Imprisoned While Pregnant, She's Back for Payback novel Chapter 373

Chapter 373 Secrets Behind the Score

Chapter 373 Secrets Behind the Score

To Tess, her grandmother had always been a legendary woman. But based on what Tess knew about her, there wasn’t anything mysterious about her life.

Back when Kylie insisted on marrying Henry, her daughter even cut ties with the family. Worried about her daughter, Gillian quietly moved to Aetheris. Later, she followed them again to Krigan, just to take care of Tess.

Tess knew the Larsons were one of the most powerful families in Kingsland. The only possible source of this sheet music she could think of was the Larsons‘ old collection. But her grandmother’s maiden surname was Ashton–she wasn’t a Larson herself.

Tess shook her head. “For as long as I can remember, Grandma was just an ordinary old

woman.”

Raven leaned in with a sly look. “No, what kind of ordinary grandmother has the original music score of Splendor Sonata?”

“Maybe the Larsons?” Lyra suggested.

Raven recalled Tess’s family background at her reminder.

She crossed her arms, rubbed her chin, and looked thoughtful. “The Larsons … it’s not impossible.”

Then she suddenly leaned closer to Tess. “Don’t you want to reconnect with them?”

The question caught Tess off guard. She froze, unsure what to say.

Seeing her hesitation, Raven slapped her thigh in frustration. “Your mother broke ties with her parents, but you didn’t! If an ordinary old lady had the first page of Splendor Sonata, then there’s a good chance the rest of it is still with the Larsons! And if this score is ever revealed, it’ll be a treasure for both the music world and collectors!”

Raven’s eyes sparkled as brightly as the sun, while Tess blinked, trying to avoid her burning gaze.

“I’m not really thinking about that right now,” Tess said with a shrug.

The words hit Raven like a bucket of cold water. Her whole body seemed to droop, like a balloon losing air.

Lyra chuckled at her dramatic slump but still stepped up to pat Raven’s arm gently. “Enough.

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This is Tess’s decision”

“Fine.” Raven muttered. She carefully closed the box, then nagged Tess over and over, even demanding she buy a safe to store it.

Tess laughed and promised again and again, just to cheer her up.

When Raven and Lyra finally left, one dragged her feet in disappointment while the other tried to comfort her with kind words.

Tess watched their backs until they disappeared, then slowly turned and walked back into the living room.

Her gaze fell on the iron box resting on the table. Almost without thinking, she picked it up and held it in her hands.

Her fingertips traced the worn edges, the rough metal catching against her soft skin. As she touched it, her thoughts drifted far away.

She couldn’t help but feel guilty. Growing up with her grandmother all her life, she had never asked much about her past.

Tess let out a long breath, then suddenly remembered something. She hurried into the bedroom to grab the key to the safe.

She had been too busy before, her mind stretched thin from one thing after another. But now, with a moment to breathe, she realized something didn’t add up. If her grandmother was just an ordinary old woman, how could she have left behind such a large inheritance? Tess couldn’t help but think of the grand piano locked in the vault.

Ever since she was little, she had lived with her grandmother. Her parents only sent enough money to cover basic living costs. But her grandmother gave her everything she had. She taught Tess everything she knew—fashion design and even a little piano. The only problem was, Tess never understood music theory at all.

Maybe that sheet music really did belong to her grandmother.

The thought made Tess’s heart skip.

From what Lyra and Raven had explained, Wentworth was from Yeshana.

He was about the same age as her grandmother too. Whether her grandmother had collected his manuscript or had actually known him, the idea sounded almost absurd.

Her mind spun in confusion, and she forced herself to push the questions aside.

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