Chapter 1496 Emotional Baby
1496 Emotional Baby
Iris Long, Enrique Valdez, and the musicians already rehearsed the song for several days. They played the entire song for the live recording on the first try.
Both Iris and Enrique felt satisfied.
However, when they listened to the playback with JJ in the control room, they discovered that some parts weren't captured well during the recording.
The technicians adjusted several microphones in the live room.
Iris, Enrique, and the musicians played the song a few more times. The technicians also readjusted the equipment in the live room each time to get the best results.
Finally, everyone felt satisfied after the final playback.
They took a short break, especially Iris who had to work the hardest for the rest of the session later.
After the break, it was now time for her to record her vocals.
She first hugged her babies, inhaling their milky scent to draw energy from them. Their adorable grins also motivated her to want to do her best. She wanted to show her sons the best version of their mother.
Most of the musicians were already done for the day, but they still stayed near the record company just in case they got called for an emergency re-recording.
Enrique Valdez stayed with JJ and the sound engineer in the control room to direct Iris in the live room.
Meanwhile, Dom and the nannies continued watching over the twins who were being good little boys. They were so well-behaved today!
Their guard dogs, Chowder and Pudding, also didn't bother anyone. Their handlers, who also doubled as part of Iris and her sons' security team today, took the dogs for a bathroom break a couple of times. But other than that, the German Shepherd dogs didn't leave their little masters' side even for a bit.
Finally, the time had come.
Iris put on her headphones and positioned herself in front of the microphone. She listened to her music instructor Enrique Valdez's cue. Then she began to sing.
Her soulful raw vocals started out soft and delicate at first before building momentum and peaking with high power.
Those listening couldn't help but get goosebumps.
They had been working with Iris for some time, but she never failed to amaze them with her powerful and emotional voice. It always felt like she was mesmerizing them, hypnotizing them to feel whatever she wanted them to feel.
The song was her spell, her voice was pure magic, and they could only be left spellbound at the end.
Everyone became so focused on listening to Iris.
Only Dom had the presence of mind to record the babies' reactions on video with his phone camera.
Little Matcha stared at his mother with eyes and mouth wide open. He always listened to his mother singing Russian lullabies to him and his twin brother, so he was already used to her voice. He loved his mother's singing, but listening to her this time felt like a completely different experience. The customized baby-safe headphones made the listening experience so many times better than usual. It felt like his mother was singing directly to his brain. His mother was indeed the best in the entire world.
Little Mochi had a similar expression as Little Matcha at first—eyes and mouth wide open. However, as his mother's voice became higher and higher and more and more powerful, his eyes became red and teary. Then when the song was about to reach a crescendo, his lips trembled. And when the climax was reached, Little Mochi jumped as if startled. His face crumpled and tears fell down his smooth, chubby face in a heavy flood. What was interesting was that he didn't wail but held it in and continued listening until his mother finished singing the song.
Dom saw all of the twins' reactions from start to finish. When he first saw Little Mochi's crying face, he had been about to jump over and comfort the baby, but he stopped himself. And indeed, he made the correct decision.
Little Mochi didn't look like he was crying from discomfort. Dom realized that the baby cried because Little Mochi felt touched by his mother's singing.
'As expected of my boss' baby!' Dom thought.
Iris was about to go over the playback when she noticed her eldest twin son's crying face. She immediately rushed out of the live room to the control room and swept the crying child in her embrace.
"What's wrong, sweetheart?" Iris asked while comforting Little Mochi. "Why are you crying? Something hurts, baby?"
Unlike his usual way of throwing a tantrum, Little Mochi just continued to silently cry while hugging his mother's neck.
Iris felt like her heart was being sliced open. She would rather have his son throwing a full-blown tantrum than deal with a pitiful silently crying Little Mochi like this.
Little Matcha finally realized that his twin brother was crying. He reached up his arms and gestured, trying to comfort Little Mochi.
The others also noticed what was happening.
"What happened?" JJ asked, his voice filled with concern.
Enrique Valdez didn't speak but his expression showed his worry for the baby.
Dom interrupted them, "Excuse me, everyone. I don't think our Little Mochi is crying because he's hurt or anything like that."
"What do you mean?" JJ demanded.
Dom showed them the video he took of the twins' reactions. "So you see, I think that our baby just feels emotional after listening to his mother's singing."
Iris watched the reaction video again. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
JJ laughed. "Dominic, send me the video! Hahaha!"
Enrique Valdez fished out his phone as well.
Dom sent the video to both of them.
"As expected of my protégé's son!" JJ said while continuing to laugh like a stupid idiot. "Still a baby and already feeling emotional from music!"
Enrique also looked pleased.
Iris sat down and pulled Little Matcha to sit on her lap as well. Little Matcha hugged his twin brother, trying to comfort him. Little Mochi had calmed down now.
"Mama," he whined as he blinked his large, teary eyes at his mother.