Tessa smiled as she handed over the fresh bouquet in her arms, which was happily received by Mona. “Thank you.” She lowered her head to smell the fragrance of the flowers and asked with a smile, “How was tonight’s performance?”
“It was great! Your skills on the piano have improved by leaps and bounds in the past six months. It seems like Miss Hathaway has been giving you some special attention.” Tessa praised her good friend while teasing her a little.
As they talked about their training, Mona couldn’t help but pour out her heart. “I’ve received a lot of special attention, but I’ve also been working so hard that I’ve lost a lot of weight. Sometimes, I even wonder how you managed to withstand Miss Hathaway’s strict training back then.”
Hearing this, Tessa knew that her friend must have suffered a lot under Miss Hathaway’s training. For some reason, she had the urge to laugh, and she did.
It seemed that they were truly in the same boat. When Mona heard her friend’s laughter, she looked at her with confusion. “Why are you laughing?”
“I feel that the two of us are truly good friends; even the hardships we go through are the same.” Tessa shared her previous thoughts with Mona while still laughing.
They chatted for a while until a staff member came over and urged Mona, “Hurry up. Miss Hathaway wants you to do an interview.”
“Alright,” Mona answered and turned to Tessa with a mischievous smile. “It seems like we can’t talk anymore. I’ll have the staff send you to the celebration party, and we’ll catch up later.”
Tessa agreed and left with the staff.
Meanwhile, Susan appeared from a dark corner and glanced at the reporters surrounding Mona on the stage with a fierce look in her eyes.
If something happened to Tessa here, even if the concert was a success, Mona would have to bear the wrath of the Sawyers.
On the other side, as they left the theater, the staff wheeled Tessa toward the street corner, preparing to hail a cab to the hotel for the banquet.
While waiting, there seemed to be some commotion among the crowd. Before Tessa could turn her head to look, she suddenly felt a forceful impact from behind, followed by the staff’s cry of shock. “Miss Reinhart-”
Tessa was completely caught off guard and was pushed into the busy street by the impact. “Oh, my God! It’s dangerous, Miss Reinhart. Come back quickly!” the staff exclaimed in shock.
Several people came forward to help. However, traffic was at its heaviest right now. Cars passed by one after another, making it impossible for anyone to cross the road.
When Tessa came to her senses, she found herself surrounded by countless cars, and the piercing sound of car horns filled her ears.
Just then, a glaring light suddenly shone on her face, and she saw a black car driving straight toward her.
Beep, beep, beep- The driver noticed Tessa in time and honked the horn incessantly. However, she was dazed at this point and had no idea how to react.
The passersby and members of the Hathaway Philharmonic were also in a state of panic as they screamed. “Get out of the way!”
“Miss Reinhart, run!” A few timid individuals even covered their eyes and couldn’t bear to watch any longer. At this critical moment, the small car skidded to a stop in front of Tessa, just a little distance away from her knees.
After the car owner stopped in time, he looked at Tessa, who was still in shock. As he stepped out of his vehicle, his initial fear gave way to frustration, and he unleashed a torrent of admonishment upon Tessa.
“What on earth are you doing, running around in a wheelchair like that? If you’re looking to die, there are other ways instead of coming here and endangering others!”
it was no wonder his words were harsh, for the consequences of hitting her could range from lawsuits to jail time.
Tessa finally came to her senses and quickly apologized, “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to.” At this point, the nearby staff and passersby also came to their senses and patted their chests in relief.
