His Genius Wife Is A Superstar novel Chapter 1660

Dinner was abundant.

Once again, Dom demonstrated his stomach's vacuum-like ability. Surprisingly, he wasn't the only one who inhaled all the food and drinks like there was no tomorrow.

Dina Bendita's teenage grandsons were in their growth phases. They ate like starving ghosts. The abundant selection of food and drinks wasn't wasted by them.

Lin Yehan took his wife, Jiang Ying Yue, and followed one of Dina Bendita's children on a tour around the mansion.

The other members of Iris Long's entourage also found people to have after-dinner conversations.

Dina, together with Albert Alcala and Virginia Velasco, led Iris and Jin Liwei to the music room. Dom, of course, tagged along. Dina's one and only granddaughter came as well.

The music room was an extra living room. There was a grand piano and other musical instruments. Microphones were already set up along with speakers. There was even a simple recording set-up at a corner.

What impressed Iris, however, were the acoustic panels installed on the walls. Although the place couldn't compare to her own music room at home, it was still quite impressive. Dina Bendita was indeed a person passionate about music, just like her.

Iris observed everything in the room. She could see the wear and tear here and there, proving that Dina or others frequently used the music room. It wasn't just for decoration.

"Do you want to play an instrument?" Albert asked.

"I can play anything," Iris said.

"I wish I could say the same thing," Virginia said. "I've always envied my husband for knowing how to compose and play so many instruments. He can even sing well…when he's in good condition."

Dina patted her hand, comforting her.

"You take the piano," Albert told Iris. "I'll take the guitar. I heard that the piano is your best instrument. I want to see you play it."

"Alright." Iris didn't have any issues with it.

She gave her husband a quick peck before heading toward the grand piano.

"Nice," she murmured, her fingers caressing the polished wood surface.

Then she sat down and tested the keys. Her fingers flew like a blur.

"Oh ho." Albert nodded before tuning the acoustic guitar.

Dom was also busy setting up his phone on a tripod. Dina's granddaughter helped him. The teenager's cousins, who proclaimed that they were Black Stars earlier, began filing into the room.

Dina glared at them. "Noisy kids will be kicked out of the room!"

"Don't worry, Grandma. We'll be good."

"Yeah. We just want to watch Grandma sing with Boss Iris and Auntie Virginia."

"Hey, what about me?" Albert asked in a tone of mock complaint.

"Just focus on playing the guitar, Uncle Albert. Everyone knows that your singing voice is nothing special."

Dina glared at her audacious grandson. "Don't be rude! Apologize to your Uncle Albert."

"Sorry, Uncle. I didn't mean it."

Albert laughed and waved it off. "It's fine. I'm well aware that I'm not much of a singer compared to the ladies here. But I write good songs, if I may say so myself."

"True," Iris said.

As a fellow music composer and songwriter, Iris had to recognize Albert Alcala's talent and skills. His forte was definitely love ballads, most likely inspired by his wife. Almost all of his love ballads had become certified hits, especially when his wife sang them.

His other songs, besides love ballads, however, failed to live up to expectations.

Based on what Dom had told Iris, it seemed that Albert Alcala had already recognized his own limitations and decided to focus on creating love ballads. Most of his songs had been used as theme songs for TV dramas and movies.

Iris respected his choice, even though she would choose to do it another way if it were her. After all, she was someone who loved challenging herself beyond her limits. Restraining herself within a box was never her style. She wanted to push the limits when it came to music.

"Ready?" she asked the others.

Dina, Virginia, and Albert all nodded.

Then Iris started playing a tune on the piano.

Everyone gasped.

Albert only paused for two seconds before strumming his guitar strings.

Dina laughed before getting into the zone. She closed her eyes and began singing into her microphone.

The song was one of Dina Bendita's biggest hits in her career, an oldie song titled "Please Don't Hurt Me Anymore".

Albert Alcala watched Iris playing the piano. Her arrangement was completely different from the original. It sounded richer and fuller, yet still retained the original melody.

'It's like listening to a full symphony orchestra with just the piano,' he thought. 'I can't let myself be pushed aside.'

He also started making the presence of the guitar known. Iris automatically responded.

'I'm gonna brag about this in school!' 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

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