After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

Chapter 83

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.

hall, and with it, the

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Chapter 83

Chapter 83

you're just you, my

the crook of my neck, his voice filled with

lose you, thank you for making

something shifted

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

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connection that went beyond words, beyond the

had aligned, and I

wolf, Lorne, was close, and I could sense Lena, my own

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

to leave Leo's embrace, but knowing I

in Leo's ear before we parted, a matter for

his eyes never leaving mine as he turned and

by the other pianists, many

I couldn't help noticing the way Aria stood to the side, her expression bitter as she watched me.

also left her isolated, the other competitors giving her a wide

passed slowly as I waited, the

returned, announcing that the results were in and

stood, the weight of the moment pressing

I walked toward the stage, the other competitors

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

the outcome, I knew I had given it

all.

but glance over at Leo, who had

and pride that made everything else

moment, nothing else mattered. Not the competition, not the sabotage, not

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

tension in the auditorium

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

be awarded: three special prizes in

as fellow competitors, some with smiles of

was down to just

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