Filed to story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
Lawrence hesitated for a moment and played another song instead.
So, the two of them took turns playing, with Grace listening and Lawrence playing with the child. It was indeed very spiritual, but the downside was that it was still a bit inexperienced, with each song being almost the same.
“Grace said to Jason, ‘Jasper seems to be very interested in him. If you keep playing, she might not let him go home today.””
This piece of music has been played for three hours since the two parties met until now.
“Let’s just take the child back to the house for a little while,” Jason said. After all, as long as his own daughter was having fun, that was all that mattered.
“A little child like this suddenly being brought to an unfamiliar environment, it’s natural for them to feel scared. And this child, from the looks of it, seems to be a bit timid to begin with,” said Grace.
“Indeed, this child is a bit too obedient,” said Jason.
At that moment, Jasper finished playing a song and waited for Lawrence to play another one. Lawrence hesitated and said, “I…I don’t know how to play.”
“What?” Jasper blinked his almond-shaped eyes, not understanding the meaning of this sentence at first.
In response to her gaze, he became even more embarrassed. “I…I only know how to play these few pieces, I can’t play anything else,” he stuttered.
Jasper’s eyes flashed disappointment, “So you only know these few songs.” She wanted to hear him play more pieces.
The Abbott couple standing nearby saw this and were afraid that Jasper might lose interest in their son.
They quickly said, “Lawrence, go back and learn a few more songs. You will definitely play more songs for Miss. Reed next time.”
“So, which teacher are you learning piano from? Or are you taking lessons at an extracurricular piano coaching class?” Jasper asked curiously. “How often do you learn a new piece of music?”
When she asked this question, both the Abbott couple and Lawrence’s faces immediately showed an embarrassed expression.
The scene suddenly fell silent.
After a while, Lawrence stuttered, “I… I haven’t learned piano with a teacher before, and I haven’t attended any tutoring classes either.”
Jasper looked surprised, even Grace was a bit taken aback by it. She had heard the piano piece just now, but this child had never received formal training.
“How did you learn to play?” Jasper asked.
“I have a classmate who goes to tutoring classes, so I took a look at her music scores. There is a piano in the school’s music room, and sometimes when no one is around, I secretly play it for a while,”
Lawrence whispered.
Grace couldn’t help but admire Lawrence’s talent when she heard this. She feared that his talent was no less than Jasper’s.
If this child had a well-structured piano learning system, they could definitely play better!
Jasper thought for a moment and said, “Would you like to learn piano with me in the future? My teacher would definitely like you and would be happy to teach you. Then we can play the piano together often.”
The more she spoke, the more excited she became.
Lawrence looked stunned. Could he really learn to play the piano with her? But he had heard from his classmates that learning to play the piano costs a lot of money, and his family simply didn’t have that much money.
He once told his parents that he wanted to learn how to play the piano, but they immediately said they didn’t have the money.
“I… my family doesn’t have the money for me to learn piano,” he said with some embarrassment, as if he had revealed an unpleasant truth in front of her.
At his age, he is already aware of the value of money and understands that poor people are often looked down upon by others.
In class, many classmates look down on him just because he comes from a poor family.
“So if I give you money, can you learn to play the piano?” Jasper asked. For her, money was never a problem.
As soon as she spoke, the Abbott couple responded, “How can we accept this? We cannot let you,
Miss. Reed, pay for us.”
The expression on the face is not at all what it seems, but rather an uncontrollable joy.
After all, if the son can frequently play the piano with Miss. Reed, then their family can also turn their fortunes around in the future.
“But I want Lawrence to learn piano with me too!” Jasper said, taking Lawrence’s hand and eagerly asking, “Would you like to do it with me?”
He couldn’t refuse her in the face of such a problem.
He really wants to learn piano with her. She likes the way he plays the piano, which makes him happy.
However, he feels a strong sense of inferiority because she even has to pay for his piano lessons.
For a moment, Lawrence just stared at Jasper, unsure of what to say.
“Willingly, why wouldn’t Lawrence be willing?” quickly answered the Abbott couple on behalf of their son, “Right, Lawrence?”
Lawrence just nodded his head slightly.
Jasper’s smile on his face became even brighter, he turned to
Jason and Grace and said, “Mommy and Daddy, can
Lawrence play the piano with me from now on?”
