The Billionaire CEO Wants to Marry Me Every Day-Chapter 489: Honor and Disgrace

Berg openly expressed his disdain for Cathaysia’s piano skills.

Next to him, Susan Stone awkwardly smiled, not knowing how to respond.

The other teachers who heard this also had dark expressions, and Principal Payne almost jumped up to scold him. Luckily, the teacher in charge of the freshman gala quickly pulled Principal Payne aside and said in a low voice in Cathaysian, "Principal, calm down! He’s our honored guest. So many schools in the country have begged him to come, and he refused. Please remember his status!"

Principal Payne, with a patriotic heart, exclaimed angrily, "I know he’s the most renowned living pianist in the world. But does that give him the right to insult us?!" 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

The teacher looked embarrassed and coughed, "But... to be honest, what he’s saying is the truth. Right now, Cathaysia indeed lacks any impressive pianists. Even if we choose the best among us, they can’t compare to any of Berg’s students."

Principal Payne’s fingertips trembled, and his face darkened further.

Yes, that’s indeed the case...

But soon, Principal Payne’s eyes lit up again.

"Didn’t we hear Willow Grant play ’Rebirth’? She played quite well! Perhaps we can use this opportunity to change Berg’s perception of our Cathaysian piano community!"

As he said this, Principal Payne urged the teacher in charge of the freshman gala, "Go backstage and see how well Willow Grant is prepared. Tell her that Mr. Berg has arrived, and she must play seriously! She’s representing not just herself, but our entire school, and broadly speaking, the honor of our Cathaysian piano community!"

The teacher, surnamed Alden, quickly nodded, "The previous program had too many props, it’ll take about five or six minutes to clear them and bring up the piano. I’ll go find Willow Grant right away!"

"Good, good!" Principal Payne looked both nervous and excited.

Worried that Willow might not perform well, yet thrilled at the thought that she might impress Berg with ’Rebirth’, he felt utterly delighted.

...

Backstage.

Willow Grant stood on the steps in a beautiful silver gown, ready to take the stage at any moment.

She took several deep breaths to suppress her nervousness.

Just then, Teacher Alden hurried over and quietly relayed Principal Payne’s words to Willow.

Willow’s eyes lit up.

She had been worried that Mr. Berg might not show up, but to her surprise, he really had! Despite her nerves, excitement surged through her, the kind you feel right before reaching the pinnacle of your life.

Suddenly, she thought of Summer Monroe, remembering she hadn’t seen her backstage, and quickly asked, "Teacher Alden, where’s Summer?"

She wanted Summer to see the difference, the vast gap between them!

Teacher Alden shook his head, "Oh, she suddenly claimed to feel unwell and asked for their program to be withdrawn. Luckily, I didn’t have high expectations for their performance anyway."

Curious, Willow asked, "What piece was Summer going to play?"

"Something called... ’Moon...’"

Before Teacher Alden could finish, a timid voice suddenly spoke up.

"Teacher Alden..."

Both Teacher Alden and Willow looked in the direction of the voice.

Willow instantly recognized her as that fangirl from Summer’s class.

The "fangirl" cautiously said, "Summer has recovered now, and I wanted to let you know that our program can proceed as planned."

Teacher Alden’s face immediately darkened.