The video showed an incredibly lavish and dreamlike stage. The surrounding décor and design screamed opulence, luxury, and prestige.
In the center of the fantastical main stage sat a priceless white grand piano.
In front of the piano, a figure in a fiery red dress stood out, dazzling under the luxurious lights, seemingly glowing from within.
The video was shot from a distance.
But the girl's sharp, exquisite face was still clearly visible.
Her exceptional aura, in particular, seemed to command the entire venue.
She sat at the piano, and a smooth, beautiful melody leaped from her fingertips.
As someone from a wealthy family, Adrian had also learned piano as a child to cultivate some refinement.
He could naturally tell.
The notes dancing from Serena's fingers were absolutely breathtaking!
Serena... could play the piano?!
They had been together for four years.
How did he never know Serena could play the piano?!
"Where... where is this?!" Adrian snatched his friend's phone, his eyes glued to the
screen.
The notes flowed like water.
The interplay of light and shadow perfectly outlined the girl's beautiful profile.
Her fingers flew across the keys, so bright and captivating.
That face...
Familiar, yet a complete stranger.
It looked like Serena, but it was a completely different Serena from the one in his memory.
"This is the coming-of-age party for the Blackwood family's little princess here in Vaelion City. It's the kind of party our crowd would never get an invitation to! I can't believe your ex-fiancée managed to get in."
His friend stared at the angelic girl on the screen. "My brother went with that good-for-nothing young master of the Blackwood family, Riley. He snuck in with him and happened to see your ex-fiancee performing or the piano... Tsk, tsk, look at that technique. And see that old guy next to her? That's the music titan, Mr. Kessler. He's completely captivated!"
"How... how could she..." Adrian's eyes, slightly bloodshot, were fixed on the screen.
"How else? She must have gotten in on some guy's arm," another friend, Darius, said as he walked over with a drink. "Didn't she get involved with that guy from the Thorne family before? Getting close to other men wouldn't be a problem for her."
He clinked his glass against Adrian's, then downed it in one gulp. "And showing off her piano skills at an event like this? It's obviously to get attention, hoping to catch the eye of some powerful man so she can marry into a wealthy family."
Adrian's grip on the phone tightened. His expression darkened, turning ugly.
Clearly, he agreed with his friend's assessment.
"You've got that wrong," the owner of the phone said, turning to Darius. "My brother told me the only reason Adrian's ex showed off her skills was because she was provoked into it."
"Apparently, Adrian's ex-fiancée
stunned everyone the moment she
appeared at the party. So... the
eldest daughter from the Blackwood
family's second branch and the
eldest daughter from the Lancaster family got jealous and started
taunting her, insisting on a piano competition."
"And boom, the moment Adrian's ex got on stage, she completely crushed the Lancaster family's eldest daughter, leaving nothing but dust. My brother said Rifey is now
totally obsessed with Adrian's ex, telling everyone he's going to win over his 'goddess' and marry her."
Darius was stunned. "Her? Some nobody from the sticks... actually took down the princess of Vaelion City's elite?"