“Okay.” Jason smiled and then turned to the Abbott couple. “I’ll take care of arranging the child’s piano lessons.”
“Thank you, Mr. Reed and Mrs. Reed!” said the Abbott couple hastily.
A meeting has finally come to an end. As they were about to part ways, Jasper felt a bit reluctant and said to Lawrence, “In the future, let’s attend classes together. You must learn more songs and play them for me! We can even play duets together, it will be so much fun.”
“Mmm, okay.” Lawrence’s face turned slightly red, but he answered very seriously.
She likes listening to him play music, so he will definitely learn many, many songs and play them for her.
On the way back, Grace asked her daughter, “Do you really want to take piano lessons with
Lawrence?”
Jasper nodded his little head heavily.
“What if someone bullies him?” Grace asked again. Her daughter was studying with a renowned pianist, and the students there were either wealthy or from affluent families, with very few children from ordinary households.
After all, for ordinary families, it is not easy to bear the long-term cost of their children learning to play the piano.
Moreover, even ordinary families have decent living conditions.
As for the Abbott family, Grace can tell that they are not well-off. She is worried that the child who is going to
Jasper’s place to learn music might have some psychological problems.
“Of course, I helped him. I don’t want anyone to bully him,” said Jasper matter-of-factly.
“So you must help him well, okay?” Grace gently stroked her daughter’s hair and said with great emphasis, “You have to understand that you are the one who brought him into another world.”
Jasper listened with a vague understanding, while Grace sighed inwardly, unsure whether this arrangement would be a blessing or a curse for Lawrence.
On the other side, the Abbott couple is currently speaking to their son, saying, “Now that Miss. Reed has taken an interest in you, you must work hard. She wants you to learn to play more songs, so you must learn well, understand? You must please her! Our whole family’s future depends on Miss. Reed!
Do you understand?”
Lawrence clenched his teeth tightly and after a while, he replied in a stuttering voice, “I understand.”
Do you want to please Miss. Reed? But actually, even if
Mommy and Daddy don’t say it, he would still want her to be happy because he wants to see her smile more.
Looking at her smile, he also feels happy.
But…after hearing this from his parents, he felt a sense of unease in his heart, as if he was doing something wrong.
In the evening, when Jasper video called William, he enthusiastically mentioned Lawrence.
“Oh no, I forgot to record a video. Today, Lawrence and I took turns playing several songs, but I forgot to record it. However, Lawrence promised to learn the piano with me, so I can see him several times a week. I’ll record a video for you then.” said
Jasper.
William was puzzled, “He wants to learn the piano with you?”
“Yeah, William, did you know? Lawrence never took piano lessons from a teacher before, he taught himself. He’s really talented! If he had taken lessons from my teacher, he could have played even better.” Jasper praised Lawrence, not realizing that the person on the other end of the video call had a change in expression.
“Do you… like this Lawrence?” William asked, feeling uneasy.
Jasper rarely uses the word “amazing” to describe someone’s piano playing. In the past, he only used this word to praise someone, but now he has added “Lawrence” to the list.
“I like it,” she said readily.
William’s eyes dimmed and a feeling of discomfort suddenly surged in his chest.
“So… compared to me, who do you like more?” he suddenly asked.
Jasper looked at William strangely, “Why are you asking me this?”
“I…I just want to know, do you like him more or me more?” he asked.
“But, you guys are different,” Jasper murmured.
“What’s different?” he asked.
“Lawrence is my friend, but you, William, you are very important to me!” she replied.
“Very important…so I’m more important than Lawrence,” William’s heart warmed, and his face looked better.
Jasper nodded her head. Although she liked Lawrence’s music and had good feelings towards him as a friend, William was very important to her and irreplaceable!
William’s face improved after hearing this.
“Jasper, you are the most important person to me,” he murmured.
To her, he was only a “very” important person because there were many people in her world who held important positions in her heart, such as her parents, siblings…but to him, she was the most important one.
He is so important to her that he is willing to do anything to protect her!
In the other bedroom, Grace said to Jason, “I saw Lawrence today and he seems like a nice kid, but his parents are a bit…”‘
“Sycophantic, right?” Jason interrupted.