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.

with it, the murmur of

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that, you're just you, my one

buried his face in the crook of

you, thank you for

that moment, something shifted between

though the bond we shared, the one that had been arranged by the Moon Goddess, had

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feel it, a connection that went

souls had aligned,

could sense

I could say anything, a staff member approached, informing me that I needed to wait in the lounge

leave Leo's embrace, but knowing I

we parted,

eyes never leaving mine as he turned

other pianists, many

words were kind, but I couldn't help noticing the way Aria stood to the

had also left her isolated, the other competitors

I waited, the

announcing that the results were in and the awards ceremony

the weight

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

aside, focusing on the sense of accomplishment that still

the outcome, I knew I had given it

all.

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 on

with a love and pride that made everything else

else mattered. Not the competition, not the

bond we shared and the knowledge that, no

in the auditorium

contestants, was on the verge of announcing the winner of the most prestigious award in

special

smiles of victory and others

it was down to

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