Chapter 439: Impossible to Let Your Fame Overshadow Hers

Outside the academy, beneath the locust tree.

Arabella Vanderbilt's face was serene.

"I've been waiting for you to come to me."

Jinna Martinez pursed her lips, her smile slight, "I've been busy writing songs lately, and haven't had the time."

Arabella's starry eyes narrowed slightly, "Is that so? You seem quite pleased with yourself."

Jinna nodded, took a deep breath, her demeanor that of a burden lifted.

"Since childhood, I've been acquainted with various instruments, not daring to claim mastery, but familiar nonetheless. My mother was very strict with me before she passed, though I took pleasure in it, albeit sometimes rebellious.

I've composed many songs, only for them all to be rejected by my mother. I was determined to prove myself to her, to surpass her, but in the end...