"What's the matter?"
Olivia asked when she saw Nicole worried look.
"Nothing, let's go eat first."
Nicole still kept this matter a secret.
She thought to herself, "As for the money, I'll figure it out later. I don't know how much money Ashley
has in her bank card. But first, I'll check if Olivia and Bahman would work out."
Seeing that Nicole would not say anything, Olivia asked no further questions.
The two of them grabbed some food at restaurant downstairs, and then went to Bahman's home
according to the address Ashley had given them.
Unfortunately, the two of them knocked at the door for a long time, but there was no answer. Nicole
thought that he was not at home, so she called him up. However, a phone rang in the room, then was
rudely shut off.
Olivia and Nicole looked at each other and clearly felt that he didn't want to see them.
Nicole still didn't want to give up, but she didn't expect Olivia to hold her hand, shook her head and say,
"Forget it, maybe this is how it's meant to be."
"But we're already here. We should try again no matter what."
Nicole didn't want to give up like this.
This was a great chance for Olivia. Besides, she had so many things to deal with that she needed
money badly.
However, Olivia shook her head and said, "If he really doesn't want to see us, he'll hate us even more if
we keep pestering him like this. Let's put the matter aside for the time being."
"Then what do you do now?"
Nicole felt it was a pity to miss the opportunity.
Olivia shrugged her shoulders and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter. How about I become a bar
singer? Or a 'bridge' singer? I don't believe I really don't stand a chance."
Nicole really admired Olivia when she saw her optimism.
"Alright, if you want to sing in the street, I can play for you."
"Oh, that's right. I almost forget. You play the violin very well. And you are Seuss' disciple?"
Olivia's words reminded Nicole of Melissa.
Nicole thought, "If Melissa knew that I was Seuss' disciple, she would probably think that it was me who
prevented her from becoming the last disciple of Seuss."
But there was something really weird about this.
Since Seuss had asked Mr. Bush to bring Melissa to meet him, that meant that he would consider
taking her as his disciple, but why did he go back on his word?
Seuss was not that unprincipled.
Nicole did not understand, but she knew that she could not ask now, because she knew that Seuss had
a concert about to be held recently.
Nicole pushed the matter aside for the time being. Then she smiled and said, "With a great violinist like
me accompanying you, I don't believe that your talent will be buried."
"Of course. Let's go, the violinist of the future."
Olivia happily took Nicole's arm and walked out.
As she left, she looked unwillingly at the door of the Barmen's house, with a flicker of persistence in her
eyes.
She swore in her heart that she would certainly come again.
After walking out of Bahman's house with Olivia, Nicole intended to buy a violin.
She knew the violin wasn't cheap, but for Olivia's sake, she didn't think it mattered.
The two of them went to a musical instrument store to buy a violin, but they didn't expect to meet
Melissa here.
"Well, what are you guys doing here? Buy a violin? Can you play it?"
Melissa just opened her mouth and the sarcastic words come out.
Olivia immediately lost her temper.
"What do you mean? Are you the only person in the world who can play the violin? Unfortunately, no
matter how good you were at playing the violin, Seuss didn't make you his disciple."
Melissa's jovial face seemed to sag.
Don't get too complacent. Just come and take part in the violin competition that will be held in a month.
If you can beat me, then..."
"Then what?"
This was a question from Nicole.
Ever since she found out that Melissa's identity and background were not that simple, Nicole became
interested in her.
In the past, Nicole didn't want to argue with her for the sake of Mr. and Mrs. Bush, but that was clearly
not possible now. If she was really involved in Jacob's car accident, Nicole would not let her go.
Melissa looked at Nicole and sneered, "Do you really dare to take part in this competition? Nicole, the
violin competition is not the same as a car design competition. I guess you can't even play the violin."
"You don't have to worry about that. What's the bet? What would you do if I passed you in the violin
competition?"
"What do you want from me?"
Melissa was clearly confident of her violin skills.
Nicole smiled faintly and said, "Nothing much. You only need to answer three of my questions."
"What kind of bet is it?"
Melissa frowned slightly and subconsciously guarded against Nicole.
"Well, are you afraid that you will lose? Or are you just bragging about your violin skills?
Those mind games did work on Melissa.
Melissa straightened her neck and said angrily, "Come on, I am not afraid of you. Nicole, let me tell
you, I have passed the grade four test for violin. You'll never beat me! Do you know how difficult it is for
a violinist to advance to the next level? Even if you can play the violin, you're probably still at the
beginner level. It's impossible for you to beat me. I'd advise you not to ask for insult."
