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Chapter 144
[I wanted to surprise him, but I messed up... He probably hates me even more now. Anyway, happy
birthday.]
The above was the only post on her social media during that time, and it was not hard to tell that she
was walking on thin ice around Tyler at the time.
She scrolled through her social media account once again but did not see any mention of pianos.
Just as she felt confused, Tyler returned from his phone call and stared at her. "What do you want to do
with Nikki?"
She looked up to meet his eyes. "What do you mean?"
"She tried to frame you and has to be punished,’ he said coldly.
She thought about it for a moment and said, "Have her leave Stoneford City, then.’
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Sure," he said without hesitation.
Vicky opened her mouth to speak but was not sure what to say. In the end, she muttered, "Was L.able
to play the piano?"
He lowered his gaze expressionlessly. "Are you asking me about yourself?" i
"I don't remember anything,” she said.
After a few moments of silence, he said, 'You played once after we got married, and it sounded like
hell."
"I know that." She studied his expression, trying to spot any change of emotion. "I'm just confused as to
why I managed to play so well today."
He lifted an eyebrow. "Did you not practice in secret to surprise me on my birthday?"
"So you've been thinking that this whole thing was a surprise for you?"
The look in his eyes darkened slightly. "Even the best pianist would need practice.'
Vicky understood what he was trying to point out.
Indeed, as skilled as a pianist might be, they would grow rusty without practice, and she did feel odd
when she played the piano at Tyler's birthday party hours ago. However, the melody of 'The Moonlight
Bay1 sounded so familiar that she could play it with her eyes closed, as though she had practiced it
thousands of times until it became a muscle memory.
Nonetheless, even a genius required practice, so she muttered to herself," Did I practice really hard to
maintain this marriage before the accident?"
It had been half a year since the accident.
Vicky did think about practicing and surprising Tyler on his birthday, but she also knew that it was not
something that could be accomplished over a short period and that she would never be able to play a
single song perfectly by his birthday.
She sank deep into thoughts but could not understand how she managed to play and since she was
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmnever one to trouble herself over problems that could not be resolved, she eventually gave up since
knowing how to play piano would only work to her advantage.
Instead of dwelling on a problem she had no answer to, she handed her gift to Tyler. "Here is your
birthday gift from me."
He opened the gift and found a beautifully engineered ball pen inside. His expression darkened as he
stared at it, and she began to grow uneasy at his lack of response. "What is it? You don't like it?"
He looked up and scanned her face. "Why did you choose this as a gift?"
"I noticed that the pen you used to use is kind of old and decided that it'd be a good idea to buy you a
new one."
She had been in and out of Hart Corporation frequently and noticed that the pen he had been using
seemed to have been used for years.
Though she did not give it much thought when she bought the pen, she started to notice something odd
from his reaction.
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