Chapter 281: Tina's Little Puppy
The audience was already in a frenzy, captivated by Tina's piano performance. Willow couldn't utter a complete
sentence; she had intended to assert her authority as Mrs. Reed, but all the attention was stolen by Tina.
Sutcliffe, who had performed with her, stood up with a rare smile, "I never thought | would have the chance to
play with you again..." He extended his hand to shake Tina's, but before he could touch her, Jared Farrell stepped
in with a stern expression.
Jared Farrell's eyes narrowed slightly, exuding an aura of unapproachability. "Watch your behavior and don't
offend my fiancée," he said, emphasizing the word "fiancée" heavily. Even the most oblivious person could sense
the possessiveness in his tone.
Hayden Cohen watched this scene unfold and clicked his tongue twice. Mr. Farrell was jealous. Serena was
indeed impressive.
Tina glanced at Jared Farrell and calmly explained, "He's my friend." Jared Farrell lowered his gaze without
responding. He had heard this "friend" explanation before but always felt their relationship wasn't that simple.
Since this was the Reed family's event, Sutcliffe didn't want to overstay his welcome. Seeing Jared Farrell's firm
stance, he nodded at Tina, "Let's catch up another time." With that, he turned and headed backstage, leaving
Jared Farrell frowning and pondering the meaning of "catch up."
Tina's impromptu piano performance on stage drew everyone's attention and shifted focus away from the earlier
commotion. The banquet continued, and many guests cto talk to her.
"Miss Reed, | never expected to hear Master Moonshine's performance in person. Your rendition of 'Hell and
Paradise' was simply mesmerizing!" one guest exclaimed. "Here's my card; | wonder if | could invite you for a
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtdrink sometime?" Tina declined all invitations. She only wanted to show Willow that if she wanted to be her
mother, she needed to measure her abilities first. She had no interest in listening to these people's flattery.
"Tina," Vivienne approached with a glass of champagne just as Tina was getting tired of dealing with them. "Hi,
I'm Jared's cousin, Vivienne."
Tina looked up at her with a hint of curiosity in her clear eyes. Was it her imagination? She felt this person
seemed familiar as if she had seen her somewhere before.
"Vivienne," Tina greeted politely. Vivienne responded warmly, "I'm glad you weren't affected by what happened
earlier; otherwise, | would have felt guilty."
Tina lowered her gaze, showing no expression on her delicate face. She could handle the earlier commotion
herself. Vivienne had only provided the recording as a catalyst to leave Liliosa speechless.
However... It was hard to say how genuine Vivienne's intentions were with that recording. If she truly wanted to
help Tina, she wouldn't have waited so long before presenting it.
Tina remained composed and thanked Vivienne politely, "Thank you for your help earlier."
"It was nothing; | happened to overhear their conversation and recorded it just in case it might be useful,"
Vivienne replied smoothly.
Tina's deep eyes narrowed slightly as she smiled faintly, her expression unreadable. Overheard by chance and
recorded out of concern? Ha!
Suddenly, she realized where she had seen Vivienne before-it was the voice! Vivienne's voice sounded
remarkably similar to the person who had asked her for Crimson Silk.
Years ago, Sophia had taken on Jared Farrell's poison for him. Who poisoned him? Jared Farrell never mentioned
it; either he hadn't found out or chose not to reveal it.
She recalled that since the engagement party, Jared Farrell had announced his recovery from his disability. At
that time, many members of the Farrell family were present. So, the person who poisoned Jared Farrell must be
someone from the Farrell family.
Tina looked at Vivienne with newfound emotions in her eyes.
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Jared Farrell approached them. Seeing him chatting with Tina,
Vivienne smiled and said, "Jared, you're here? Tina might need stto adjust to Ashbury; please take care
of her. Once I'm done with my work at the stuin a couple of days, I'll treat both of you to dinner."
Jared Farrell nodded in agreement. After excusing herself to meet a friend, Vivienne left.
Once she was gone, Tina looked at Jared Farrell and suddenly said, "Old fox."
Jared Farrell gently pinched her nose and replied with a smile, "If I'm an old fox, then you're a little fox; we make
a perfect pair."
Tina laughed but didn't say anything further. Sthings didn't need to be said aloud; they understood each
other perfectly well.
"Tina!" A handsyoung man in casual attire ran over excitedly and clung to Tina's side.
He had cto the party solely because of Tina; otherwise, even if Hawk insisted, he wouldn't have agreed.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmNow that he finally saw Tina again, he stuck close to her without hesitation.
Tina raised an eyebrow slightly when she recognized him. "When did you get here?"
She hadn't noticed Lysander while dealing with Mack earlier. Although they hadn't seen each other for a while,
she remembered him well since Lysander had once been part of her team-a promising talent she had high hopes
for. "I've been here for a while but didn't want to disturb you while you were busy," Lysander replied.
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Mack and Liliosa had plotted against Tina earlier; he wanted to help but saw that Tina had already handled it
herself.
"Alright," Tina nodded in understanding.
"Tina," Lysander called out sweetly again and again. "You have to cback to our team this tand lead us in
competitions again!"
He hadn't forgotten their glorious days when they won seven consecutive victories under Tina's leadership.
Unfortunately, after Tina left early on, their team's performance declined as their members aged and their
reflexes slowed down. If not for new regulations requiring esports players to be at least eighteen years old to
compete professionally, they might have been left behind long ago. Tina frowned slightly and said, "We'll talk
about it later."
Lysander was talented but needed a good team for guidance. His current teammates were no longer suitable
partners for him-they only held him back now. However much Lysander valued old friendships and insisted on
staying with his team wasn't surprising-but she didn't want to lead them anymore herself. Seeing Lysander's
eager expression now made it clear that rejecting him outright would only make him cling even more
persistently.