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.

sound echoed through the hall, and with

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shouldn't have said that, you're just you, my

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

thank you for making me realise

that moment, something shifted

we shared, the one that had been arranged by

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feel it, a connection that went

as though our souls had aligned, and I knew that Leo felt it

Lorne, was close, and I could sense

member approached, informing me that I needed to wait in the lounge area while they tallied the scores and prepared for

Leo's embrace, but knowing I

before we parted, a matter for him

leaving mine as he turned and

pianists, many of whom came over to express their admiration for

noticing the way Aria stood to the

failed but had also left her isolated, the other competitors giving her

I waited, the tension building with each

the staff returned, announcing that the results were in and the

the weight of the moment pressing down on

the other competitors following behind, I felt

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

knew

all.

results, I couldn't help but glance over at Leo,

pride that made everything else fade

moment, nothing else mattered. Not the

the bond we shared and the knowledge that, no matter what

in the auditorium was

with eager spectators, 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

I watched as fellow competitors, some with smiles of victory and others with bittersweet acceptance, ascended the stage to receive their

gold medal remained, and it was down to