Chapter 399
Beau was teary–eyed as he shrank back, showing a timid expression.
“The final performance of this year’s gala is a tap dance piece, Spring Awakens, performed by a student from the preschool division’s Class 1B–Merida Jones.”
Elara heard the announcer introduce Merida’s performance. She and Xavier immediately sat up straight. The crimson curtain was drawn open, revealing Finnegan as the first to step into the audience’s view,
He was too eye–catching. Tall and broad–shouldered, he wore black trousers and a black vest, which was left unbuttoned, exposing his tanned chest. The stage lights spilled over his muscles, contouring them.
The parents who had been sleepily sitting in the auditorium inadvertently glanced at the stage. Their gazes were fixed in place. They all gasped.
Finnegan struck the drum. The audience’s eyes were fixed on the lines of Finnegan’s arms and pectoral muscles Many audience members pulled out their phones to record the scene of Finnegan drumming.
“Wow! Whose parent is that?”
“I’ve never seen him before–he’s so handsome!”
As the women squealed with excitement, the sharp sound of a flute pierced the air. A small, pink tap dancer leaped onto a stunt platform.
The audience’s attention immediately shifted to the pink–clad performer.
Merida moved effortlessly across the platforms as if she were dancing on solid ground. Keeping to the rhythm of the drums, she executed a series of continuous backflips, leaving the audience breathless.
At that moment, she jumped onto a large drum, joining Finnegan in a synchronized routine.
The once half–empty auditorium had, in no time, filled up again
“Is this a professional performance? Who is that little dancer?”
“She’s from preschool Class 1B–her name is Merida.”
“Class 1B? That means she’s only five, right? Yet she can tap dance so effortlessly? That’s incredible!”
Desmond sat with the headmaster of Summit Academy. He was also holding up his phone, recording as he followed Merida’s movements.
After filming for a while, he sent the video to a friend on WhatsApp. “She’s a five–year–old girl. What do you think of her form? Does she have potential?”
After sending the message, he put down his phone.
Beau’s gaze followed Merida closely. She moved swiftly across the stunt platforms, incorporating dance–like movements. Her movements were so quick that she left afterimages in the audience’s vision.
Beau could hear Elara cheering and applauding
His cheeks puffed up in defiance.
“If I were performing on stage, it would be even better than this!” Beau couldn’t help but say. If he were the one up there, he would be the one receiving Elara’s cheers and applause.
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Chapter 399
However, he remembered how even walking was difficult for his body.
His eyes instantly turned red. God damn it! It was all Niamb’s fault.
At this moment, in Beau’s eyes, he and Niamh were sworn enemies who could never coexist.
Merida stepped on Finnegan’s back, jumping and leaping to a high place. She grabbed a colorful ball and, as she leaped all the way down, the colorful ball hanging high in the air burst into colorful streamers and ribbons.
Like a flurry of snow, the ribbons cascaded down in all directions.
“Wow!”
The children in the audience jumped up in unison, reaching out to catch the golden ribbons swirling in the air. At that moment, the entire auditorium finally erupted in excitement.
Standing on one foot atop Finnegan’s shoulder, Merida lifted her mask, revealing her chubby face.
She grinned brightly at Elara. Her adorable expression sent another wave of exclamations rippling through the crowd.
The audience burst into thunderous applause, and even the teachers at the judges‘ table clapped enthusiastically. It was at this moment that Rosalie and the other parents returned to the auditorium. She had missed Merida’s entire performance.
Seeing Finnegan standing on stage, Rosalie sneered. “Merida even needed a helper for her performance?”
Harold, who had remained seated, wore a dark expression after watching Merida’s act and said, “I don’t think Paisley can beat Merida.”
