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Chapter 256
Carter gently swirled the wine in his glass.
“What Nate said… does make a certain kind of sense.”
Nate grinned, clearly pleased with himself. “I’ve seen this kind of thing plenty of times, Carter. Trust me on this one.”
Carter took a small sip of the wine, his eyes dark and unreadable, something murky flickering, deep within them-like a shadow drifting quietly through still water.
Julliard opened his mouth to argue again, but Carter’s phone rang before he could speak.
While Carter answered the call, Julliard leaned toward Nate and lowered his voice. “Haven’t you been praying for Carter to divorce Sharon and marry Kelly? Now that he’s finally considering it, why are you trying to stop it?”
Nate glanced over at Carter, who was still on the phone, then whispered back, “I did think that way before. But now… Kelly doesn’t have much time left. Even if she marries Carter, she won’t live more than a few months.
“Rather than letting Sharon walk away and live comfortably, it’s better to drag her down and keep her from hooking up with someone else.”
Julliard frowned. “Didn’t you say you found some miracle doctor for Kelly?”
Nate shrugged, unconcerned. “That old doctor knows Sharon. Whether he’s willing to treat Kelly seriously is still up in the air. Besides, when has a terminal illness ever been easy to cure? Maybe he can buy her some time, but a full recovery? That’s a fantasy.”
“What if he does cure her?” Julliard asked.
Nate had clearly thought this through. “Then they can divorce later. Kelly’s treatment would take at least a year or so anyway. That gives us time to stall Sharon-make her life miserable in the meantime.”
Julliard was silent for a long while before finally asking, “Nate, what is it you have against Sharon? Did she dig up your family’s ancestral grave or something?”
On the other end of the line, Carter was speaking to his assistant, Simon.
“Sir, there’s something about your wife I think you should know. Would you like to hear it?”
Even though the legal proceedings were underway, Sharon was still, technically, his wife. Simon hesitated for a moment before deciding he needed to report this.
Carter’s voice was low and steady. “Go on.”
Simon said, “Well… I have a friend who asked me to help locate someone. Apparently, there’s a music maestro abroad- someone named Warner-who accidentally came across a video of a violin performance online. He was absolutely stunned and wants to find the person in the video.
“He’s not familiar with Zachemaine, so after some twists and turns, the request ended up with me. And the person playing the violin… turned out to be Mrs. Biggs.”
Carter asked calmly, “Who is this Warner?”
Simon’s voice rose with excitement. “Warner is a world-renowned violinist from Yuicuador-his techniques are legendary. Lifetime Achievement Award winner, incredibly influential. He happened to see the video during a cultural exchange event here and wants to invite your wife to his music symposium.
You tried to invite him before, remember? For Kelly’s debut, but he declined. If Mrs. Biggs gains his recognition, she’ll have an incredibly bright future ahead of her.”
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Being acknowledged by someone like Warner was proof enough of Sharon’s talent.
Even Simon hadn’t expected her to be this extraordinary.
Carter didn’t respond for a long while.
On the other end of the call, Simon sensed something was off. Carter didn’t sound pleased-if anything, he seemed distant. And that puzzled him.
Sharon had always been looked down on by the Biggs family, especially because of her educational background. If she carved out her own career, surely it would change how they saw her. It would even bring honor to family as well.
But after a long pause, Carter’s voice came, cold and emotionless.
“Tell them the person they’re looking for couldn’t be found. But I know of another violinist who’s also very talented. I can help make the introduction.”
The moment Simon heard that, he understood.
His voice faltered. “Shouldn’t we… at least inform Mrs. Biggs about it?”
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