Chapter <b>61 </b>The Piano in the Night
The campus <b>was </b>filled with the melodious sound of a piano emanating from <b>the </b>music ssroom.
The night was already quiet, making the piano’s notes even more pronounced.
The next day, rumors of a haunting spread throughout the school.
“Did you hear? <b>There </b>was movement in the music ssroom in the middle of the night!”
“Theard about it! The students in the dormitory said someone was ying the piano in the teaching buildingst night! It was terrifying!”
The ssroom door was always locked. How could someone be ying the piano?”
<b>The </b>students in ss One were quietly discussing the serious piano ying in the middle of the night.
When Naomi walked in. Scarlett asked, “Naomi, were you the one ying the piano at schoolst night?”
ying the piano at night?
Naomi was taken aback and said, “I went home after practicing the piano after school yesterday. How could I <b>have </b>been ying the piano at school?”
“If it wasn‘: you, then who could it be? 1 heard from the students in the dormitory that someone was ying the piano in the buildingst night.
“It’s impossible. I distinctly remember locking the door when I left yesterday. How could someone have <b>been </b>ying the piano in the building?”
I clearly remembered the music teacher reminding me to lock the door when I left
I had always been careful to check the lock to prevent Eliza from sneaking in to practice.
The idea of someone ying the piano at school in the middle of the night was just too strange.
‘Could it… really be a ghost?”
Some of the students were already getting scared.
At <b>that </b>moment, Zayden walked into the ssroom from outside.
Naomi had intended to greet Zayden, but he walked right past her and sat down at his desk.
Naomi’s <b>hand</b>, which had been raised to greet him, suddenly felt awkward.
Scarlett witnessed this and quickly realized that Naomi must <b>have </b><b>had </b>an <b>argument </b>with Zayden.
“Naomi, <b>you </b><b>should </b>tell Zayden about the ghost in the music ssroomst night<b>. </b>Let him hear about it too,” Scarlett suggested, intending to <b>embarrass </b>Naomi.
Naomi had no choice but to sit next to Zayden and feign a cheerful tone, saying, “It’s nothing. It’s just <b>someone </b>ying the <b>piano </b>in the music ssroom in the middle of the <b>night</b><b>. </b>It’s not <b>necessarily </b>a ghost.”
When Zayden heard about someone ying the piano in the <b>music </b>ssroom in the middle of the <b>night</b>, his eyes flickered involuntarily.
“Why don’t we go <b>on </b>an <b>adventure </b>tonight? Since we have nothing to do after school, let’s see <b>what </b>ghost is ying the <b>piano </b>at school!” one of the <b>students </b>suggested excitedly.
Naomi wasn’t interested in such things.
Zayden, on the other hand, coldly said, “Non–residential students are not allowed to linger on campus. Do you think ghost hunting is fun<b>? </b>You’d be better off spending <b>that </b>time doing <b>some </b>extra studying at home.”
Zayden had never interfered in the ss’s trivial matters before.
Hearing his words, the students‘ enthusiasm was instantly dampened.
After all, Zayden was the ss monitor.
If he reported them to the teacher for staying on campus in the middle of
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e night, they would be in trouble.
Naomi was about to speak to Zayden, but he stood up and walked out of the ssroom without giving her a chance.
Zayden’s refusal to let Naomi speak left the surrounding students in an awkward silence.
Scarlett deliberately asked, “Naomi, you two really did <b>have </b>an argument, didn’t you? It’s <b>been </b>several days now, and I don’t see Zayden talking to you at all.”
“Zayden <b>is </b>just in a bad mood. We never argue. He still picks me up from school every day. You’re overthinking it. Naomi insisted.
The more Naomi said this, the more the others felt there was a problem between them.
Ever since the news of their engagement had spread, Zayden had been keeping his distance from Naomi.
He used to bring her breakfast, but in the past few days, it seemed like he hadpletely ignored her, not to mention bringing her milk and bread.
In ss Six. Eliza was <b>dozing </b>off, her head buried in <b>her </b>arms on the desk. She <b>had </b>already fallen asleep behind the bookshelf during the early ss.
Henry, sitting next to her, looked at Eliza with concern.
She seemed to have <b>stayed </b>up all night. I’m the first one to arrive in the ssroom this morning and saw Eliza sleeping at her desk.
She must have spent the entire night there, not returning to the dormitory at <b>all </b>
Outside the ssroom, Zayden watched the sleepy Eliza inside.
His suspicion was further confirmed. His brows furrowed involuntarily.
Did Eliza really want to shine at the New Year’s Eve party that much?
She clearly couldn’t outshine Naomi, yet she was still pushing herself to the point of exhaustion.
“Excuse me.
A deep voice reached Zayden’s ears <b>from </b>behind.
When he turned around, he saw Nn walking past him with a single <b>hand </b>holding <b>his </b>school bag.
As Nn <b>passed </b>by, he deliberately bumped into Zayden’s shoulder.
“Nn
Henry hadn’t seen Nn for several days.
As <b>Nn </b>entered the ssroom, Henry was about to <b>stand </b>up, but Nn made a shushing <b>gesture</b>.
<b>His </b>gaze fell on Eliza.