It was a pity that fate had other ideas.
Some relationships had broken down eventually.
Natalia didn't say much of anything else. Having said hello, she prepared to leave.
At that moment, the middle-aged man sitting across them spoke.
"This is Mrs. McCarthy?"
Natalia blinked and looked over.
The middle-aged man wore a gentle and calm smile. The lenient smile of an authority figure looking down on a peasant.
She nodded. "Yes."
"I've seen your performance. You were great. I heard you also sang the theme song for that show? I especially liked that song. Could you sing it for me again tonight?"
Natalia was a little taken aback.
"Strategies for Cannon Fodder" was just a web series with small production and small investment, after all. To save costs, Vicente hadn't hired professional singers.
He'd just discovered that Natalia could sing pretty well by accident and had her sing the opening theme.
She hadn't thought that the man would have heard it.
Natalia was a little embarrassed. She tucked up the hair next to her ear.
"That's.,. not so good, since it's your gathering..."
"No, I won't mind. It's just that the song is quite similar to a tune an old friend of mine once wrote. I was quite moved when I heard it. Now that I've met you today, I wanted to hear it again live. It's my fault for making such a sudden request."
The man smiled gently as he spoke.
To be honest, it really was a rather sudden request to make of someone you were meeting for the first time.
But because of this man's lenient aura and the honesty in his tone, he gave off the impression of really just wanting to hear the song instead of trying to make her a laughingstock.
Natalia wasn't so stingy. Besides, she could see that the people here were of pretty significant status.
Besides, the man's gaze looked true. Maybe there was some special meaning to him wanting to hear that song.
Since she didn't want to go back to business so early, she really could go and sing that song.
Thinking of that, she looked at Mrs. Wright.
The old lady nodded imperceptibly.
Natalia pursed her lips and finally nodded. "Okay."
There was audio equipment in the compartment. It couldn't be compared to the professional types in recording studios, but to get put in the Parlour, the quality of sound was already quite good.
Natalia had someone put the song on, took up the microphone, and began to sing.
Really, every time she sang this sang, she devoted her full self to it. This time was no exception.
When the first note rang out, Natalia devoted her entire body and mind to the world of the music.
This song had been written by a famous composer about a lover of his that he'd once cherished. They had passed away from an accident and he'd kept on thinking about them. The song was about meeting them in his next life.
It was a tune about the parting of life and death, but the overall tone wasn't too sad. There was still a bit of mild sorrow permeating the song, so in general, it meant to mourn without hurting.
Natalia focused entirely on singing, while the middle-aged man had frozen to the spot the moment she opened her mouth.
His face went from gentle leniency to disbelief. He was deeply shaken.
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