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.

and with it, the murmur of the crowd

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Chapter 83

Chapter 83

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

in the crook of my neck, his voice

can't lose you, thank you for making me realise

something shifted between

we shared, the one that had been arranged

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connection that went

was as though our souls had aligned, and I knew that

close, and I could sense Lena, my own

approached, informing me that I needed to wait in the

to leave Leo's embrace, but knowing

ear before we parted, a matter

eyes never leaving mine as he

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

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

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

I waited, the tension building with each passing

staff returned, announcing that the results were in and the

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

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

sense of accomplishment that

knew I had given it

all.

for the results, I couldn't help but glance over at Leo, who had taken a seat in the audience...

and pride that made everything

mattered. Not the competition, not

the bond we shared and the knowledge that,

tension in the

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

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

some with smiles of

was down to

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