Fake Daughter Is The Real Legend (Iris Sutton) novel Chapter 29

Chapter 29 Rumors

The principal smiled as they walked.

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“Our school recently acquired a very expensive violin from a renowned European maker. It’s in Music Room Two. Ethan specializes in violin performance, doesn’t he? He might enjoy trying it.”

Ethan’s eyes immediately brightened.

He was passionate about the instrument.

After hearing the brand name, his interest doubled.

Excusing himself from the group, he headed toward the music building alone.

Before he even reached the entrance, a melody drifted through the afternoon air.

Ethan stopped cold.

The music was unlike anything he’d ever heard.

At first, it felt melancholy and mysterious.

Yet beneath that sadness lingered something deeper.

Something vast.

Powerful.

Timeless.

He stood there listening, completely entranced.

Only after several moments did he realize he had stopped walking.

His heartbeat quickened.

He needed to meet whoever was playing.

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Immediately.

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Following the sound, Ethan hurried upstairs.

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Just as he pushed open the music room door, the final notes faded into silence.

The lingering resonance hung in the air like a dream.

And there, seated in the center of the room, was Iris.

The late-afternoon sun streamed through the windows.

Golden light settled across her dark hair and delicate features.

For a moment, she looked almost unreal.

Like something painted from memory.

Beautiful enough to make someone doubt what they were seeing.

Ethan stood frozen in the doorway.

His heart pounded against his ribs.

Iris finished the last note before noticing him.

Assuming he needed the room, she stood and carefully returned the violin to its stand.

“I’m just waiting for someone,” she said. “Feel free to use the room.”

“Wait.”

Ethan’s ears reddened.

“What… what’s your name?”

For the first time in years, he looked exactly like a nervous teenage boy.

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Before Iris could answer, hurried footsteps echoed down the hallway.

“I found you!”

A music teacher rushed into the room, slightly out of breath.

“Classmate Sutton, Mr. Walker asked me to bring you these documents.” 1

The teacher handed over a folder.

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Since she hadn’t kept up with all the recent family drama surrounding Iris, she simply called her by her last name.

Then she turned toward Ethan.

“Need the room? Just make sure you lock up afterward.”

The teacher clearly enjoyed talking to Iris.

Without giving Ethan another opportunity to speak, she linked arms with the girl and led her out of the room.

Ethan watched them disappear down the hallway.

His mind remained fixed on the image of Iris playing violin beneath the sunset.

Slowly, he walked over to the instrument she’d been using.

His fingers brushed across the polished wood.

“Sutton…”

He repeated the name quietly.

As if trying to memorize it.

Later, Mayor Vaughn noticed his son’s unusual mood.

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“Something wrong?” he asked casually. “Didn’t like the violin?”

Ethan shook his head.

Then he turned toward the principal.

“Actually, I’d like to ask something.”

“Of course.”

“Is there a student here named Sutton who plays violin?”

The principal blinked.

For a moment he searched his memory.

Then realization dawned.

The old fox had already noticed the dreamy expression Ethan wore upon returning.

He’d suspected the mayor’s son had encountered some talented violinist.

Now he was almost certain.

The principal smiled.

“You must mean Olivia Sutton.”

Ethan silently repeated the name.

Olivia Sutton.

A gentle smile spread across his face.

“She’s incredibly gifted.”

Several students happened to be passing nearby when he said it.

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Within an hour, rumors began spreading across campus.

“Did you hear? The mayor’s son personally praised Olivia’s violin skills!”

An hour later it became:

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“Did you hear? The mayor’s son met Olivia in the music room and was completely captivated!”

By evening it had evolved into:

“Did you hear? The mayor’s son is pursuing Olivia!”

And by the time the story reached the person who wanted to hear it most, the rumor had transformed yet again.

Olivia sat frozen in her seat.

Around her, classmates crowded in excitement.

“Is it true?”

“Did the mayor’s son really fall for you?”

“What happened in the music room?”

Olivia was just as confused as everyone else.

But one phrase echoed repeatedly in her mind.

The mayor’s son.

If she could somehow turn these rumors into reality…

If she could make someone like Ethan Vaughn fall for her…

Then the Sutton family would rise with him.

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