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 you, my

crook of my neck, his voice filled with

lose you, thank you

something shifted between

the one that had been

3

that went beyond words, beyond the

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

I could sense

me that I needed to wait in the lounge area while they tallied the

reluctant to leave Leo's embrace, but

parted, a matter for him that only he

nodded, his eyes never leaving mine as he turned

by the other pianists, many of whom came over to express their admiration for

but I couldn't help noticing the way Aria stood

undermine me had not only failed but had also left her isolated, the other

passed slowly as I waited, the tension building with each passing

that the results were in

I stood, the weight of the moment pressing

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

sense of accomplishment that

I knew I had

all.

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

pride that made

the competition,

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

in the auditorium was

eager spectators, judges, and contestants, was on the verge of announcing the winner of

prizes to be awarded: three special prizes in addition to

each prize was announced, I watched as fellow competitors, some with smiles of victory and others with bittersweet acceptance, ascended the stage to receive

only the gold medal remained, and it was down to

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