chapter 4

Chapter 4

And Emmy also came to realize one thing! This man had definitely done everything on purpose.

Although she did not know what his reason was, or maybe he wanted to get back at her for what her family had done to him, by deceiving him, she felt herself hate him even more.

His main purpose was definitely to embarrass her. She had never seen such a despicable man all her life.

Did he marry her just to make fun of her? She could not fathom what was going on in his mind.

Seeing that she was still standing, with a stunned expression on her face, Vince pretended as if he had not seen anything as he spoke, “Lynn, go on, everyone is waiting!”

Emmy, “Humph!?”

Emmy took a deep breath, using every strength in her body to prevent herself from landing a hot slap on Vince’s face. If looks could kill, he would have died thousands of times already.

Seeing that she was not moving, Vince spoke in a joking but threatening manner, “Hey, what are you thinking about? Do you want people to pay before you perform?”

Emmy anger was almost at the boiling point. Her little face had started to turn red and she felt like she could not be able to control herself anymore.

Glaring at him, Emmy spoke through gritted teeth, “No need!”

Then, with as much elegance, she held her skirt and made her way towards the stage where a beautiful piano had already been arranged.

The man thought that he was embarrassing her, right! Then she was about to show him that she was not that easily looked down upon.

Sitting down on the shiny white piano, Emmy made a small prayer in her heart before her slim fingers landed on the keys irregularly as if she was testing something.

She turned her head to look at Vince, giving him a mocking yet confident glare before her beautiful fingers started to dance rhythmically on the beautiful piano.

Suddenly, a beautiful and melodious piano sound filled the room. The beautiful music struck everyone’s heart, especially Vince, from the very first note.

She could play!

Vince felt a tremble in his heart as he looked at Emmy.

Given how her fingers were dancing beautifully on the keys, he could tell that her skills far surpassed Lynn’s by a great margin.

He had never taken an interest in women before because all his heart was devoted to his career. The sole reason he had agreed to the arranged marriage between him and the woman he barely knew was because, he had once witnessed Lynn’s perform.

At that point, he had felt that the aura and temperament of a pianist suited the status of Mrs. Young. She was pretty and she had also played the piano very well, touching his heart in an unexpected ways.

After the wedding, while he flew out of the country, he had told himself that if Lynn could manage the three years he was away without betraying him, then he would give her the best treatment and love her wholeheartedly as Mrs. Young.

But fortunately or unfortunately, the person he had married was not Lynn but Emmy. And looking at her, she was more dazzling and beautiful than Lynn.

When she pressed on those keys with her focused gaze, her charm reached the heavens.

Emmy retracted her hand after hitting the last note. Taking a deep breath to calm herself down, since music tended to make her a bit emotional, she lifted her skirt and gracefully stood up.

When she turned around, she saw that everyone was looking at her with astounding gazes.

She pursed her lips and smiled. She was not used to such scenes, so she kind of felt awkward. But since she was ‘Lynn’ at the moment, she had to maintain her graceful nature.

She smiled lightly and prepared to get off the stage. Just as she had taken her first step, a hand suddenly reached out to her.

Vince did not know when or how he reached the stage, but at this moment, he felt as if he could do anything for his wife.

“Careful, don’t fall.” His gentle voice sounded.

Emmy looked at him and smiled. Although she was smiling on the surface, sadness filled her heart. She looked at the man’s tender gaze and felt as if someone had stabbed her heart with a sharp knife.

Only if he treated her like this. But she knew that he was only doing this because of his wife, Mrs. Young. She was only Lynn’s shadow in the eyes of this man.

Suppressing her inner turmoil that threatened to wreck havoc, Emmy placed her hand in Vince’s and allowed him to help her get off the stage.

Everyone was still stunned and it was only after Vince helped Emmy off the stage that everyone came back to their senses.

A thunderous applause was heard all over the room. It was so loud that it almost blew the roof off.

“Wow, wow, Mrs. Young , what a celestial performance!” Ben was the first to clap his hands as he praised Emmy.

“It turns out watching your live performance is even better than watching an already recorded video.”

“You are right, Ben. From now on, I will never miss out on any live concerts as long as it is our goddess Lynn performing.”

“Yes, she is definitely a goddess.”

Hearing all the praises for his wife, Vince laughed softly. He held Emmy’s tightly, feeling like a proud dad whose kid has come first in the exams.

Tonight, Emmy had not embarrassed him, rather, she had made him so proud, and he felt his mood for the night become better.

As they were still chatting and praising Emmy, an elegantly dressed woman walked over and called out, “Lynn?”

Her sharp was fixed on Emmy, scrutinizing her up and down with undisguised hostility.

After a while, she asked with furrowed eyebrows, “Are you Lynn?”

Emmy’s heart tightened when she heard the woman, and even the hand that was holding Vince tightened a bit.

Although she was panicking inside, she maintained a calm demure on the outside, smiling at the woman without so much emotion.

She had no idea who the woman was, and the best way to avoid unnecessary trouble was to remain silent.

The woman looked at Emmy who was pretending to not know her and asked, “Can’t you recognize me?”

The smile that had formed on Emmy’s lips instantly froze when she heard that question.

Was she supposed to recognize her?

What to do now?

Was her cover going to be exposed?