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

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Chapter 83

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

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

lose you, thank you for making me

moment, something shifted between

bond we shared, the one that had been

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a connection that went beyond words, beyond

our souls had aligned, and I knew

close, and I could sense

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

nodded, reluctant to leave Leo's embrace, but knowing I

we parted, a matter for him

leaving mine as he turned

surrounded by the other pianists, many of whom came over

were kind, but I couldn't help noticing the way Aria stood to the side, her expression bitter as she

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

passed slowly as I waited, the tension building with each

results were in and the awards ceremony was about to

as I stood, the weight of the moment pressing down on

competitors following behind, I felt a

sense

outcome, I knew I

all.

but glance

a love and pride that made everything

else mattered. Not the

and the knowledge that, no matter

tension in the

filled with eager spectators, judges, and contestants, was on the verge of

be awarded: three special prizes in

with smiles of victory and others

and it was down to just

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