Stop It, She’s Remarrying (Fia and Conrad) novel Chapter 816

Chapter 816 

When she came back from the washroom, Esme was surprised to find a piano placed in the middle of the store with Conrad sitting nearby. She turned and looked at Conrad. “What are you doing here?” 

Conrad glanced at her coldly before sipping a cup of tea that was served to him by the store’s staff. “I’ve heard you are quite free lately. Were you learning piano?” 

Esme swallowed her saliva and scanned her surroundings with caution. Fia and Sophia were not in the vicinity. She was afraid that her secret would be uncovered if there was no mole on her bottom. So she asked Peter to manually plant one for her this morning. 

Sophia probably saw the mole when she pulled her pants down earlier. So her secret was still safe. 

Still, she did not understand why Conrad brought the piano over. 

“I had a friend who loves playing the piano. So I knew one thing or two about the piano… and I don’t want to do research anymore after coming back to Fortuna. So I tried learning to play instruments on my own.” 

“I see.” Conrad crossed his legs and said coldly, putting the tea cup onto the table. He raised his head and gazed at her with a nonchalant attitude. 

Esme’s heart began to race as she saw this. Conrad would always gaze at her like this a long time ago. She stepped forward and asked, “You like the piano too? What song do you like?” Conrad asked calmly, “Was that friend Esme Manning?” 

Esme gave a saddened face. “Yes.” 

“Then I believe you know about this piano?” Conrad asked again. 

A dreamy hope rose in Esme’s heart when she looked at the piano again. Of course she knew this piano. It was her first piano, the one that had always been placed in her bedroom at home. So… Conrad brought this piano out of her sealed home, after the Mannings had filed for bankruptcy, because it reminded him of her…? 

“This looks like an old piano but it does look pricey.” Esme said, “Where did you get it from?” 

Ignoring her question for a few minutes, Conrad said coldly, “It’s Esme’s piano.” 

Esme crossed her fingers, trying her darndest to stay calm. “Why have you brought it here?” 

“You and Esme are friends. And you’ve started learning to play piano lately. So I thought this would be a good gift for you,” Conrad said. His tone was flat and cold but to Esme it had a whole different meaning. She was sure now that Conrad still harboured feelings for Esme Manning! 

“Then, what song would you like to listen to? I can try playing it for you even though I might not be as good as Esme. I’ll still do my best though.” 

Tiger glared at Esme coldly. If it were not for his boss saying that he wanted to play pretend, he would have rushed forward and slapped her into oblivion! 

Conrad thought about it for a few moments and realized that he did not really listen to music 

all that much. And he could not remember what song Esme liked. Every time Esme played a song for him, he would simply sit there while doing work on his phone. 

“Mr. Maxwell?” Esme asked with a gentle tone, “What song would you like to listen to?” 

“Up to you,” Conrad said. 

“Then I’ll play any song that I know.” Esme sat at the piano that had accompanied her for years. After some sound tests, she began to play a song.