His Housewife Had Secret Identities novel Chapter 663

Niamh hesitated for a long moment before reluctantly answering the phone.

Linden watched her, noticing her lips barely moved as she held the phone to her ear, seemingly just listening to the person on the other end.

He saw her expression shift, first to shock, then to grave seriousness, her brow furrowed so deeply it looked like it could trap a fly.

“What’s wrong with my mentor?” Linden muttered to himself, a sense of foreboding creeping over him.

His gut feelings were always right about the bad things and wrong about the good.

Sure enough, after Niamh ended the call, she pulled Linden into a deserted corner.

“There’s been a change of plans… I’m sorry, but I have to pull out of the competition,” she said, keeping her voice low.

She expected him to be disappointed, even angry, but instead, Linden placed his hands firmly on her shoulders.

“It’s okay, mentor. Go do what you have to do. I don’t know what it is, but I can tell it’s important.”

Linden’s understanding somehow made Niamh’s eyes well up.

She was keenly aware of how much her last-minute departure would affect him. The entire promotional campaign for the piano competition had been built around her—the president of The Thomas Group, the master designer from BYC. It had been her idea, a way to lure Joker into the open.

But now, something sudden had come up, and she had no choice but to leave.

As she was about to go, Linden stopped her again, holding out his pinky finger.

“Pinky swear with me. The next competition I organize, you have to perform five pieces all by yourself.”

Niamh’s lips twitched into a wry smile as she linked her pinky with his. If I play five pieces, it’s not a competition, it's a private concert, she thought.

After changing her clothes and leaving the Grand Music Hall, Niamh didn’t notice Jonathan still sitting in the audience, eagerly awaiting the performance she would never give.

Escorted by six bodyguards, Niamh boarded a plane to Coralis.

Time was of the essence.

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