Before dawn, Ivy pulled away the hand of the man who was pressing on her, picked up the clothes on the ground, put them on one by one, and gently went downstairs.

They did too passionately last night, so she overslept. She heard the rustle outside when she closed the door. It was the servants who got up to work.

Including her mother.

Ivy lay back in bed and turned on her mobile phone to read the text messages. The latest message was the information recorded by the bank - her performance fee this time.

After staring at the numbers above for a long time, Ivy finally accepted the fact that she was still far from the expected goal. She then silently turned off the screen of her mobile phone and closed her eyes.

Later, she got asleep again, and it was already nine o'clock when she woke up.

She immediately got up from bed and went to the maid's bathroom in the deepest corridor. After washing, she put on her coat and went out.

It was a fine day today. Mrs Smith was drinking a cup of tea in the garden. Sarah bent down and stood beside her. She echoed as soon as Mrs Smith needed someone to talk to.

Ivy glanced at them and then took back her eyes immediately. After she had just taken a few steps outside, the voice of the housekeeper, uncle Tom, came "Madam, Miss Brown is here."

Hearing this, Mrs Smith immediately put down the teacup in her hand excitedly, "Invite her in immediately."

Uncle Tom answered and quickly led her in.

From a distance, Ivy could see her highly customized little dress, exquisite face and makeup.

"Here you come! My dear Flora!"

Mrs Smith, with a warm smile on her face, stepped forward as she spoke. She took the woman's hand in hers, and said, "Just in time! I've just boiled a pot of tea. Do you wanna have some?"

"Thank you so much, aunt Smith."

Her voice was reserved and gentle, and the smile on Mrs Smith's face deepened a bit.

Ivy didn't look at them any longer. When they were talking, she picked up the instrument box and walked out with her head down.

"Is there a guest?"

When Ivy reached the gate, the man on the third floor also came down with a low voice.

"It's Miss Brown, master." Uncle Tom replied.

"I see."

The man's voice was calm. Ivy didn't look at them and didn't stop, and then she walked out.

　　……

Ivy arrived at the training class just in time.

The performance tasks of the orchestra were heavy. Generally, members were not allowed to take private jobs, but Ivy needed money, and one-on-one teaching didn't cost her much energy, so the head agreed.

"Ivy!"

The little girl waved to Ivy excitedly after she saw her.

She was a student of Ivy. She was eight years old this year. Em... Her family name was Brown as well, her name was Kate Brown.

Ivy sat down opposite her. "Let's start with the song I asked you to practice last week."

Four hours passed quickly.

"Well, you pulled this note wrong just now, and here, you entered too early..."

When Ivy was seriously helping her with counseling, Kate turned her eyes and suddenly stood up excitedly, "Aunt Flora!"

Ivy's voice suddenly stopped. When she looked up, her eyes met those of the man and woman at the door.

Small dress, black suit.

It was a perfect match.

Ivy stood up, put her hand on Kate's instrument, and dropped her head.

"Why the one picked me up today is you, aunt Flora?"

Kate hugged the waist of the woman in front of her.

Flora rubbed her hair. "I was shopping with someone nearby. I figured you'd be out of class by now, so I came to pick you up. You aren't happy?"

"I'm happy of course!" Kate said. And she wanted to say something else but her eyes looked at the man beside Flora, "Who is this?"

"Well, let me introduce my friend, Brian, maybe you should call him... uncle?"

"I see! I shouldn't call him uncle, I should call him uncle-in-law!"

Kate's words made Flora's face red. The man smiled gently at Kate, "You could Just call me uncle Brian."

"Ok, you are so handsome, uncle Brian! I want to eat ice cream. Can you treat me to ice cream?"

The man smiled, "My pleasure."

Flora looked at them with a red shy face and then turned her eyes to Ivy, "Excuse me? can Kate leave now?"

Hearing the voice, Ivy raised her eyes and her eyes flashed over the man on her side and smiled at Flora, "Yes."

While talking, she had helped Kate put away her instrument. When she was about to hand it to Kate, the man took that over from Ivy's hand.

His fingertips gently crossed Ivy's fingers. She pursed her lips, then took back her hand and said goodbye to Kate.

They three left soon.

The picture was very much like a family of three, incomparably harmonious.

Ivy stood in place for a while before returning to the piano room to pack up.

At night.

Ivy practiced for two more hours in the rehearsal room today. When she returned to the house, it was already ten o'clock in the evening. The whole house was quiet.

Ivy lightened her steps. When she was passing through the living room, a voice suddenly came, "Why are you back so late?"

She was startled. Her hands unconsciously grasped the strap of the instrument box and turned around.

The man was standing at the top of the stairs, squinting at her.

The induction lamp on the stairs lighted and the light reflected the tall figure of the man, and there was no expression on his handsome face.

"Because of the rehearsal."

Ivy answered softly.

"Well." He said, and walked up to her.

Ivy subconsciously wanted to step back, but his hand had stretched out and hugged her waist.

