After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

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I accepted the school's invitation.

At the graduation party, I perfectly presented the carefully prepared repertoire.

Compared to myself at the summer festival, I was a new person, and the consistent training

had been doing for a while had brought me back to the peak of my skills.

At the end of the piece, the applause was like a tidal wave, mixed with murmurs of

admiration and awe.

"Your playing was astounding, truly the pride of our school!"

The principal smiled as he walked over to me, and to my surprise, Orlando was also by his

side, looking at me with a smile.

"Well done, Liz." Orlando said in a soft tone.

The principal was very surprised; it was not often that he heard words of praise from the fussy piano virtuoso.

"Come with me, I have something to tell you, something that concerns your future."

"Yes, Father." I nodded and followed him out of the classroom.

The principal's eyes widened incredulously when he heard me say the word 'father', and

his expression almost seemed comical until we were far away and he didn't seem to react.

Orlando Martin's child was in his school, and he had only found out today?

We ended up in a quiet, dimly lit office-a space that seemed to reflect Orlando's introspective nature.

as well, and he insisted

possessive

eyes narrowed slightly at

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private matter," he said, a hint

and said, "Liz is my Luna, and even though we're having some conflicts right now, I'm not giving up on her, and her business is my business." Orlando's

on what's important. What is

gaze softened as he turned to

a good score, it will open up countless opportunities for you in the future." Leo's

this competition?" he asked,

in European territory," Orlando replied, "You'll be gone

longer."

see the conflict in Leo's

didn't want to

knew how important this opportunity

I couldn't afford

me expectantly, his silent plea

to stay, to

precious opportunity, one that I had sacrificed many times before due to the constraints of

to let it slip through

made too many compromises in the past,

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determined

it," I said,

Orlando's expression brightened immediately.

handed me a carefully prepared entry form,

make the right decision, Elizabeth.

as a pianist. All you need to

the form from him, feeling a mixture of excitement and nervousness