After Sabrina finished her performance, the room broke into applause.
Amelia stood up and headed toward the stage.
Ethan quickly grabbed her hand. "What are you doing?"
She looked back at him calmly. "Going to play a song."
"Don’t embarrass yourself anymore." Ethan's voice was low.
"I won’t. Not anymore." Amelia shook off his hand and walked briskly to the piano.
Ethan moved like he was about to stop her, but she was already seated at the piano.
Soft, flowing notes rippled out like a mountain stream, winding gently through a quiet valley. At times they trickled like a spring, sometimes surging like a waterfall, whispering low and gentle, then bursting forth with joy like birds singing in the forest…
When the music ended, the applause was thunderous. The guests wer