Nicole's heart skipped a beat when she heard that Melissa had passed the grade four test for violin.
While she was just at grade three.
It was not easy for her to reach the next grade in a month.
But Nicole had to know what she wanted to know.
She looked at Melissa and said coldly, "Don't worry about my violin skills. Anyway, it is not over till the
fat lady sings."
"Ok, that's a deal. I'm look forward to seeing you to beat me in the competition."
Melissa left in a blaze of pride.
Olivia watched her back and said worriedly, "Nicole, did I just get too impulsive? Since Melissa dared to
challenge you so blatantly, she must have full confidence. What if you lose?"
"She didn't say what I should do if I lost."
Nicole gave a soft smile to Olivia.
Olivia then remembered that Melissa had always thought she was sure to win, but had forgotten to say
what Nicole should do if she lost.
"What an idiot."
She could not help shaking her head.
"I wonder how such a stupid person as Melissa could survive to this day. Are you sure she's really a
bad person?"
Nicole squinted and whispered, "There is someone behind her to support her and give her advice, so
she could live safely to now."
"You mean Major?"
"Probably. If it weren't him, it'd be someone else. A lot of things are unclear right now. We can just walk
step calculates step."
Nicole took Olivia's hand and then turned around to pick a violin.
Now that she had decided to get in the contest, she didn't want to lose to Melissa. However, her violin
was left in the United States and was kept by Allen.
Nicole didn't want to have anything to do with Allen anymore, so she decided to buy another one.
But after looking around for a while, Nicole did not find one that she liked.
"You don't like any of them? How about we go to another music instrument shop?"
Olivia didn't know much about violin. It could even be said that she didn't know much about music. She
could only sing a few pop songs.
Therefore, when Nicole asked her to come to Bahman, Olivia didn't get her hopes up. She won't be
angry even if he ignored her. After all, she really knew nothing about music.
Nicole didn't know how to explain it to Olivia, but she smiled and said, "It's fine. Let's take our time.
There's no hurry."
"I'm not in a hurry."
Olivia was really not in a hurry, but Nicole was a little anxious.
"Hey, I think we should go to a bar or somewhere else. Maybe you could practice your singing there."
Nicole didn't choose the violin she liked, so she decided to put the purchase on hold and ask about
other music instrument shops later.
The most important thing right now was Olivia.
Although Olivia wasn't very good at music, she had heard Olivia sing before. Olivia sang very well. Her
singing was very powerful, full of emotion. What's more, she had a beautiful voice.
In the past, when Olivia wasn't planning on a career as a singer, Nicole said she had the potential to be
a singer. But at the time, no one took it seriously.
Seeing how much Nicole wanted to help her become a singer, Olivia decided to take back her heart
and whispered, "Then let's go and have try? But don't get your hopes up. They are all professional
singers, but I am only an amateur singer. "
"Don't talk nonsense. Just follow me."
Nicole took Olivia to one of the more famous bars, which had a singing venue.
Once inside the bar, Nicole went straight to the bar owner, hoping he would get Olivia to sing a song.
At first the bar owner refused flat out. He said they had their own singer and couldn't break the rules.
But Nicole said they didn't want any money and they just wanted to go on stage and sing a song.
Only then did the bar owner agree.
There weren't many people in the bar in the afternoon.
Olivia had some stage fright.
In order to cheer Olivia on, Nicole went straight to the stage and sang with her.
The pair chose a popular song, one that would stir up the energy of the room.
Nicole took the lead to sing, and Olivia followed.
At the beginning, Olivia was a bit tight and was yet to give her best. Three or four lines into the song,
Olivia sailed into her best performance. She sang skillfully and soulfully, which immediately attracted
the attention of many people.
Nicole smiled faintly, lowered her voice and then stopped singing, leaving the bar full of Olivia's singing.
Someone recorded the scene with his phone and posted it online.
Today was the information age. It didn't take long for Olivia and Nicole's performance to spread all over
the Internet.
A few music-savvy teams and marketing gurus immediately made their videos onto the ranking list.
Nicole and Olivia had no idea about that.
Olivia just didn't want to disappoint Nicole, so she sang with all her heart. Nicole thought that Olivia
needed a stage to prove herself. So far, the performance and effect seemed not bad.
She lifted her lips and smiled in satisfaction.
Olivia seemed to be a woman born for the stage, destined to live in the spotlight.
Nicole watched Olivia swaying to the music and took a step back.
Just as she was about to slip away and hand the stage over to Olivia, the door of the bar opened. The
man and woman who came in attracted Nicole's attention at once.
She turned pale at once.
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