Hollywood Zenith

" Young master! I am glad that you arrive safely." As soon as he reached the destination, he found several suits already waiting for him. They directed him inside to park the car. Surprisingly this place had underground parking.

He got out and greeted the group first before asking who they were. He wasn't aware that he would encounter any welcoming party.
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" Young master, Ms. Abigail instructed us to tend to your needs. I was selected as caretaker of this place in your absence and these are some of the people responsible for security around the place. Since this plot of land stretches toward the open ocean, there need to be few people stationed there so that no one intrude unknowingly." He quickly explained everything.

He was under the assumption Samuel was aware of it but that didn't seem to be the case.

" Good but we will not need any security beside it would only create suspicion if people saw guards standing around this place. The matter regarding food, you don't need to worry about it."

" Are you sure? What if-"

" As I said, don't worry about it. Tell me about this place, is everything done as instructed?"

" Yes, there was also a group of people that dropped off few packages. I have quietly laid them down in the living room." Samuel knew it must be things Russell sent over.

" What about the equipments?"

" Everything have been upgraded to industry standards. The technician checked thoroughly and promised that things are working in optimal condition. I apologize because I am not well versed in technical stuffs so I couldn't do it myself."

" No need to be like that, you have done a great job. I will ask someone to compensate you handsomely. Please keep looking after the place in our absence." Samuel didn't have much to say about it.

Since he was confident everything was working fine, he could only check it himself to see it that was true. Beside, Abigail wouldn't hire someone incompetent since she was aware of the time crunch.

They walked inside while others carried their luggage before dropping it off at the entrance. They swiftly said their goodbyes and left. Abigail repeatedly empathized to them about Samuel's privacy, they didn't need to flatter or butter him up just because of his status.

" How is it? Do you guys like it?" He asked dragging their stuff in the living room. It was connected to the small garden in the middle of it so it was more of a open space.

" Great! I can smell the ocean from here too!" Adele was happy. Everything was well lit and very remote with minimal traffic noises. If they shut off all the windows, they wouldn't even hear anything.

" There are plenty of rooms so everyone could choose their own but before that we should take a look around."

" Young master, it's almost lunch time. I should-"

" There is no hurry." He cut off Nicole in the middle. Throughout the whole journey she was talking with Kate and when she was not, she kept looking around. She didn't tell him anything about what she was feeling about this trip. He took the initiative because he didn't want to keep the awkwardness going.

With Kate's urging, she was dragged around as they started their tour. As soon as they walked outside they were greeted with vast grassland with a small patch of farm right in front of the entrance.

The front of the property looked rough probably because previous owner wasn't taking care of it, the small garden was a mess and unorganized but at least there were plenty of flower blooming even in winter.

The whole compound was surrounded by half sized wall and there were many small wooden huts meshed together to create that larger structure. They went inside the largest building first, it was not good to stand outside even when it was sunny today because of chilly meadow winds.

" Wow, they even have a piano here." Kate commented. This seemed to be the recording room.

" Fazioli? I think I heard this name before?" Adele instantly jumped on it to check it's condition. The piano was beautiful but what caught her eye was golden engraving at front of it just above the keys.

" I can't believe she never told me about it. It's rare to see a Fazioli here." Samuel knew about all too well.

In 1981 pianist/engineer and passionate perfectionist, Paolo Fazioli set out to build the absolute best piano possible. Gathering a team of acousticians, engineers, and artists, Fazioli produced only three stunning pianos in his first year. Since that time the Fazioli Pianoforte has built over 1,600 handcrafted pianos and is producing approximately one hundred pianos per year.

Using only the finest materials, the craftsman at Fazioli is building a piano that artists now proclaim to be the best piano available today.

" I didn't know there was such a history behind it." Adele was impressed. Best piano in the world? That thing must have costed a ton of money!

" The decoration seem a bit tacky. Even the height of the ceiling is barely passable." Nicole on the other hand was more interested in interior design.

" It looks like they didn't change a thing, just refurbishing it to suit the modern taste." He could see sound proofing material ladden on the wall and the ceiling. The owner must wanted to preserve the place originality which was evident looking at wood floor and countless skidmarks on it.

The small room only had the big ass piano and keyboard, it was attach to a larger room where other equipments were. They went inside to see the massive recording booth connected to all kinds of knots and buttons.

Everything looked fancy and up to date, from their lustre anyone could guess they were all replaced recently. There was another small room attached to it which held the drumming set. The whole place was like a long hallway which bent around a small space which connected to upper floor.

It was like a big townhouse, everything was made of wood. They walked upstairs to see there was a place to lay down and relax which was connected to a master bedroom. Essentially it was a wooden cottage with top of the line recording studio!