He then asked them to sit on the couch and asked, “How have your parents been?”
Melea nodded and said that her parents were fine, but they could not attend his birthday party because of work. Ivan was not bothered by it and just dismissed it with a wave. “That’s nothing. I can sense that they put their sincerest thoughts into their gift, and that’s enough for me.”
That said, he called his grandson over to bring them around before returning for dinner.
“You youngsters should go out to see the world while you can. Look at me. I’m old and can’t go around anymore.” They talked a bit more before they said goodbye to Ivan. Then, they left with Alexander Graham, Ivan’s grandson.
They had fun talking to each other.
Just as they were having fun, Alexander suddenly patted his head. “I almost forgot. My grandfather said that while it’s his birthday, he still wants to have performances we’d like to see. Half a month ago, I hired a dance troupe.
is up to You danced in the past, didn’t you, Melea? Why don’t you drop by and see whether the dance troupe
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standards? If not, we can still change it.”
Melea and Solomon’s expressions froze at that.
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Perhaps he noticed their unusual reactions, because Alexander asked worriedly, “What’s wrong?”
Solomon gave an apologetic smile. “We might not be able to go. Melea doesn’t want to see others dance because of a certain accident, so…
Alexander hurriedly said, “That’s fine. We won’t go, then. I have someone tell the dance troupe that their performance has been canceled.”
Melea bit down on her lip. “That’s not right, is it?”
If word got out that a performance was canceled because of two guests, that would not sound good for any of them.
Alexander dismissed her worry in a completely unbothered fashion. “Grandfather has already confirmed all of the performances for his birthday party long ago. I just added one more on a whim and never confirmed it because I was busy. Since I’m out here now, I just thought about going over to look. If you don’t like it, I can cancel it. “Besides, you’re our guests. We have to make sure that you enjoy your stay here.”
Then, he asked the butler to speak to the dance troupe about it before bringing them by bus to another park.
The people in the dance troupe continued practicing.
Meanwhile, the heavily pregnant Yelena sat in a chair with her hands on her waist while she patiently guided the dancers‘ actions.
Ever since she was exposed for having hurt other dancers, the dance troupe was also affected.
Those with money and skills quit the dance troupe and joined other dance troupes.
The ones who were left had nowhere else to go.
With their reputation ruined, the dance troupe received much fewer gigs. In the end, the new leader had to pull a lot of strings before she managed to land a gig to perform at Ivan’s birthday.
Since their performance was a last–minute addition, the Graham family had still not confirmed whether they really wanted to add this performance to the roster.
Then, half a month ago, the Graham family finally had someone call them and say that they wanted them to perform the dance Melea choreographed.
Since the accident, this dance never made it to the stage again.
Many of the original dancers had also left.
With no other choice left, they could only set aside their displeasure and ask Yelena to return to teach them.
