Rebecca was very nervous. She had only received the piano score in her hand a few days ago and was not completely familiar with it yet.
Hilbert’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, then he drew in a breath and smiled. “Of course!”
He kept trying to convince himself that he was focused on musical talent and not simply on outward appearances. If this girl in front of him was able to exceed his expectations in playing the piano, then the inadequacies in her memory were hardly an issue.
“Thank you!” Rebecca beamed.
Taking a deep breath, she cleared her mind of any distracting thoughts and let her hands fall on the black and white keys of the piano, initiating the start of her performance.
Hilbert’s eyes glistened; he was excited to hear the sound that moved him once again.
As the stream of notes flowed out, his fingers on the soft leather sofa also moved along to the music.
Not long after, however, his fingers came to an abrupt stop.
Opening his eyes, he waited until she finished playing to yell, “Stop.”
When Rebecca looked up and met his green eyes, all she saw was a look of disappointment.
It seemed like he was not satisfied with her performance today.
Disheartened, she lowered her head and forced a smile. “I’m sorry for disappointing you!”
This was not how she imagined it to be. She thought that she had played well, but why was Hilbert against her?
It was hard for her to accept.
She did not believe that she lacked the slightest in comparison to Emily—she did not back then nor did she now.
Seeing the girl in front of him biting her lip while her eyes filled with tears, he hesitated for a moment before he lamented, “Miss Davis, I don’t think you played badly! But, you might not be as good as the candidate I have in mind. Between the both of you, I still choose her.”
The ‘her’ referred to Emily.
Even though the level Emily was at more than a month ago was not that far off from where Rebecca was now, he believed Emily would have improved the next time she played for him.
Therefore, Emily was still Hilbert’s choice for now.
Raising her watery eyes, Rebecca asked in a voice that was on the verge of tears, “Is Emily the candidate you have in mind?”
“Yes…” he murmured.
When he said that, she became even more unsettled. What reason does he have to pick Emily over me?
If Emily finds out that she was chosen by Hilbert, how arrogant would she act in front of me?
At the thought of all the attention being drawn toward Emily, a bitter resentment started to grow within Rebecca.
However, she could only accept things as they were. No matter how unhappy she felt, there was nothing she could do.
Now, she was curious to see how good Emily was when she officially performed. If her skills were much better than hers, then there was nothing more she could say about it.
………
Outside the Lowry Family Conglomerate’s conference room, Janet reached up and knocked on the cold metal door.
A low and deep voice came from inside. “Come in!”
Those two words were enough to make Lara and Desire nervous.
That Lowry heir is known for his ruthless and cruel ways. Why did Janet fall for him? And why does she want to work with a capitalist like him?
Janet went to open the door promptly. Rolling her eyes under the mask, she proceeded to walk in with poise.
In seconds, the whole conference room was filled with the heavy perfume scent and the sound of continuous short sniffs were heard.
The man who was sitting in the center had a frown on his face as his cold gaze stared ahead at the three women in front of him. They were neither tall nor short—about the same height as Janet—except the scent they carried was suffocating.
He turned on the air ventilation then stood up with an outstretched hand. “Mason Lowry!”
Janet nodded with a smirk under her mask. Changing the tone of her voice, she said, “J’Adore. I’m the person in charge of the MX.”
After they introduced themselves, however, she did not shake his hand.
