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.

and with it,

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Chapter 83

Chapter 83

said that, you're just

the crook of my neck,

you, thank you for making me realise

moment, something shifted

was as though the bond we shared, the one that

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feel it, a connection that went

our souls had aligned, and I knew

wolf, Lorne, was close, and I could sense Lena,

to wait in the lounge area

leave Leo's embrace, but knowing

Leo's ear before we parted,

eyes never leaving mine as he turned and

the lounge area, I was surrounded by the other pianists, many of whom came over to express their admiration for

way Aria stood to the

failed but had also left her isolated, the other competitors giving her a wide

passed slowly as I waited, the tension building

returned, announcing that the results were

as I stood, the weight of the moment pressing down

I walked toward the stage, the other competitors following behind, I

the sense

the outcome, I knew I had

all.

began, and as I stood there, waiting for the results, I couldn't help but glance over at Leo, who had taken a seat in the audience...

a love and pride that made

Not the

the knowledge that, no matter what

tension in the auditorium was

and contestants, was on the verge of announcing the winner

three special prizes in addition to the

smiles of victory and others with bittersweet acceptance, ascended the

only the gold medal remained, and it was down to just

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