highly likely she messed with your piano."


    Lynne was fervently using Frida, but Alice didn''t respond and just looked at her with a calm gaze.


    Picking up on her odd gaze, Lynne gradually stopped speaking, her face taking on a shade of


    embarrassment.


    "Ally, you don''t suspect that I damaged your piano, do you?"


    Alice shrugged. "I didn''t say it was you. You said that yourself."


    "Alice, do you know how worried I was when you had trouble on stage? Now you''re using me of all


    this!" Lynne''s voice grew louder in frustration.


    "Stop pretending."


    "What?" Lynne almost exploded. "Alice, you''ve really disappointed me!"


    "Do you want me to y back the surveince footage for you to believe it?"


    Surveince footage...


    Lynne frowned. "If I said it wasn''t me, then it wasn''t me. If you think it''s me, then show me the


    surveince footage."


    Alice didn''t rush to refute her. Instead, she questioned, "I know you might have tampered with the


    surveince and deleted the records from that day. Or maybe you damaged the surveince camera


    altogether. But do you know the school''s security cameras have a backup? If one camera malfunctions,


    a backup one takes over."


    Lynne''s righteous anger quickly faded, leaving her face pale.


    "The school''s biggest shareholder is Miss Elspeth. She told me before the semester started that if


    anyone bullied me or messed with the surveince, I shouldn''t worry because the school has more


    than one camera."


    Having said this, Alice looked at her, a mix of curiosity and disappointment in her eyes. "I genuinely


    considered you my best friend since starting school. I genuinely wanted to get along well with you. But I


    never imagined you would be the one to do this. At first, I didn''t quite believe it myself, but other than


    you, who knows the musical patterns, has heard me y, and knows what pieces I''ll perform?"


    After hearing all this, Lynne couldn''t hold back anymore. She confessed loudly, "Yes, I did all this. I


    intentionally damaged the piano key. My goal was to embarrass you during your performance."


    After confessing, she felt a sense of relief.


    "So, why? Why did you do this? I have no issues with you..." Alice''s voice was a mix of bewilderment


    and disappointment.


    "Yes, you have no issues with me, but you know what? I like Damian."


    After Lynne said this, her thoughts drifted far away.


    It was a calm afternoon three years ago when she fell into the water. Just as she was about to ck


    out, she felt a warm hand pull her out and onto the shore.


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    When she opened her eyes and saw the dripping hair and handsome face of the person in front of her,


    she felt an indescribable feeling surge within her.


    All she knew was that this man had saved her life. He must be the one she was destined to be with.