Chapter 878 Don’t Let People Carp You
Tessa’s eyes filled with adoration at the sight of the little guy’s delight, and she nodded while praising, “It does look cute, but I still think you’re the cutest.”
Hearing so, Gregory smiled even brighter.
At that, the family of four went to the dining room merrily.
Right after breakfast, Tessa got ready to take Gregory to the orchestra.
“I’ll drive you and Gregory over,” offered Nicholas as he took Tessa’s violin case from her.
To that, Tessa smiled and accepted his offer.
Meanwhile, Timothy tagged along as he wanted to check out his dear sister’s new orchestra.
Other than that, he also planned on following his brother-in-law to Sawyer Group’s sub-company to deal with work after dropping Tessa off.
While they were on the road, Gregory recounted the interesting events he experienced in the orchestra with great enthusiasm, and cheerful laughter could be heard coming from inside the car every now and then.
They arrived at the orchestra in no time, but Tessa and Gregory unexpectedly ran into Sofia as soon as they got out of the car.
“Miss Sofia,” Tessa and Gregory greeted.
Sofia nodded with a smile when she saw the two.
Then, she noticed the two men standing next to Tessa. She could tell they were certainly no average Joe and couldn’t help asking, “These two gentlemen are…”
“This is my husband, and this is my brother,” Tessa introduced at once, smiling blissfully.
While Tessa was introducing the two, Nicholas sized this new teacher up subtly before he went up and thanked her courteously, “Hello. Thank you for looking after Tessa and Gregory.”
Sofia nodded subtly as she looked at the gentlemen in front of her, having a great impression of Nicholas in their first encounter.
“You’re really good at picking out a husband for yourself.” She turned her head to Tessa and praised, causing the other woman to smile bashfully. “He really is great.”
Sofia nodded in agreement.
Seeing so, Timothy went up and greeted Sofia as well.
After a few exchanges of pleasantries, Tessa had Nicholas and Timothy head back while she and Gregory followed Sofia into the orchestra and began training for the day.
Time would always fly by when one got busy, and in the blink of an eye, the day had come to an end just like that.
Inside the practice room, Tessa was packing up and getting ready to leave after a day of practice when Sofia knocked on the door and entered.
“Miss Sofia,” Gregory greeted at once.
Sofia nodded in reply before shifting her gaze to Tessa, who then asked, “Is there something I can help you with, Miss Sofia?”
“I have something to tell you.” Sofia nodded and proceeded to explain her purpose for coming. “It’s almost Christmas, and we’ll be having a Christmas concert. By then, all of Group Five and Group Six will attend the concert. I plan on officially introducing you during the event. What do you say?” she asked.
“I’m good with that.” Tessa nodded after listening, thinking it wasn’t a big deal. She then asked, “What piece do you think I should perform during the concert?”
At that, Sofia pondered for a moment. “Haven’t you been learning to compose with Simon? I think you can try performing your own piece.”
“My own piece?” Sofia’s suggestion stumped Tessa for a split second before she felt somewhat bashful. “I don’t have any pieces that are performance-worthy yet, and I’ll only be embarrassing myself.”
“Don’t underestimate yourself. Simon told me that you’ve made immense progress lately.” Sofia tried to comfort her beloved, insecure protégé. “Besides, this isn’t a formal concert. It’ll just be all of us from the orchestra. Also, don’t you want to see how far you’ve come?”
Tessa thought Sofia was right. It was just a concert among their own people anyway, and it was a good time to see how much she had progressed.
“Of course, even if it’s just a concert for ourselves, I still expect you to be at your very best,” said Sofia upon seeing that Tessa had come around. “Don’t let people carp at you. Got it?”
