The day of the music battle ca sooner than expected. As expected, Nick could blend in and practice the song with Kaylee's friends just fine.
The young man even stated that he was satisfied with the group, even though it wasn't as great as the Adams. Nevertheless, Nick enjoyed the practice and no longer pessimistic about the battle.
Unfortunately, Nick admitted to Kaylee that not just one person said the sa comnt regarding him.
'You look different today.'
It was quite worriso, and they needed to do sothing about Nick's appearance to avoid the unwanted predicant.
Kaylee called Lydia to help Nick give so make-up to Nick so it wouldn't be too different from his usual 'Nick' appearance.
Kaylee was more often with friends like Jacob, Adam, Fritz, and she was confident they would not overthinking the difference that happened to Nick.
But people who rarely et Nick on campus would know the difference and felt suspicious that Nick, who plays in the music battle, and the usual Nick was a different person.
Thus, Kaylee called the most gifted make-up artist to modify Nick's appearance with Kaylee in disguise.
Kaylee thought everything would go smoothly and Lydia could finish her job on ti, but Nick did not help her with being all flirty to the poor Lydia.
"Make a pout," ordered Lydia, which the flirty boy showed his pout quicker than he should. However, his lips poked onward too much as if asking for a kiss.
"Not like that. Just a little." Lydia swallowed her frustrated groan and scolded the boy gently.
"Why? My lips tasted sweet. Have a try." Nick moved his lips forward and brought his face closer to the stunned make-up artist.
Kaylee massaged her temple while shaking her head at her friend's brother's flirty gesture. On the other hand, Wendy held back her gleeful laughter seeing their interaction.
It was fun to see her brother in action, making an older girl flustered because of him.
Lydia bitted her lower lips in frustration, and her fury skyrocket once she saw the flirty boy's naughty glint. If only Wendy and Kaylee were not here, Lydia would punch this boy and strangle his neck to death!
She swore she would kick his ass until this boy wouldn't dare to hit on her.
How dare he flirts around her! Not only Nick destroyed her golden opportunity to hook so rich guys; this boy hit on her in front of his sister and her employer!
"Should we leave?" Kaylee knew that Lydia could do nothing in front of her and Wendy. She knew the poor girl could handle Nick if she left alone with the flirty boy.
The girl knows exactly how to ta the unmanageable Nick when neither she nor Wendy are around. But Lydia beca helpless and did not dare to hurt the younger brother of two well-known composers in this country.
"Yes, please," begged Lydia so she could teach this boy a lesson for ruining her blind date and hit on her!
"I'm too lazy to move. I'll take a nap here." but Wendy didn't want to budge from her place and close her eyes comfortably as if she seriously wanted to take a nap.
Nick's smirk widened to see his sister helped him and his dark brown eyes sparkled in delight to see Lydia's helpless situation.
"Well, good luck." Kaylee decided to leave them and entered her room to think about herself.
Kaylee still has doubts about whether she should co to the music battle or not. Jacob had told her that he didn't want Kaylee to co, but the young man wouldn't stop her from coming.
Kaylee had to sort out her awkward relationship with Jacob, plus… she wanted to find out the relationship between Declan and Leticia Campbell.
She confronted Letti as Nick at that ti and made Letti almost hate her because she was snooping around in people's affairs. But if she faced Letti as herself, Letti would show her true colors at her whether she had an affair with Declan or not.
Kaylee didn't know whether her body was still rejecting Declan or not, but she knew… her heart, her mind, her soul yearned him so much. She wanted to run and get back to the man's arms. She wanted to inhale his musky scent and feel his breath on her skin.
Her desire reached higher and higher over ti to the point she couldn't asure it.
Kaylee laid on her bed, hugging one of her pillows. She glanced at her right hand, which was now back to normal. There was no lump or swelling that makes her hands ugly like an elephant's legs. But she still saw a brownish-yellow bruise.
Kaylee still couldn't use her right hand to play the piano, but at least she could hold light objects and write things without feeling hurt.
It seed that she would be able to play the piano as usual next week.
On the other hand, Lydia literally tried to focus on her work without heeding Nick's gaze that still teased her. But it was sowhat difficult to do her job while Nick took so part of her locked hair and play with it playfully.
"You do realize I'm helping you here!" hissed Lydia in a whispered tone, knowing this boy's sister took a nap not far away from them.
"Hm? You said sothing?" Nick blinked his eyes cutely like puppy eyes that felt no remorse.
Any normal girl would lt at his adorable gesture and would pamper Nick with great affection and adoration. But it never worked on Lydia.
The only ones that couldn't sway by his puppy looks were Wendy and this kitten girl.
Lydia brought her face closer to whisper on his ear in a louder voice but not too loud to reach on the sleeping sister.
"I said... I'm trying to help you."
"You an you're helping my dearest sister, don't you?"
Nick shifted his head to the side, causing his lips to touch the older girl's smooth cheek. The light touch made Lydia felt goosebumps all over her body and jumped away with a reddening cheek.
This boy… he dared to kiss her!?
Nick was always flirtatious and relentlessly woo on her. At first, Lydia felt a tingling sensation and enjoyed this boy's advances, but… this guy also did the sa thing to any girls who were older than him!
It was apparent that Nick had an older girl fetish and continually sought the girls' attention effortlessly. He only winked his eyes or flashed his toothy grin, and all the girls in the world would surround him like butterflies.
Despite being flirtatious, Nick never took advantage of molesting a girl. As flirty as he is, he was no a pervert, and yet he just kissed her cheek!?
Lydia touched her cheek with shock and couldn't believe what the boy had done. Lydia glanced at Wendy, who still closed her eyes, and she seriously thought that Wendy was already asleep.
Lydia was eager to give this boy an earful scolding until the boy couldn't stand to stay with her. But once she opened her mouth, she swallowed her words back once she heard a familiar voice.
"Nicky, be good, or you'll be late." was the warning from the older sister.
"Fine." miraculously, Nick obeyed his sister, making the flustered artist heaved in relief.
She looked at Wendy with grateful then finished her job quickly and neatly. She made Nick's cheek look slightly thinner with her expert hand and his chin not too masculine to make it similar to Kaylee's chin.
After finishing Nick's make-up, Wendy directly cleaned up the equipnt without speaking. She refused to even look at Nick and focused on her handful of make-up kits.
"I'm done, Miss Larson."
Wendy opened her eyes and investigated Nick's new appearance. His younger brother's face hadn't changed much, but she noticed that his cheeks looked slimr, and his eyebrows looked thinner.
If she did not rember the one standing in front of her was her brother, she would believe it was Kaylee in disguise.
"Wow. Kaylee is right. You have skilled hands, Lydia. It's a pity you didn't continue your studies at university. I'm sure your abilities will improve considerably if you continue your studies."
Lydia smiled wryly at that. She knows that, and she wants to go to college. But she had no money for school. She even had to quit school when she was sixteen because her grandma couldn't afford her tuition fees.
In addition, her grandma often fell ill due to overwork, so the money they had was more often used to buy dicine.
Lydia learned self-taught make-up, and it was unexpected that she was so talented in this field. She felt fortunate when she t Kaylee a couple of years ago, and the girl made her the pianist's make-up artist.
Kaylee also suggested to her friends to contact Lydia when they needed make-up over. Her na beca known, and she had the money to go to college. However, she still chose her bed-ridden granny and used the money for the older woman's hospitalization.
Of course, no one knows about her unfortunate situation. She wasn't a beggar and would never ask for sympathy from others.
Hence, she never told soone about this.... especially Kaylee.
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