Chapter 592

Although Donna minored in music, her piano skills were fairly average. After all, she hadn't started learning at a young age. And certain foundational abilities, like music sensitivity, were things that needed to be cultivated from childhood. Moreover, her studies had been scattered across multiple disciplines, making her approach vastly different from mine. I had to give credit to my mom for her foresight. When I was a child, she forced me to learn all kinds of things. To make sure her money wasn't wasted, she set specific targets for each of my hobbies. And if I couldn't meet those targets, I was forced to keep learning until I did. She called it "The Essential Refinement of a Young Lady of Status". But for me, piano was the most terrifying nightmare of them all. It took me 15 long years to finally reach the standard she demanded. I glanced at them and asked, "So, who won this round?" Penelope hesitated. Donna, gritting her teeth, finally spat out, "You won." Her face was ashe