Chapter 124 Anika, I'm Sorry
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room erupted. We all thought Isla had been learning piano since she was a child, but we never expected... she only started in high school?
Isla defended herself softly, "Later on, my biological parents hired a piano teacher for me..."
Before she could finish her defense, Abella asked calmly, "Is this person the piano teacher you mentioned?"
A young female teacher stepped onto the stage, glanced at Isla, and greeted everyone, "Hello, I am Isla's piano teacher. I taught her piano for a month..."
Just a month...
She had only learned piano for a month...
The crowd was shocked.
"She had no previous experience with the piano. At first, I taught her to recognize famous classical pieces, but she had difficulty remembering each melody and often made mistakes in her finger placement. Then, a few days later, she suddenly composed a melody and asked for my evaluation."
"I had never heard such a beautiful and enchanting music. When put together, it was majestic and awe-inspiring, like swallowing mountains and rivers!"
"At that time, I suspected that she was impersonating the work of a master because it was impossible for someone who had only been learning the piano for a few days to create such wonderful music."
"But I searched online for a long time and didn't find anything similar, so I believed her words and praised her musical talent."
"I asked her, and she said it was an inspiration that came to her, a temporary creation."
"To be honest, as someone who has been in the piano industry for over a decade, I cannot compose such a pleasing piece of music! So, I feel inferior and resigned from my position because of her."
To the piano teacher's surprise, her intuition was correct. This piece of music truly wasn't Isla's, but a direct copy of Anika'!
No wonder it was so good!
Isla took two steps back, unable to say a single word, trembling violently...
She knew that her piano career was completely over!
The audience below began to angrily berate her.
"Shameless!"
"Plagiarizer is a plagiarizer. You have to wait until your teacher and classmates personally confront you for you to know how to spell the word 'death'!"
"I bet she's pretty good at making excuses. I wouldn't be surprised if she blamed Anika later."
"Apologize to Anika!"
"You owe an apology to the original creator and the original environment!"
"You must apologize!"
"Apologize to Anika! Otherwise, we won't let you leave this theater!"
Many members of the audience stood up spontaneously, fiercely condemning the girl on stage.
It was the first time Isla experienced what it meant to be completely disgraced...
Remy in the audience suddenly realized that the girl he deeply loved had become someone unfamiliar, vain, and terrifying...
Taking a master's work and forcefully claiming it as her own, causing things to escalate to such a miserable state before she would quietly back down.
It felt like he had never truly understood her...
At that moment, Mrs. Hamilton hurriedly arrived and witnessed this scene, her expression a mix of shock and anger.
Indeed, she was a girl who couldn't hold her own! Fortunately, she hadn't stepped into the Johnson family. Otherwise, both families would have lost face today!
"You finally..."
"Here comes Mrs. Watkins..." Mrs. Watkins saw Mrs. Hamilton and couldn't help but jeer, "You don't even recognize your daughter-in-law, look at her, shamelessly copying the master's work without admitting it... truly embarrassing, it's crossing the Pacific Ocean."
"Mom, why are you here?" Remy noticed his mother's presence.
"Son, come with me." Mrs. Hamilton grabbed Remy's hand, "You've seen it too, this girl is not worth your love! If you marry her, you'll be laughed at for a lifetime!"
"But that girl, so young, turns out to be Anika..." Mrs. Watkins sighed.
Mrs. Hamilton heard this, followed her gaze, and asked, "Who are you talking about?"
"I'm talking about the girl in the middle of the stage, the cold and beautiful." Mrs. Watkins gestured with her hand, "She's Anika? Surprised, right?"
Mrs. Hamilton saw Abella's top-tier indifference on her face and was taken aback, she is Anika? The Johnson family has suffered a great loss now...
"I wonder what kind of guy is lucky enough to marry her. I heard that someone from the entertainment industry asked her to compose a piano piece tailored for them, offering an astronomical price. But she wasn't interested, saying money doesn't matter..."
Mrs. Watkins' words shocked and astounded Mrs. Hamilton.
Before, she thought Abella had no talent and always put on a cold and aloof facade.
She never expected that she actually had real talent, it was the high and icy arrogance radiating from her giftedness!
She was shallow and couldn't distinguish between fish and pearls...
Remy glanced at Abella on stage, she was so beautiful, like the most dazzling star in the crowd.
On the other hand, Isla, paled in comparison.
One could say that Isla was just an ordinary passerby, nothing special.
They don't even know why they were infatuated with her before...
Remy stood up and left with his mother.
Isla on stage noticed this scene and subconsciously wanted to stop them...
But a group of people surrounded her, demanding an apology!
Mr. Wilson and Mrs. Wilson were also subjected to ridicule and mockery from the people around them. They felt extremely embarrassed and just wanted to leave this accursed place!
"You have violated copyright by plagiarizing someone else's work without the author's permission, all for personal fame and profit. You should bear the corresponding civil responsibility." Abella's voice was cold, her gaze indifferent, "Soon you will receive a lawyer's letter..."
Isla opened her mouth but had nothing to say, completely crushed.
A group of people still strongly demanded an apology from her!
Seeing her parents being attacked by the crowd below the stage, Isla, tears in her eyes, bowed deeply to Abella, "I'm sorry! It's my fault, I apologize to you."
After saying that, she pushed through the crowd and ran off the stage, never wanting to show her face in this accursed place again!
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson saw her running away and quickly pushed through the crowd, escaping as well.
The crowd surrounded Abella.
"Maestro, I recently composed a piece of music. I'm wondering if I would have the honor of receiving your guidance?"
"Elder, my name is Lily. I am the third place winner in this competition. I wonder if I could study with you for a while?"
"Anika, your improvisation just now was so beautiful! I was completely captivated by it! I am your die-hard fan and I can play all of your compositions. Thank you for creating so much wonderful music and bringing so much healing to your fans."
"Anika, I love you! Can you give me an autograph?"
"Can we take a photo together?"
They all surrounded Abella, being cautious yet hopeful and anxious, hoping that Anika would give them a little more attention.
Meanwhile, Abella saw her parents from afar and gently said, "I have something else to do. Let's pretend you didn't see me today."
"No problem, no problem!"
"The maestro said so, we won't spread anything outside!"
"When people ask if the maestro is a man or a woman, if they are old or young, we will all say we don't know!"
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