The next moment, his kiss had fallen on her cheek and his breath was burning.

Ivy was startled and subconsciously wanted to push him away, "Please don't do this here...."

"No." He said.

While talking, he had dropped her instrument box on the ground.

"Boom!", the sound of her box falling was particularly clear in the silent night.

Ivy's heart was about to jump out, and her eyes were wider. However, the man ignored and pressed his body against her and clamped her struggling hands.

"Master..."

She kept her voice low and half crying.

"Call me by my name." His breath was in her ear, his hand peeled off her clothes one by one, and he asked with a little impatient tut, "Why did you wear so many clothes?"

"Brian, let's go upstairs..." Ivy was really about to cry.

It was so close to the servants' restroom. And there were patrolling security guards outside. As long as one person saw them...

What Mrs Smith said yesterday was just a joke. If Mrs Smith knew that she had something to do with Brian, she would truly kill her!

Brian didn't take care of her words. When he found that Ivy still wanted to speak again, he bowed his head and kissed her lips, blocking her words back.

After her body softened, everything would go much easier.

After that, Ivy heard his deep voice, "Why did you go teaching in the training class?? Lack of money?"

Ivy pursed her lips and said in a low voice, "Yes..."

"What do you want money for?" He squinted at her. "Why didn't you tell me you was lack of money?"

Ivy stopped talking.

After looking down at her for a while, Brian smiled, "You want to study abroad, didn't you?"

Ivy immediately opened her eyes. At the moment of matching Brian's eyes, her mind and body suddenly cooled down.

Ivy's first reaction was to try and push the man in front of her away, but as if he knew her intention, and he immediately clasped her shoulders and lowered his head to bite her directly.

Her body trembled slightly as she groaned in pain from his teeth piercing the skin!

"You want to leave, don't you?" His voice came to her ear.

Ivy struggled, but she simply gave up and closed her eyes tremblingly. "You are getting married, right?"

"With Flora."

"So what? Are you jealous?" He bowed his head and kissed her eyes. "It's just a business marriage. Nothing more."

"You have your own life, and I want mine."

After hesitating for a long time, Ivy still decide to said, "I want my mother to leave with me together, so we'd better not do this kind of thing from now on and......"

Before Ivy finished her words, he suddenly grabbed her wrist.

The strength of the sudden fastening suddenly changed Ivy's face, she opened her eyes, "Master..."

"What did you just say? I didn't catch you. Say it again."

The man's face was still with a gentle smile, but his eyes were gloomy!

Ivy's face suddenly turned pale!

Everyone said that the young master of the Smith clan is a gentleman, and modest and easy-going, but only Ivy knew that he was a complete madman!

He is a violent, moody and irascible man.

After repeatedly adjusting her breathing, she murmured, "Master..."

"Call my name."

"Brian..."

Her voice choked and her wet eyes were covered with tears.

"Huh?"

"I'm wrong, sorry..."

"Good girl." He let go of her hand and put her in his arms. "Well, it's all right. You see, I'll always forgive you easily, but you'd better not make me angry, understood?"

Ivy closed her eyes and stoped talking.

When he released her from the hot hug, he kissed her eyes once again and gently helped her to pull up her clothes. Then he said, "Good night, you could go to sleep now."

　　……

When Ivy's band performed in Aurora city for the second time, Brian came to see her perform.

With Flora and Kate.

Brian got the chief VIP seats from the organizer, and Ivy saw them as soon as she got on stage.

Kate was super excited. "Miss Ivy!" she shouted with her little hands clapping warmly.

Before taking her seat, Ivy gave her a slight nod.

Having been promoted to Principal Cellist, her clothes were different from other cellists'. Her long white dress stood out against the aqua blue suit, and her long black hair was wavy. She was wearing a light makeup and looked elegant and feminine.

Brian looked at her but frowned a bit.

Flora said, "Miss Ivy is so pretty."

Flora put on a smile on her face, but her eyes were fixed on Brian.

Brian smiled back, and his eyes fell on the pianist opposite Ivy.

He knew that pianist, his name was Kevin Miller, who was the chief pianist of their band.

Kevin was also wearing a white suit today, which was commensurate with the color of Ivy's dresses. At this time, his eyes were falling on Ivy, and the corners of his mouth rose upward.

Ivy was also smiling at Kevin.

It made Brian's face sink instantly!

The performance ended smoothly.

Kate prepared a bouquets for Ivy, but the audience was not allowed to go on stage. Flora had to take her backstage.

Brian smiled and said, "I'm gonna smoke. You two can go get her."

Flora smiled and walked Kate backstage under the guidance of staff.

However, they did not see Ivy.

"Strange. I just saw her here. Maybe she went to the bathroom? I'm sorry. Please sit down first. I'll have someone look for her."

The orchestra's agent knew about Flora's identity. So he apologized with a smile.

"It doesn't matter. We'll wait for her."

Flora and Kate sat down on the sofa and waiting for Ivy.

Ivy was indeed in the bathroom, but she was not alone.