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Chapter 443 — A Private Morning Concert · Oct 11, 2026

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402 Chapter 402 — Traces of the Eternals 2026-10-11
403 Chapter 403 — Ginger’s Invitation 2026-10-11
404 Chapter 404 — The Nearly Completed Tiger Language Translator 2026-10-11
405 Chapter 405 — First Impressions of Mumbai 2026-10-11
406 Chapter 406 — Kingo 2026-10-11
407 Chapter 407 — The Eternals 2026-10-11
408 Chapter 408 — The Purpose of the Meeting? 2026-10-11
409 Chapter 409 — Insights from Brainwave Research 2026-10-11
410 Chapter 410 — Kingo’s Request 2026-10-11
411 Chapter 411 — Henry’s Requirement 2026-10-11
412 Chapter 412 — Indian Cuisine 2026-10-11
413 Chapter 413 — The Secret of the Eternals 2026-10-11
414 Chapter 414 — A Research Bottleneck 2026-10-11
415 Chapter 415 — Australia 2026-10-11
416 Chapter 416 — The Place of Seclusion 2026-10-11
417 Chapter 417 — Two Generals of the Eternals 2026-10-11
418 Chapter 418 — Diagnosis 2026-10-11
419 Chapter 419 — The Solution 2026-10-11
420 Chapter 420 — Sound-Absorbing Steel 2026-10-11
421 Chapter 421 — Vibranium Jewelry 2026-10-11
422 Chapter 422 — ’Rich and Naive, Easy Target!’ 2026-10-11
423 Chapter 423 — The Audition Invitation 2026-10-11
424 Chapter 424 — Progress on the Secret Research 2026-10-11
425 Chapter 425 — An Upgrade in Treatment 2026-10-11
426 Chapter 426 — An Unexpected Invitation 2026-10-11
427 Chapter 427 — The Mystikos Sect 2026-10-11
428 Chapter 428 — A Cannibal’s Patron 2026-10-11
429 Chapter 429 — Reporting Matters 2026-10-11
430 Chapter 430 — The Mysterious Banquet 2026-10-11
431 Chapter 431 — Gitano Dragoneiti 2026-10-11
432 Chapter 432 — The Real Game Begins 2026-10-11
433 Chapter 433 — Temptation 2026-10-11
434 Chapter 434 — The Impatient Fool 2026-10-11
435 Chapter 435 — Parting on Bad Terms 2026-10-11
436 Chapter 436 — Uneasy Days 2026-10-11
437 Chapter 437 — The Threat Emerges 2026-10-11
438 Chapter 438 — Happy Birthday 2026-10-11
439 Chapter 439 — A Problem Pressing Close 2026-10-11
440 Chapter 440 — Visiting Château du Jonchet 2026-10-11
441 Chapter 441 — Making the Request 2026-10-11
442 Chapter 442 — The Recommended Candidate 2026-10-11
443 Chapter 443 — A Private Morning Concert 2026-10-11
444 Chapter 444 — The Black-and-White Witch 2026-10-11
445 Chapter 445 — Terms of Alliance 2026-10-11
446 Chapter 446 — A Dangerous Alliance 2026-10-11
447 Chapter 447 — Givenchy’s Legacy 2026-10-11
448 Chapter 448 — Three Busy WomenNo 2026-10-11
449 Chapter 449 — Katie Earns Her Keep 2026-10-11
450 Chapter 450 — Fitting 2026-10-11

Chapter 443: Chapter 443 — A Private Morning Concert

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Early in the morning, Charlize Theron woke up and realized she couldn’t find the man who had been beside her pillow.

That didn’t make her panic.

She knew that within seven steps—

Well... seven steps was probably too short.

In any case, he would definitely be somewhere nearby.

The only question was where he might suddenly appear from to scare her again.

After being startled a few times already, she had more or less developed immunity.

After finishing her morning routine in the guest room’s bathroom and getting dressed, Charlize stepped out into the hallway to look for her boyfriend.

A gentle piano melody drifted through the corridor.

Without thinking much about it, she followed the sound instinctively.

---

Inside the music room, the person playing the piano was indeed Henry.

Givenchy and Philippe Venet sat quietly on a vintage sofa nearby, listening attentively.

From the logo on the front of the grand piano, Charlize recognized the instrument.

It was a Steinway.

Among handmade pianos, Steinway instruments were world-renowned for reaching the pinnacle in tone, touch, and aesthetic craftsmanship.

But as for the piece Henry was playing—

Charlize couldn’t identify it.

It only sounded familiar.

Trying not to disturb anyone, she quietly found a seat and sat down.

She knew Henry could play musical instruments.

When they talked about film scores, he could analyze them quite well.

But she had never heard him play guitar, and the only music she had heard from him before was electronic music he produced on computers.

So this moment was rare.

