The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella and Romeo) novel Chapter 196

On the stage.

The eighth-place winner was performing his original piano composition.

This year's competition not only tested the contestants' piano playing skills but also required them to compose their own music. Many people who were adept at playing the piano couldn’t participate in this year's competition because they didn't know how to compose.

At this moment, the eighth-place winner finished his performance, stood up gracefully, and bowed to express his gratitude. And the host started applauding, then invited the seventh-place winner to perform on stage.

Suddenly, Louisa received a phone call and whispered to her two daughters, "Your grandmother has been in a coma for many days, and she has finally woken up. We are going to see her, we'll be back soon."

"Dad, Mom, don't worry about us." Serena was very understanding, "My award ceremony still has some time, so no need to rush."

"We'll try to come back before your performance." Louisa kindly said, then looked at Arabella, "Bella, call Mom anytime if you need anything."

"Okay." Arabella said.

After Kenneth and Louisa left, Serena looked at Arabella with pride and asked, "Sister, have you ever learned to play the piano? Have you won any awards?"

She looked at the stage and confidently said, "I started learning the piano at the age of four, and that teacher Andy, who doesn't accept students, took me under her wing after watching my performance. Do you know who Andy is? She's a famous piano master in the country. Many people want to learn from her but don't have the qualification. Under her guidance, my piano skills have improved rapidly, and I have won over fifty first prizes from a young age!"

Her tone was full of pride as she raised her head and asked, "What's the name of your former private tutor? Has she won any awards in this field?"

However, Arabella might not have heard her question because she turned her head and noticed that Arabella had already put on her headphones and was fully focused on playing a game.

Serena got a bit angry, but thinking that this country girl might only be capable of that, she didn't feel it was a big deal.

After a while, the host held the microphone and said passionately, "Next up is the second-place winner of this competition, Yolanda Murphy. She will perform a piece called 'Misery' for everyone."

Yolanda heard the host's voice, smiled, and stood up, wearing a dress worth millions. She walked onto the stage.

Yolanda sat at the piano, took a deep breath, and then slowly began to play this beautiful piece that won her second place.

Jasmine, sitting in the front row, felt a bit displeased during the first half of the piece. But when the entire composition was played, she felt a sense of familiarity, as if she had heard it somewhere before.

In the audience, many people were privately discussing.

"The climax of her piece is really beautiful! It's so evocative!"

"It's just that her playing skills are a bit rusty. Maybe it's because she's too nervous."

"If we don't consider the beginning and ending of the composition, the climax she created is really good. A teenage girl managed to write such a beautiful piece."

Many people praised Yolanda's performance, including the piano master Kent, who couldn't help but smile and turned to Jasmine, saying, "President Jasmine, weren't you looking for qualified students recently? What do you think of this Yolanda?"

Jasmine didn't have a favorable opinion of the Murphy family, so she didn't have much goodwill towards Yolanda. When it came to talent, she hadn't seen a more talented child than Arabella in all these years! Arabella's piano skills surpassed hers, to the point where it could be said that Arabella was far superior. Even if she were to take on a student, it would be Arabella taking her as an apprentice.