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.

through the hall, and with it,

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Chapter 83

Chapter 83

said that, you're just you, my

whispered as he buried his face in the crook of my neck,

can't lose you, thank you for making

moment, something shifted

one that had been arranged by the

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feel it, a connection that went beyond words, beyond the

though our souls had aligned, and I knew that Leo felt

and I could sense Lena, my

I could say anything, a staff member approached, informing me that I needed to wait in the lounge area while they tallied the scores and prepared

reluctant to leave Leo's

parted,

eyes never leaving mine as he turned and

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

couldn't help noticing the way Aria stood to

had also left her isolated, the other competitors giving

as I waited, the tension building with

staff returned, announcing that the results were in and the

I stood, the weight of the moment pressing

stage, the other competitors following behind, I felt

the sense of accomplishment that still lingered

knew I had

all.

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

and pride that

moment, nothing else mattered. Not the competition, not

bond we shared and the knowledge that, no

in the auditorium was

was on the verge of announcing the winner of the most

to be awarded: three special prizes in

some with smiles of victory and others

it was

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