She simply listened quietly to her boyfriend’s performance.

The music sounded beautiful.

Yet it didn’t feel immersive.

Henry looked handsome while concentrating, but he lacked the confident aura typical of performers.

If this man weren’t Henry Brown, Charlize might have felt uncomfortable sitting there.

Something about the scene felt out of place.

It reminded her of how he handled machines—

precisely manipulating them so that they performed exact movements.

Accurate.

Consistent.

But somewhat mechanical.

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When the piece ended, the two men applauded politely.

They had long noticed Charlize had joined their little morning concert.

Out of respect, however, they had not interrupted the performer.

Now that the performance was over, Givenchy turned and asked:

”Miss Theron, what do you think of Henry’s performance?”

Charlize replied politely,

”Mr. Givenchy, please don’t call me Miss Theron. Just call me Charlize.”

”Then please drop the ’Mr.’ as well,” Givenchy said with a smile.

”Just Givenchy.”

”Philippe,” his husband added.

Givenchy returned to his question.

”So, Charlize—how did Henry’s music feel to you?”

Charlize hesitated.

”Um... very clean? Very precise?”

Givenchy nodded.

”I believe your impression is similar to mine.”

”But if I were to describe it more precisely—”

He turned back toward Henry, who still sat on the piano bench.

”It is extremely skillful, but lacking in passion.”

Philippe nodded in agreement.

”Liszt’s Liebesträume No. 3 is supposed to be a piece about dreams of love.”

”It should flow with a sense of magic and romance, something that captures the listener’s heart.”

”But Henry, your interpretation followed the sheet music perfectly, almost mechanically.”

”No passion.”

”Do you know that this piano piece originates from a poem?”

Henry responded immediately.

In German, he recited a line from a poem by Ferdinand Freiligrath:

> ”O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst,

O lieb, so lang du lieben magst...”

Then he repeated the verse again in English, so Charlize could understand.

Philippe laughed and said to Givenchy:

”You see? Such a clever young man.”

”Of course he knows the poem.”

Then he turned back to Henry and spoke frankly.

”But you performed it coldly.”

Henry shrugged and joked:

”Which proves that choosing not to become a pianist was probably a wise decision.”

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Henry was well aware that something about his psychology was... unusual.

But as the saying goes:

Doctors rarely heal themselves.

And he certainly had no intention of visiting a psychologist.

What if he accidentally met someone like Hannibal Lecter?

If that man became curious about the taste of Kryptonian flesh, what would Henry do?

In Henry’s view, it wasn’t really a mental disorder.

It was more like a side effect of his superbrain.

When a person analyzed everything too clearly, it became easy to fall into a form of mechanical rationality.

Since that explanation sounded reasonable enough, Henry stopped worrying about it.

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But Charlize wasn’t going to stand by while her boyfriend was criticized.

She walked over to the piano bench and sat down beside him, sharing half the seat.

Her fingers lightly touched the keys of the expensive instrument.

”Don’t you have something more lively to play?”

She looked at him with bright, watery eyes.

Those deep eyes felt almost hypnotic.

Before Henry found himself getting lost in them, he turned his head away and placed his hands on the keys again.

”Something lively, huh?”

”How about the Finnish polka ’Ievan Polkka’?”

In the future, this song would become world-famous as the Leek Spin Song.

As Henry played, he began singing in Finnish.

When the music reached the latter half of the fifth section and the entire sixth section, the rapid, playful improvisational chanting made everyone smile.

Even Henry, singing and playing at the same time, couldn’t help glancing at Charlize beside him.

Charlize initially tried to follow the beat, lightly swaying her head left and right.

But the tempo became too fast.

She quickly lost track of the rhythm and burst out laughing.

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When the song ended, the two men behind them applauded enthusiastically.

”Bravo!”

Givenchy even walked over excitedly.

”I originally thought your music sounded like a machine performing.”

”But apparently you need your muse beside you.”

”With her here, it’s like someone flipped a switch.”

”Only then does your passion appear.”

Henry looked surprised.

”Is the difference really that big?”

He glanced at Charlize beside him.

He had never noticed this side of himself.

Charlize herself was stunned by the effect she seemed to have—and her face flushed red.

The two older men laughed heartily.

---

At that moment, J.J. Harris finally arrived.

She had only heard the laughter.

”What’s everyone so happy about?”

The two men excitedly summarized what had just happened.

J.J. looked at Henry with surprise.

”Henry, I didn’t know you could play piano too.”

”What can’t you do?”

Henry thought for a moment.

”Well...”

”If I don’t know something, then I can’t do it.”

”That’s pretty normal, right?”

Such an absurdly arrogant humblebrag earned him a round of eye-rolls from everyone present.

Just then, Givenchy’s butler stepped forward politely.

”Master, honored guests.”

”Breakfast is ready.”

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