Chapter 696

"I was indeed in Montavelle for a long time, and I also got married and had a child there. Unless necessary, I wouldn't come back—especially when things hadn't been great here in the last two years. "I happened to have a performance recently, and since it was around the time of Madam Zimmerman's birthday, I decided to come back and stay for a while. I missed every one of her birthdays in the past few years because of performances. "Luckily, I could make it this year. Otherwise, I would've been worried that Madam Zimmerman might not recognize me as her student anymore," Oliver Barnes said. He used to have piano lessons alongside Linda when she was young. "I also haven't been able to make it to Madam Zimmerman's birthday party in recent years due to various reasons. I was in Osmo last year, but again, I couldn't make it in time," Linda admitted. Oliver smiled at her and said, "You're a renowned director now, so it makes sense that you're too busy for such events. We'd be surprise