Chapter 158 When Worlds Collide
Chapter 158 When Worlds Collide
Amanda’s POV:
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I pulled out the sheet music from my pocket and looked at the modifications I’d made. The scale in my heart slowly tipped.
Just then, the office door suddenly swung open. Samson walked in with his suit jacket draped over his arm, his tie loosened halfway, a hint of exhaustion in his eyes.
Seeing me, he froze for a moment, and the exhaustion faded. “What are you doing here?”
I looked up at him. “I came to bring you dinner. Bethany made your favorite black pepper steak.”
“Perfect timing. I’m starving.” He set his files on the desk and opened the meal containers. The aroma immediately filled the air.
He placed a piece of steak on my plate. “Eat with me. This is way too much for just one person.”
We sat across from each other. Whenever our forks accidentally touched, he always paused first to le go ahead.
Halfway through the meal, he suddenly asked, “That part you played during our duet last time, did arrange it yourself?”
“Yeah, I thought that transition flowed better.” I scooped up some pasta, afraid to meet his eyes.
“It was really good,” his voice dropped lower. “More spirited than the original. Your hands aren’t just made for training. They’re made for playing piano too.”
Alice whistled in my consciousness. “He’s totally complimenting you. Look at his eyes. They’re practically glued to your hands.”
I choked. He quickly handed me a glass of water. His fingertips brushed my hand, the warmth so searing that I jerked my hand back.
The air felt thick with awkward tension. He cleared his throat lightly and turned to look out the window. “Alan’s been under a lot of pressure lately because of this soothing melody issue.”
I was about to respond when his phone suddenly rang. It was a preset alarm.
Samson glanced at the time and frowned. “Almost forgot. I have an online lesson scheduled for Isnesh language.”
Isnesh language?
My heart dropped, and I shot to my feet. “Oh no!”
He looked startled. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.” I waved dismissively, grabbing my backpack and bolting for the door. “I just remembered
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something urgent. I’ve got to go!”
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As soon as I left the Operations Department, I immediately pulled out my phone and switched to my “Sara” account.
I quickly sent a message. “Something came up. Let’s start class in half an hour. Sorry about that.”
He replied instantly. “No rush. Take your time.”
I urged the driver to hurry home. The moment I got back to my room, I quickly opened my laptop and adjusted the webcam.
Half an hour later, Samson’s face appeared on the screen. He’d changed into a casual white dress shirt, his hair falling loosely. He looked more relaxed than he had at the office.
“Sorry for making you wait,” I said first.
“It’s fine.” He smiled and pulled out his notebook. “I organized a few questions about the grammar from
last time.”
Isnesh was an ancient language from Howlstead, obscure and difficult to understand. But he learned incredibly fast. I only had to explain something once before he could draw connections, even remembering complex conjugations perfectly.
Alice sighed in admiration. “No wonder he’s the Alpha heir. This learning ability is way better than th stubborn old-timers back in Glacier Pack.”
Watching him concentrate so seriously on the screen, I suddenly felt introspective. Samson was already s accomplished, yet he was still desperately working to shore up his weaknesses. What about me?
To stabilize Alice and become Alpha King, weren’t there still so many areas where I was falling short?
Like my control over wolf spirit power, and my understanding of the dynamics between different packs. I needed to strengthen all of it.
When the lesson ended, I closed the laptop and rubbed my throbbing temples.
Turning around, I saw the sheet music on my desk-the pages I’d picked up from the music room earlier. I grabbed my pen and continued revising, following my earlier train of thought, transforming Alan’s flat, straightforward melody into something with peaks and valleys.
The opening was like a whisper under moonlight, the climax like the howl of an awakening wolf spirit, and the ending returned to gentleness, perfectly matching the needs of a soothing melody.
“I’m just doing this to help Emily,” I murmured to the sheet music. Alan was Emily’s idol. If he could present this piece, Emily would definitely be thrilled.
Besides, this was just editing, which didn’t really violate my principle of never writing again.
After finishing the last note, I tucked the sheet music away with satisfaction, washed up, and went to bed.
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