Chapter 83 It said:

Elizabeth is a bitch.

My hands trembled slightly as I realized the sheet music had been swapped.

The familiar notes I had prepared were gone, replaced by something far more sinister.

I looked up at the staff member responsible for turning the pages, but he refused to meet my gaze, his eyes deliberately averted.

A cold wave of realization washed over me as I scanned the audience, searching for answers.

My eyes landed on Aria, who had just finished her performance.

e sat confidently in her seat, her lips curled into a smirk that radiated endless provocation.

Beside her, Sorcia was laughing, her face twisted into a mockery of what I imagined my own expression might have been.

The two of them had clearly orchestrated this, bribing the staff to sabotage me, and now they were sitting there, waiting for me to fail.

A murmur rippled through the audience as the delay in my performance became apparent.

The restless chatter grew louder, and I could feel the weight of hundreds of eyes on me.

Panic threatened to rise, but I caught sight of my father, Orlando, seated at the judges' table.

He was watching me closely, a slight frown creasing his brow, as though he could sense something was wrong.

But as a judge, he couldn't intervene.

I had signaled that I was ready, and now I had to prove it.

Taking a deep breath, I pushed aside the overwhelming urge to give in to the fear.

I sat down at the piano, letting the familiar feel of the keys ground me.

Without the sheet music to guide me, I had no choice but to rely entirely on my memory and the music ingrained in my heart.

The room fell into an uneasy silence as I pressed the first note.

the hall, and with it, the

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Chapter 83

that, you're just you, my

his face in the crook of my neck, his

you for making me

something shifted

that had been arranged by

3

it, a connection that went beyond words, beyond the

souls had aligned, and I knew that Leo

Lorne, was close, and I could

anything, a staff member approached, informing me that I needed to wait in the lounge area

Leo's embrace,

something in Leo's ear before we parted, a matter for him that

never leaving mine as he turned and walked

I was surrounded by the other pianists, many of whom came over

couldn't help noticing the way Aria stood to

only failed but had also

passed slowly as I waited, the tension building with

were in and the awards ceremony

heart raced as I stood, the weight of the

the stage, the other competitors following behind, I felt a

sense

the outcome, I knew I had given it

all.

as I stood there, waiting for the results, I couldn't help but glance

with a love and pride that made everything

else mattered. Not the competition, not the sabotage, not

that mattered was the bond we shared and the knowledge that, no matter what happened,

tension in the auditorium

the verge of announcing the winner of

be awarded: three special prizes

announced, I watched as fellow competitors, some with smiles of victory and

remained, and it was down to just two

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