Chapter 639 A Master
“Of course.” Tessa had never seen Louis this excited, and she understood how much he must like this violin. She had no reason to reject his request. Upon getting her consent, he cautiously lifted the violin into his hands as if it was some precious treasure.
Right then, Angus walked into the hall with a long black windbreaker draped over him. He happened to see the look of mesmerization in Louis’ eyes as Louis brought the violin out of its case. “It’s been a while since I saw this look on my uncle’s face. I’ve missed this.”
Tessa smiled as she turned around to look at the owner of the voice. “You’re here, Mr. Angus.”
Angus’ eyes gleamed when he saw the smile on the girl’s face. He was about to say something when a soothing tune rang in his ears. He watched Louis press the violin against his shoulder and begin to play it with elegant movements. Angus let out a sigh when he saw the look on Louis’ face. “It’s been so long since I last saw Louis play the violin. I believe it’s his hobby to get the chance to play such exclusive instruments.”
Tessa instinctively took a look at Angus. He met her gaze before shifting to look at his uncle with a rather complicated expression on his face. “Louis had a dream to pursue music when he was younger, but he got involved in an accident that injured his hand. He wasn’t able to play the violin for long since then, so he gave up on it. This is one of his biggest regrets.”
Therefore, Tessa turned to Louis with an empathic look on her face upon hearing Angus’ words. She could understand how much it hurt to be forced to give up on one’s dream. In the past, she had been close to having to give up on her dream. However, she felt the sudden urge to do something upon thinking about this.
She paid attention to the tune of the song that Louis was playing to realize that it was ‘Canon in D’. There were a lot of emotions unleashed through the melody of the song. As she listened to the man play, she gazed at the other violins and came up with an idea then. She lifted another one of the violins and began to match her rhythm with Louis’. They played a duet for the second half of the song.
With the addition of Tessa’s playing, the song that had been pleasant, to begin with, sounded even better than before. It had a moving tune, and Tessa had brought all the best parts out with her playing. Angus stood by the side and listened to them attentively. His gentle gaze fell upon Tessa after a while. Once the song was over, Louis still seemed rather hesitant to put the violin down.
Tess noticed this, so she made an offer. “What about another song, Mr. Louis?”
Louis was tempted, but he eventually smiled and shook his head. “Forget it. I’m getting old, so I don’t have the energy anymore. One song is fine, but I can’t do more than that now.”
Tessa didn’t force him into anything after hearing his explanation. Instead, she lowered the violin and let out a sigh. “I’ve always known how good you were at fixing violins, but I had no idea that you were so good at playing them too. You’re at the standard of a master,” she uttered.
“Stop trying to please me. I’m not going to fall for your tricks,” he replied. Despite sounding rather disdainful, Louis’ smile revealed his genuine emotions. “I’m not trying to please you. I’m just being honest. You can ask Mr. Angus if you don’t believe me,” Tessa said with a smile as she turned to look at Angus.
Angus nodded in agreement. “I think Miss Reinhart is right. You might not be a musician, but your skills are definitely at the level of a master,” he said.
“Whatever Miss Reinhart says probably sounds right to you.” Louis beamed at his nephew before his gaze fell on Tessa. A somewhat hesitant look surfaced on his face for a moment before he seemed to make a decision in his mind. Then, he turned and walked to the cupboard before retrieving an old music sheet from inside.
“This is for you. I’ve kept a lot of these sheets for a long time. I hope you can give them life again,” he said while handing them to Tessa. Tessa was shocked. The sheets were clearly valuable, and Louis mentioned that there were countless famous pieces inside. She couldn’t imagine how much these sheets were worth.
“I really appreciate this, but these sheets are too valuable. I can’t take them.” Tessa handed the sheets back to Louis.
However, Louis insisted on giving them to her. “Alright. Since I gave them to you, you should just take them. I wouldn’t have given them to you if I didn’t like you. Others can never get this even if they wanted to!”
