Chapter 512:

Seeing Irving about to leave, Gavin stopped him, his voice heavy with weariness. "Haven't you considered mending your relationship with Fiona? Do you really want to be constantly at odds with her?"

Irving shrugged off Gavin's hand and nudged him aside. "I can tolerate much, Gavin, but not those who give up without a fight."

Gavin started to respond, but Irving cut him off, his tone icy. "Can you tolerate it? You love playing the violin. Can you endure Fiona's behavior?"

Gavin fell silent, considering his reply. After a long pause, he sighed, defeated. "But Fiona is part of the studio."

Irving snorted. "If not for that, I'd have kicked her out of my life. My world has room for many, but not for those who disrespect music."

With that, Irving stormed out without a backward glance.

Gavin watched him go, sighing deeply. Why were his three junior colleagues causing him so much trouble lately?

Elyse, who had been observing quietly, raised her hand. "Gavin, what happened between Fiona and Irving? Did they fight? When did this start, and why?"

Jayden looked puzzled. "You don't know what they've been fighting about?"

Elyse shook her head. "No. Since Fiona left the extra competition round, I haven't seen her."

Gavin sighed. "They quarreled about that. After Fiona left yesterday, Irving and I searched for her all day. When we found her, she said she didn't want to participate or be Mr. Tucker's apprentice."

Elyse was shocked. "What? Why? Was she acting impulsively?"

"Maybe," Gavin replied. "I talked to her for a long time, and she finally agreed to change her mind." He pinched the bridge of his nose, looking weary.

However, just after persuading Fiona, he received news from Irving—Elyse was pregnant. This hit him like a thunderbolt. For the first time, Gavin felt the true weight of his seniority.

Their conversation continued until Fiona entered the ward with gifts.

Fiona exclaimed, "Elyse, this is a VIP ward! It must be expensive! Is your husband rich?"

She noticed a stranger and glanced at him curiously.

Jayden, who was on a phone call by the window, saw her. He quickly ended the call and turned.

Then there was a thud. Fiona's gifts fell to the floor. She stared at Jayden in disbelief.

Sensing something was wrong, Elyse asked, "Fiona, what's wrong?"

Jayden also noticed Fiona's distress. He put away his phone and wheeled closer to Elyse.

Elyse introduced them. "This is Fiona Evans, my senior."

Jayden nodded politely, though his tone was indifferent. "Hello, I'm Jayden Owen, Elyse's husband."

Fiona's mind went blank. Elyse's husband? So, that was why she'd seen Jayden near the studio the other night—he was waiting for Elyse?

Her recent thoughts seemed laughable. She'd imagined a romantic encounter with Jayden, who was married to Elyse.

Fiona felt like a fool. She wanted to laugh, to release the bitterness, but couldn't. She had to maintain her composure.

Fiona pulled out a chair and sat beside Gavin in silence.

Noticing Fiona's strange behavior, Elyse asked, "Fiona, are you okay? Still upset about the competition?"

Gavin, reminded of the competition, turned to Fiona. "I told Mr. Tucker you missed it. He said he'll let you participate in the Swan Cup differently."

He looked at her seriously. "The Swan Cup is international, Fiona. You can't be willful this time. It reflects on Mr. Tucker as well."

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The cleaned-up version improves grammar, punctuation, word choice, and flow. It removes the unnecessary website mention and clarifies ambiguous phrasing.