His Genius Wife Is A Superstar novel Chapter 13

Chapter 13 - The Phantom Of Your Love

Chapter 13: The Phantom of Your Love

"But I saw you today and I’m already starting to change my mind. I didn’t expect to see you like this," JJ said while gesturing towards Iris’ direction. "You really surprised me. You look like a completely different person."

"Mr. JJ, I’m sure you’ve heard that I’ve been in a car accident more than a year ago," Iris said. Her voice was calm and unaffected.

He nodded.

"It was a very serious accident. I died, Mr. JJ." She sighed, looking out of the window. The floating clouds and the blue sky outside the windows were reflected on her mirrored sunglasses. "I was comatose. Dead for a year. You don’t know how death feels like, Mr. JJ. It changes people."

"I see," he said, starting to understand why Iris Long changed so much. Both were quiet for some time. Then he sighed. He pointed at the piano on a mini-stage at the centre of the restaurant. "See that?"

Iris followed with her eyes, and then nodded.

"Go. Play one of your songs. Show me how you do it. Convince me that you’re really the best person to sing the songs you composed. Can you do it?"

"Of course."

She stood up and walked to the piano. Her footsteps were light and graceful, looking as if she was floating on the floor.

Some of the customers took notice, wondering who the beautiful young woman was. They watched as she climbed on the mini-stage and sat in front of the piano.

Oh, was she going to play the piano and perform?

They waited in anticipation, as she flexed her fingers in an unhurried manner. She took a deep breath and started to play.

Strong, deep, and fast notes jolted everyone inside the restaurant. This time, all heads turned to the young woman playing the piano.

Their hearts thumped, as the forbidding music brought an image of a bloody battlefield within their minds.

After a few seconds, the notes slowed down until they drifted to a full stop. The young woman took a couple of breaths, and then started playing a slow, gentle yet dark, heartbreaking tune. She opened her mouth and sang.

"I’m lying in a crimson ocean

Frozen in the darkness

Floating for a thousand years

Yearning for you"

Everyone gasped as they heard her low, mesmerizing voice singing the dark melody. JJ’s eyes lit up with excitement. His entire focus was on her.

"My broken soul is searching

Lost and afraid

A thousand years without you