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.

delicate sound echoed through the hall, and with it, the murmur of the

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you're just

face in the crook of

lose you, thank you for making

moment, something shifted

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

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that went

had aligned, and I knew that Leo

wolf, Lorne, was close, and I could

that I needed to wait in the

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

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

eyes never leaving mine

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

the way Aria stood to the side, her expression bitter as

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

waited, the tension building with each passing

results were in and the awards ceremony

heart raced as I stood, the weight of the

toward the stage, the other competitors following behind, I felt a surge of

I pushed them aside, focusing on the sense of accomplishment that still lingered

I knew I had given

all.

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

and pride that made everything else fade

Not the competition, not

knowledge that, no matter what happened, we would face it

in the auditorium was

judges, and contestants, was on the verge of announcing the winner of the most prestigious

be awarded: three special prizes in addition to the gold, silver, and

each prize was announced, I watched as fellow competitors, some with smiles of victory and

the gold medal remained, and it was down to just two people: