Chapter 576

Hayley sat by the window, fixing her gaze on the restaurant Tessa was in.

“Be glad, Tessa! Be as glad as you’d like. After tonight, all your dreams will be shattered! Your hand that plays the violin will no longer exist!”

The corners of her lips lifted mysteriously, and the more she spoke, the more freely she talked. It was as if she was watching Tessa’s tragedy unfold before her.

“Tessa, tonight will be the end for you. Hahaha…”

She couldn’t help but let out a sharp and shrill laugh.

When the customers around her heard her eerie laughter, they cast surprised glances at each other.

Originally, some of the waiters wanted to stop Hayley from making noise in public, but when they saw the ferocious expression on her face, they were too scared to step forward.

Naturally, Hayley was aware of the looks being thrown her way, but she didn’t care much.

She looked at Tessa’s bright smile again, her eyes filling with resentment.

Fortunately, she didn’t plan to stay for long. After sitting for a while, she got up and left.

Tessa was completely oblivious to what was happening there.

After the meal, Hathaway asked her to go back.

“The orchestra will be resting during the afternoon, so you don’t have to go over. Have a good rest at home. When you come to the orchestra tomorrow, I’ll officially initiate you into the orchestra. From now on, you’ll really be the main player in the orchestra, so you have to work hard.”

“I will.”

Tessa nodded vigorously.

At this moment, Scott walked over and told Tessa, “It just so happens that I’m heading back too. Let me send you back.”

Hearing this, Kathleen, who had been holding back her anger, gritted her teeth and ran to Tessa’s side.

She pretended to be close to Tessa and said, “Scott, my mother and I are going back too. You can’t just send Tessa alone.”

When Tessa felt how close Kathleen was, her whole body stiffened.

Even after so many days had passed, she still couldn’t adapt to Kathleen’s enthusiasm.

Scott’s gentle voice sounded.

“I’m sorry I didn’t think it through. How about this? I’ll send you and Miss Hathaway back first. then I’ll send Miss Reinhart. Miss Reinhart, do you think that’s okay?”

“Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Brooks, but I can just take a cab horne.”

Tessa declined, then uncomfortably pulled her hand out of Kathleen’s grasp and couldn’t help but say, “Kathleen, the next time you want to talk, just talk. You don’t have to touch me. I already said that besides my family, I’ın not used to other people being in close contact with me.”

Kathleen gritted her teeth.

This b*tch. Do you really think I wanted to get close to you?

Although she was furious, she didn’t show it, but said playfully instead, “Okay. I’ll remember that next time.”

After that, she turned and went to tug on Scott. “Scott, since Tessa doesn’t need you to send her, let’s go.”

Scott felt a little down, but he didn’t show it. He gave Tessa a nod before leaving with Hathaway and her daughter.

Tessa watched them go far before retracting her gaze, then she eagerly took out her phone to contact Nicholas.

She wanted to share the good news that she had won the assessment with him.

However, Nicholas didn’t answer the phone.

Helpless, Tessa could only call her brother.

“Tess, is the assessment over?”

“It’s over.”

Looking at her increasingly handsome brother on her phone screen, Tessa smiled with relief. “I won first place, so I’ll be the concertmaster of Group Two in the future.”

She shared the results of the assessment with Timothy.

When Timothy heard this, he was extremely happy for his sister.

“Congratulations, Tess! You’re one step closer to your dream!”

After talking to him for a while, Tessa hung up.

.

She didn’t keep her phone, but called Nicholas again instead.

“Sorry. The number you have dialed is unavailable.”

Listening to the robotic voice on the phone, Tessa frowned and ended the call.

“That’s strange. Did his phone run out of battery, or is he busy?” she murmured to herself as she kept her phone, planning to call him later.

After putting her phone away, she didn’t take a cab back, but instead went to Louis’ manor.