After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

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, the murmur of the

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said that, you're just you, my one and

he buried his face in the crook of my neck,

you, thank you

that moment, something shifted between

shared, the one that had been arranged by

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connection that went beyond

had aligned, and I

was close, and I could sense Lena, my own

I needed to wait in the lounge area while they tallied the scores and prepared for the awards

reluctant to leave Leo's embrace, but knowing I

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

his eyes never leaving mine as he turned and walked

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

couldn't help noticing the way Aria stood to the side, her expression bitter

not only failed but had also left her isolated, the other competitors giving her a wide

the tension building with

that the results were in and the awards ceremony was about

I stood, the weight of the moment pressing down

I walked toward the stage, the other competitors following

them aside, focusing on the sense of

the outcome, I knew I had given it

all.

waiting for the results, I couldn't help but glance over at

a love and pride that made

nothing else mattered. Not the competition, not the sabotage, not even

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

tension in the auditorium was

filled with eager spectators, judges, and contestants, was on the verge of announcing the winner of the most prestigious award in the

be awarded: three special prizes in addition to the

fellow competitors, some with smiles of victory and others with bittersweet acceptance, ascended the stage to receive their

and it was