"Shawn!"

Joshua greeted him warmly, acting as though the two weren't rivals. Shawn, unfazed, allowed him to take a seat at the table.

Joshua then turned to Catherine with his trademark grin and gestured to the teenage girl he had brought along. "Catherine, this is my younger sister, Jenny. She urgently needs a reliable piano teacher! Please let her be your student."

Catherine flushed, feeling embarrassed by Joshua's overly enthusiastic request. ...