MOST of the female guests nodded in unison. Their intention was clear. They wanted to use this opportunity to bring me down in front of so many people. It was like the continuation of their failed plan back at the tea party.
Malik turned to me with a playful gleam in his eyes. “It looks like majority of the people here would like to hear you play, Catherine. What can you say?”
I’m often in the Castle’s music room. I sneaked inside every afternoon after the tea party when everyone’s busy and felt relieved that the place was soundproof. That’s why I found out that it was Malik’s hideout since no one visits that area aside from his family. I caught him taking a nap there a couple of times. There were moments when he would catch me playing there, too. That’s why by now, Malik pretty much had
